• solarvector@lemmy.zip
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    8 months ago

    This seems incredibly short sighted. People don't like having their voice silenced, for good reason. Refuse them a chance now and they're more likely to make their displeasure known in the general election when it will have a much greater effect.

    • D61 [any]
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      8 months ago

      I find it hilarious as the "vote uncommitted" movement(?) specifically says that they will vote for whoever is on the Dem ticket in the General Election. This is just a complete self own by the Democratic Party.

      • snooggums@midwest.social
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        8 months ago

        When party members show a lack of support it suggests that the independent voters are also likely to be questioning their support. It is atill a message that might influence his campaign if it was anything other than Israel.

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml
      hexagon
      M
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      8 months ago

      Precisely, the more of this sort of stuff happens the more people start realizing that the veneer of democracy is paper thin.

  • KoboldKomrade [he/him]
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    8 months ago

    In Communist China, the Ruling Party chooses their own candidates and cancels local elections when their choice might lose.

    • Chapo_is_Red [he/him]
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      8 months ago

      and cancels local elections when their choice might lose. face any opposition

  • NewLeaf
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    8 months ago

    Remember the quote "if voting mattered, they would make it illegal"?

    Here we are.

    Not saying voting matters, btw

    • Amerikan Pharaoh@lemmygrad.ml
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      8 months ago

      It only matters in how it makes their vibes feel; which is why they're doing this. This is the same kind of spite that they ratfucked Sanders with-- not that Sanders would've been any net positive.