I guess the way I see it is while most of the choices are still shit, some of the people (in my area) are more inclined to listen to orgs that are trying to improve material conditions for people and not just taking heaps of cash and gifts to let industry do whatever they want. I don't see enough defense of working class interests but there are always environmental, tax allocation initiatives for parks, schools, urgent care, weed stuff etc on the ballot.
Some candidate might be more inclined help reallocate funding for housing rather than police or not try to defund shelters, shit like that. I've definitely seen a difference in the last 10 years as my area has become more red, having both used social services and known people working in the field. The hostility toward workers and unhoused has gotten noticibly worse as local politics have gone from garden variety corrupt liberal to psychopath conservative.
I guess the way I see it is while most of the choices are still shit, some of the people (in my area) are more inclined to listen to orgs that are trying to improve material conditions for people and not just taking heaps of cash and gifts to let industry do whatever they want. I don't see enough defense of working class interests but there are always environmental, tax allocation initiatives for parks, schools, urgent care, weed stuff etc on the ballot.
Some candidate might be more inclined help reallocate funding for housing rather than police or not try to defund shelters, shit like that. I've definitely seen a difference in the last 10 years as my area has become more red, having both used social services and known people working in the field. The hostility toward workers and unhoused has gotten noticibly worse as local politics have gone from garden variety corrupt liberal to psychopath conservative.