Questions like this make me think of John Fetterman.
I don't live in Pennsylvania but if I had - I would have voted for him because the alternative was Dr. Oz. I would have voted for Fetterman and held my nose doing it. Before the election - I knew he was awful on Israel and on fracking. Of course - if I voted for him - I would be utterly disgusted now and I would be regretting my vote. Relatively speaking - he was supposed to be one of the good ones - a "progressive".
Should American leftists vote blue no matter who to prevent Republicans from taking office?
I guess I'd change the question. I'd remove "blue no matter who" and make it three parts.
Should American leftists vote blue prevent Republicans from taking office in three situations: federal, state, and local?
Federal. I assume this is usually pointless and probably a loser à la Fetterman.
State and local. It could be worthwhile if you keep your expectations (very) low.
At this point I will never vote "blue no matter who" again. I did that in 2020 because I was worried about republican fascism. And - of course...
Biden and the dems didn't pack the supreme court.
They didn't pass police reform. I know, I know - it would have been nearly certainly shit but a man can dream.
They didn't pass federal laws on voting and election systems.
They didn't pass a Roe law.
Build Back Better was totally gutted. All the progressive stuff was stripped out and all that remained was climate change spending which wasn't nearly enough.
There's probably more stuff they didn't do but I'm not remembering it right now.
Biden's AG is shit.
Biden's Director of the CDC was shit. Her replacement is shit too.
And the joke's on me probably. We're probably going to get Trumpian fascism in 2024 anyway. Meanwhile the dems entire message is our least favorite four letter word: Vote!
Biden turns 81 in three days. I feel like a fool for voting for that old, vile fucker. I hope he dies (of natural causes, FBI) and he falls face first into his Israel's Gaza War Crimes birthday cake.
Questions like this make me think of John Fetterman.
I don't live in Pennsylvania but if I had - I would have voted for him because the alternative was Dr. Oz. I would have voted for Fetterman and held my nose doing it. Before the election - I knew he was awful on Israel and on fracking. Of course - if I voted for him - I would be utterly disgusted now and I would be regretting my vote. Relatively speaking - he was supposed to be one of the good ones - a "progressive".
I guess I'd change the question. I'd remove "blue no matter who" and make it three parts.
Should American leftists vote blue prevent Republicans from taking office in three situations: federal, state, and local?
Federal. I assume this is usually pointless and probably a loser à la Fetterman.
State and local. It could be worthwhile if you keep your expectations (very) low.
At this point I will never vote "blue no matter who" again. I did that in 2020 because I was worried about republican fascism. And - of course...
Biden and the dems didn't pack the supreme court.
They didn't pass police reform. I know, I know - it would have been nearly certainly shit but a man can dream.
They didn't pass federal laws on voting and election systems.
They didn't pass a Roe law.
Build Back Better was totally gutted. All the progressive stuff was stripped out and all that remained was climate change spending which wasn't nearly enough.
There's probably more stuff they didn't do but I'm not remembering it right now.
Biden's AG is shit.
Biden's Director of the CDC was shit. Her replacement is shit too.
And the joke's on me probably. We're probably going to get Trumpian fascism in 2024 anyway. Meanwhile the dems entire message is our least favorite four letter word: Vote!
Biden turns 81 in three days. I feel like a fool for voting for that old, vile fucker. I hope he dies (of natural causes, FBI) and he falls face first into his Israel's Gaza War Crimes birthday cake.