So we just continue to let ourselves be held hostage every 4 years? Vote for a candidate that doesn’t represent our interests because the other candidate is more overtly evil?
The long term solution is replacing the Electoral College with a nationwide ranked choice system, so you can vote your heart with your first pick but not ruin the chances of the hold-your-nose major candidate you can live with over the other guy. With this in place, the smaller parties can build momentum without being seen as spoilers and maybe actually get somewhere.
It’s harm reduction. Voting is what you do to prevent the more evil thing from happening while you work towards fixing things so that you have better options.
You can vote for a third candidate that has 0 chance of winning and thus essentially helping Trump to win. So ask yourself: Does that represent your interests?
You’re either a one issue voter, which is just stupid, or you’re spreading disinformation in favor of Trump, which is malicious.
You need to be more active in the more local elections before you can effect change on the larger elections. No there is absolutely no chance right now of a wild card taking anything of value when you’re on ou other option is a guy who literally said he wants to be and will implement being a dictator on day one. There are bigger things at stake right now.
Bro, what is it with people like you who keep thinking Trump has been in every election cycle since the start of the country? It’s bad faith through and fucking through.
So we just continue to let ourselves be held hostage every 4 years? Vote for a candidate that doesn’t represent our interests because the other candidate is more overtly evil?
The long term solution is replacing the Electoral College with a nationwide ranked choice system, so you can vote your heart with your first pick but not ruin the chances of the hold-your-nose major candidate you can live with over the other guy. With this in place, the smaller parties can build momentum without being seen as spoilers and maybe actually get somewhere.
It’s harm reduction. Voting is what you do to prevent the more evil thing from happening while you work towards fixing things so that you have better options.
I mean obviously I agree Kamala is the less evil candidate. But how do we get out of this system of voting for the lesser evil?
Dissolve the electoral college and enact ranked choice voting.
And there ya go exposing yourself. “I’m just asking questions.”
What hidden agenda do you think I have?
Yep, very likely JAQing off. Though, lemm.ee seems to have a similar Tankie issue than lemmy.ml.
You can vote for a third candidate that has 0 chance of winning and thus essentially helping Trump to win. So ask yourself: Does that represent your interests? You’re either a one issue voter, which is just stupid, or you’re spreading disinformation in favor of Trump, which is malicious.
We’re not allowed to criticize Kamala now?
There are absolutely legitimate complaints against Harris, but people need to do it in an honest way.
Example, my main gripe with her which should have eliminated her from being the VP pick, much less the Presidential candidate:
https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article233375207.html
Personally, I don’t like her and I don’t trust her, but I’d vote for her 1,000 times over Trump.
I’ve been accused of being dishonest in this thread but I don’t see how. Medicare For All is extremely important to me and a lot of other leftists.
Do you think trump is going to give you Medicare for all? Didn’t he say he wanted to dismantle the ACA? I am willing to bet it was not for MFA.
One of two people will be the next President, the Democratic or Republican candidate.
Who do you trust more on health care?
Alright. Stop JAQing off. You know full well what you’re doing. Political troll.
yep
Fuck that
Or, now hear me out, OR you campaign for ranked choice balloting in your state. Hey, Alaska did it. How hard can it be?
You need to be more active in the more local elections before you can effect change on the larger elections. No there is absolutely no chance right now of a wild card taking anything of value when you’re on ou other option is a guy who literally said he wants to be and will implement being a dictator on day one. There are bigger things at stake right now.
There are always bigger things at stake. So as long as Republicans continue being cartoonishly evil Democrats get a free pass to do nothing?
Bro, what is it with people like you who keep thinking Trump has been in every election cycle since the start of the country? It’s bad faith through and fucking through.