• prettybunnys
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    9 months ago

    Except it’s a primary where he’s running against himself basically.

    That’s the point. It’s a primary, it’s not the general election. They’re showing up and saying “we’re your voters and you know what our message is.”

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      9 months ago

      Oh I’m 100% behind handing in a blank or Mickey Mouse or something in the primary. What’s upsetting is the people who swear up and down they’re going to do it in the general.

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        9 months ago

        Doesn’t help that the US uses first past the post voting instead of ranked choice. You usually have to pick who you hate least, rather than who you like most.

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          9 months ago

          It does not in the slightest help, no. But it is worth noting that even here you can see differences in the parties - one of them keeps trying to strip voting rights from people, put minimal polling places into high density areas, etc.

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        9 months ago

        Why? I would be violating all of the core beliefs I have by voting for Biden, and I would be violating them by voting for Trump. I’ll probably vote third party and everyone else should too.

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          9 months ago

          Your core beliefs require that, in a situation where one of two people can take office, you will not vote for the one that means less people die, so that you get to feel pure. Weird flex, burning the commons to make a good feeling in yourself,but you do you.