Donald Trump could use emergency powers to extend his term in the White House, a senior Democrat has said, as fears grow that the president may attempt to hold onto office should he lose November’s
The message is conveyed to The Dems by the protestors.
If Biden wins, the party line will be a mix of "they came out and voted for Biden like we told them to" and "we didn't need the anti-Biden leftists to win anyway, so fuck 'em." If Biden loses, the party line will be a mix of "the protesters didn't come out to vote/them not voting makes me question their intentions/#BlackLiveMatter and all but I don't really support the protesters anymore" and "Bernie Bros cost us two elections in a row!"
For not voting to have any prayer at producing a positive effect for the left the message needs to be (loudly and unambiguously): "Yes, we are willing to shoot the Democratic candidate in the head and hand the election to Trump if you nominate another neoliberal ghoul. Here is a compelling case why." You can make that case, but we're not, at least not in any organized or mainstream fashion. There's also a good argument that the time to make that case was during the primary, not after it. And of course, if the left makes that argument and Biden still wins, it backfires spectacularly.
If Biden wins, the party line will be a mix of "they came out and voted for Biden like we told them to" and "we didn't need the anti-Biden leftists to win anyway, so fuck 'em." If Biden loses, the party line will be a mix of "the protesters didn't come out to vote/them not voting makes me question their intentions/#BlackLiveMatter and all but I don't really support the protesters anymore" and "Bernie Bros cost us two elections in a row!"
For not voting to have any prayer at producing a positive effect for the left the message needs to be (loudly and unambiguously): "Yes, we are willing to shoot the Democratic candidate in the head and hand the election to Trump if you nominate another neoliberal ghoul. Here is a compelling case why." You can make that case, but we're not, at least not in any organized or mainstream fashion. There's also a good argument that the time to make that case was during the primary, not after it. And of course, if the left makes that argument and Biden still wins, it backfires spectacularly.