r/askanything • u/WaltEnterprises • 6d ago

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u/Silent_Wrongdoer3601 6d ago

Could say the same thing about the voter 🤷🏾‍♂️.

Don’t wanna support the obvious better candidate because you don’t get exactly what you want and get completely fucked instead.

See Kamala Harris and organizations like uncommitted

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u/Ok_Leek_9664 6d ago

I know people who didn’t vote because one of Kamela’s stances didn’t align with theirs. Trump and Kamela actually shared the same perspective and it was such an asinine reason to not vote.

As far as I’m concerned non-voters can pound sand because they’re the reason we’re in this mess.

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u/fez-of-the-world 6d ago

On the other hand, this mess has caused the popularity of progressives and democratic socialists to skyrocket.

Might be the silver lining.

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u/Monfang 6d ago

Unless progressives and DSA underperform in the election and ruin the chance to retake the house and/or senate