an_onanist@lemmy.world to Political Humor@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoChuck Schumer chooses the Sacrifice Our Principles strategy with stunning effect.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up1421arrow-down15
arrow-up1416arrow-down1imageChuck Schumer chooses the Sacrifice Our Principles strategy with stunning effect.lemmy.worldan_onanist@lemmy.world to Political Humor@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square24fedilink
minus-squaresurewhynotlem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 days agoWe are in a first past the post voting system. Your actions only make sense in a ranked choice voting system. We don’t have that.
minus-squareBoomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoI can still vote in general elections for whoever I want. Heck, maybe they’ll listen to me more because I’m an independent voter in a swing state and not someone who they can take for granted as a party member.
minus-squaresurewhynotlem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 days agoIf you want to give up any influence on who runs as Dem, then yep that makes sense.
minus-squareBoomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoThere’s almost four million Democrats in my state. My influence is so dilute that it’s practically homeopathic. I’m fine giving that up. If anything, being an independent voter in a swing state gives me more influence than being a loyal Democrat.
minus-squaresurewhynotlem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoNo raindrop thinks itself responsible for the flood.
minus-squareBoomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoIt would be awesome if my raindrop of a vote created a flood. Really it just elects someone with brain damage who insists he was never a progressive
We are in a first past the post voting system. Your actions only make sense in a ranked choice voting system. We don’t have that.
I can still vote in general elections for whoever I want.
Heck, maybe they’ll listen to me more because I’m an independent voter in a swing state and not someone who they can take for granted as a party member.
If you want to give up any influence on who runs as Dem, then yep that makes sense.
There’s almost four million Democrats in my state. My influence is so dilute that it’s practically homeopathic. I’m fine giving that up.
If anything, being an independent voter in a swing state gives me more influence than being a loyal Democrat.
No raindrop thinks itself responsible for the flood.
It would be awesome if my raindrop of a vote created a flood. Really it just elects someone with brain damage who insists he was never a progressive