EDIT: To the people downvoting this post because democrats > republicans: you’re missing the point.
this post was submitted on 08 Nov 2023
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I see the campaign to suppress Democrat voter turnout has started.
If the duopoly of our government is enough to convince folks not to vote, they weren’t going to vote anyway and were just looking for a reason.
I don’t disagree with OP, but at the same time, we’ve only got one tool to enact change. So let’s use that tool to get things like ranked voting.
But you’re also right, plenty of folks out there telling folks to give up. All the more reason to not in my opinion.
I've voted democrat for every election I can remember. And while I like to see my "team" win as much as the next guy, at some point you realize that other countries have better electoral systems in place.
Meanwhile, we've all acquiesced to this 2-party winner takes all bullshit.
Look I hate a two party system as much as the next person but the both sides are the same thing is just not true, don't say it.
The most confusing thing to me is how Democrats can have majorities in the House and POTUS and their agenda gets inched along but the second Republicans have that their agenda gets rammed through asap.
Is that a misconception? It certainly seems that Republicans make much more aggressive and active use of their power.
this is incorrect, the GOP controls the House atm. The Dems control the Senate.
Really, take time to understand how legislation is crafted in a bicameral congress, it's worth it.
I didn't say they controlled the house, I described what they do when they control the house.
Do pay attention to the complexities of the English language, it's really worth it :-P
man I'm just reading what you wrote.
They clearly meant in the past
there are words and phrases which could indicate that which they chose not to use, so clearly? really?
Gottem lol
If you're referring to relatively recent events (like the first 2 years of Biden's term) you need to look no further than Kyrsten Sienema and Joe Manchin. "Democrats" that opposed the agenda (and general Good Things(tm)) for personal greed and lobbying interests. Biden had a majority in the house, and a hostile supreme court, which we're going to be dealing with for a good long time that's to McConnell's fuckery. The defection of Sienema and Manchin made progress very difficult.
It's also harder to get the wider variety of interests in the big tent of left to go in the same direction. Kinda like herding cats.