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[-] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 11 points 1 week ago

This debate is so silly because the real cause has to do with economic conditions and not the small policy differences between Kamala and Bernie or whoever the left wanted.

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[-] lath@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

Of course they will. Either pick them or they'll send it all to hell. Even now they probably think this Trump stint will make voters desperate for their next candidate.

[-] Godric@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

"They will put up x candidates I dislike"

Vote in the fucking primaries then, holy shit. Make a progressive win the primaries for the love of God please

[-] Sgt_choke_n_stroke@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

Can we do ranked choice primaries?

[-] rumba@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 week ago

That would solve a lot of problems, so ... no.

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[-] burgerpocalyse@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

harm reduction is a thing that you can support.

[-] RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

AOC might not want to be POTUS though? It’s odd how many people have decided this for her.

[-] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 week ago

That just makes her more qualified!

— Plato

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[-] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

Because DNC are controlled opposition.

[-] Necroscope0@lemm.ee 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

You do know that "they" do not pick the candidates right? It is called a primary election and it is where anyone registered in the party can go and vote for WHO they want to be the candidate. It is the part of the election that is voted on by the tiniest little minority of both parties but has the absolute biggest impact on the race.

You don't like the shit ass candidate for your party? If you did not vote in the primaries then you have no right to complain. Go vote in the primaries and complain away. Otherwise suck it up and suffer, just like all the non voters who are hating Trump at the moment. Got no one to blame but yourselves.

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[-] SabinStargem@lemmy.today 9 points 1 week ago

I have no intention of voting for anyone less than a progressive. The moderates will only slow America's falling off a cliff, they have no intention on stopping or reversing course.

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[-] SamHoppers@lemm.ee 9 points 1 week ago

They already could have had a progressive candidate in 2016. They chose otherwise.

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[-] FrostBlazer@lemm.ee 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

If we want to make it more likely for a progressive to win the nomination, taking grassroots action now can make a big difference.

Are you looking to get involved to make a difference in the two party system? Get more progressives in office? Enable progressives to be the future face of the Democrat Party in your state? Then the biggest thing I can recommend would be joining an organization such as the Equal Vote Coalition. Their goal is to get better voting systems in place across the country, moving away from First Past the Post which has locked us into our two party system. Alaska and Maine have already succeeded in moving away from First Past the Post voting.

If we take action now, we can potentially get the voting system changed locally or on the state level for many of us before the midterm elections. Then as we continue to make progress, by the time 2028 rolls around we could safely pick our preferred candidates first and have safe backup candidate options so our preferred candidate(s) have a much greater chance at winning.

Help start a ballot initiative in your state here.

[-] Doorbook@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

it will be interesting to see who their media will be blaming since the anti-genocide and LGBTQ+ people will be either in prison or deported or stripped from their rights to vote.

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[-] EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 8 points 1 week ago

DNC will throw the election before putting a progressive into the race

[-] FireAtWill@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

Yes, the Dems are fatally infected by AIPAC and are best put out of their misery. That said, given the people voted for Trump, they're unlikely to vote for AOC. She doesn't appeal to knuckle-draggers.

[-] stopdropandprole@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

interesting fact: NY 14th district voted for Trump AND for AOC in 2024.

similar split ticket voters can be found across the country.

Trump represented change, violent chaotic change, but change nonetheless. mainstream Dems cannot (will not) offer that. however progressives like AOC at least promise to fight for change.

your point stands still, just worth considering that Trump voters are not a monolith, neither are AOC voters.

what they have in common: they both want CHANGE.

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