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I see, that's interesting. I really didn't think progressives were a big part of either election outcome. And I should clarify, I am a leftist. I've been a member of a couple different socialist organizations, both DSA and the Socialist Party USA. I voted for Bernie in the 2016 and 2020 primaries. I just didn't think there were enough of us in critical swing states to be the determining factor in any election. I suppose maybe I was wrong.
I get that you didn't want to vote for Harris because she's a milquetoast liberal technocrat, capitalist imperialist who supports genocide, but so was Biden. That's Democrats, that's who they are. I'm sorry, but if you really thought Biden was going to move meaningfully left or commit to just being a one term president, you were kidding yourself. I mean, why wouldn't the Democrats think progressives were going to show up and vote for them in 2024, when the progressives showed up for them in 2020? I guess they know better now, but if you think the Democrats are going to learn from this election and decide to try to appeal more to progressives, again, you're kidding yourself. In fact, the opposite is likely to happen, the Democrats will probably move further to the right. The Democratic party is not a socialist or even a social democratic party, and they never will be. Not in my lifetime, anyway.
laugh i never thought biden (or the dnc) was anyone but who he was. I was entirely unsurprised by his administration and this election cycle.
I dont particularly care if they move further right. Thats their decision. Just means they're even less likely to get votes from people like myself. Its not really a threat. (Though thats unlikely in my state, nationally shrug)
I suspect by 2028 my state will be close or have rcv and third party work can begin. Shrug