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Mark my words: they will put Kamala 2.0. or Gavin in the race for president instead of AOC or any other progressive. (feddit.org)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Of course not. They can't accept that their most passionate base actually wants progressive platforms, not centrist pop pandering. Dems are too worried about being "safe" and trying to steal votes from conservative-centrists. If they actually showed bills and votes to invigorate the actual progressives, they just might get some loyal backing.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

I love the hate the DNC gets now. I'm also confused how the DNC's mandate isnt to be entirely apolticial.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

If it is not Bernie, AOC I ain't going to vote. Also ain't voting for anyone funded by AIPAC.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Gavin Newsom may sound smart, but he's got his hands in your pockets stealing your money to feed the rich, kinda like the current emperor in chief.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Y'all know there's still house and some Senate elections coming up next year right?

You know what would show America and the Democrats (and Republicans for that matter) that Americans are finally serious about a 3rd party candidate? Supporting and electing 3rd party candidates in the House and Senate.

Ok, I try to be polite, and I generally agree you don't win arguments by saying shitty things, but whoever downvoted this is either a bad actor or has rocks for brains. I'm sorry to be so crass, but it needed to be said.

If only there were elections being held between 2025 and 2028 with less at stake than a presidential election. That way Americans on the left and right could come together and prove to the establishment parties that they would actually show up to vote for a 3rd party candidate for a presidential election.

Oh shit! I'm a total klutz and I dropped this list of states with Governor and AG elections between 2025 and 2028

OH NO! I fumbled and spilled this list of 33 of the 100 six-year term (Jan 2027-2033) Senate seats up for election on Nov 3, 2026.

Fuck, I'm such a butterfingers! There goes the list of midterm elections also on Nov 3, 2026 where representatives from all 435 congressional districts across each of the 50 U.S. states, as well as five of the six non-voting delegates from the District of Columbia and the inhabited U.S. territories will be chosen.

It would be such a shame if angry Americans used this information to get involved in local politics and promoted ethical candidates who weren't purchased by a corporation ASAP

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

What would a 3rd party look like? Only person that comes to mind is jill stein whos a russian mouthpiece

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Example of a 3rd party: The Democratic party refuses to back and fund AOC as a candidate. American citizens crowd source her campaign so she runs as an independent

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

One that doesn't take corporate donations would be start.

Another method is 3rd parties forming locally as grassroots organizations and then forming a coalition party to back 3rd party candidates on the national level.

Sort of how you have a few caucuses in the Democratic Party like the Farm-Labor Part in Minnesota, or Independents who caucus with the Democrats like Bernie who could be peeled off to back a 3rd party of even just flatly Independent candidates.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

This is why the primary will be so important, and why Biden basically handed the win to Trump by pushing Harris instead of having a primary.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Maybe, but the only way I can believe that is if we believe Biden was a far better candidate that Harris. Biden mopped the floor in the Democrats primaries everywhere they were held. Florida and Delaware were the only states that didn't hold them if I remember, and Biden had something like 87% of the votes for Democrats. We say they meaningless, but the last time the Democrats were in the same position was 2012 voting in an incumbent. Obama got 2/3rds the votes that Biden did. 8 million, vs the 12 million votes for Biden.

The delegates could have flipped when Biden left but didn't. Its a much higher likelyhood that there the issue was more people were not willing to vote for her for being a woman or being black. If people think that 1-2% of the voters aren't racist or sexist in Georgia, Michigan etc they are off their rocker. A 1-2% moved from Democrat to Republican vote was enough to lose states like that.

So if Biden had not run at all, and sent it to Primaries, would that percentage have been enough to get her not to win the primary? I kind of doubt it.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It shouldn't have mattered who the candidate was. When the opponent is an authoritarian bigot intentionally harming minorities you do whatever it takes in the moment to triage the situation and prevent generational destruction. Then you march/riot...etc and demand change from whoever the Dem president is. I blame the absent voters for ignoring the bleeding patient from the drunk driver accident and instead standing to the side demanding no more drunk drivers.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Our entire system being like a hostage situation doesn't help, plurality voting is shit to begin with. I don't blame people.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago

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

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Sadly, you are correct. Neither Kamala nor Gavin can win. But I'd prefer Kamala to Gavin, which is how bad Gavin is.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

I prefer Gavin to Trump.

But not, you know, a lot.

That's how much I hate Gavin.

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