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[–] llamapocalypse@lemmy.world 123 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (4 children)

Unless the candidate is a progressive, then the establishment Dems won't endorse them (unless the progressive wins, then suddenly they totally supported the progressive all along)

(no, I'm not saying don't vote, just frustrated by the fucking hypocrisy)

[–] sik0fewl@piefed.ca 119 points 3 days ago (7 children)

Don’t just vote Democrat, vote in the primaries.

[–] tidderuuf@lemmy.world 46 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Ya that's a problem I have in my neck of the words. Everyone complains about who is on the General Election ticket and they just shrug their shoulders about voting in the Primary.

[–] Blibly@lemmy.world 22 points 3 days ago (2 children)

"You mean I have to vote, and then vote again? Ugh, I wasnt even planning to show up to the actual vote. Meh...it'll all work out fine."

[–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 18 points 3 days ago (3 children)

If voting day was a holiday it would less of a problem

[–] ChristerMLB@piefed.social 3 points 1 day ago

or just have longer and more convenient early voting? In Norway you can vote for at least a month at local public institutions

[–] SpikesOtherDog@ani.social 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I have worked for companies that would rather pay out unemployment due to wrongful termination than give time off for voting.

[–] Serinus@lemmy.world -3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

If they don't want you voting isn't that a clue?

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

That's not going to un-fire them.

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

If voting day was a holiday, only people who get federal holidays off would get the day off. But it would be a great excuse to get rid of early voting.

[–] bufalo1973@piefed.social 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Easy fix (that almost every other country uses): vote on Sunday.

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Good thing no one has to work on Sundays. Easter Sunday is a federal holiday and there's plenty of people who still have to work.

If voting day becomes a federal holiday, states that don't like the idea of poor people voting will do away with early voting.

[–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 1 points 1 hour ago

There will always be exceptions to anything.

[–] MyBrainHurts@piefed.ca -1 points 3 days ago

Or it won't and I'll complain online which is even better than voting, right?

[–] edible_funk@lemmy.world 15 points 3 days ago

Yup, drag the fuckin party left.

[–] MyBrainHurts@piefed.ca 17 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Exactly. This times a million. We don't vote in primaries and then get all surprised that the Democratic candidates resemble the folks who voted in the primaries.

[–] DokPsy@lemmy.world 15 points 3 days ago

Imo if you don't vote in the primaries, you've forfeited your right to bitch about the candidates on the general ticket

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago

vote in the primaries.

When the party runs primaries at all, they interfere with them every chance they get. Saying "jUsT vOtE iN tHe PrImArIeS" without acknowledging this paints the results of the party's corruption as the will of the people.

[–] Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

That would be a nice idea, but what do you do when incumbents run unopposed in the primary

[–] logi@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

Run against them.

(In theory. I wouldn't do that either.)

[–] llamapocalypse@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I figured that bit was obvious, I was speaking more towards the Dem leadership's hypocrisy. Again, absolutely not saying "don't vote both sides reeeeee"

[–] sik0fewl@piefed.ca 2 points 3 days ago

I was complementing, not contradicting πŸ™‚. I agree.

[–] SailorFuzz@lemmy.world 19 points 3 days ago (2 children)

*cough*

Mamdani

*cough*

Platner

*coughcough*

[–] llamapocalypse@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

those were two of the big ones I had in mind, yeah

[–] Ep1cFac3pa1m@lemmy.world 22 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Yeah didn’t the Democratic Party take credit for some shit Mamdani got done? Seemed pretty shitty since they tried to stop him from getting elected.

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Yeah didn’t the Democratic Party take credit for some shit Mamdani got done?

They sure tried.

Make sure you're pressuring the establishment Democrats in your jurisdiction and the people making campaign contributions.