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Democrats worry their most loyal voters won’t turn out for Biden in 2024
(www.washingtonpost.com)
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That's how our FPTP system works. Twist yourself into a pretzel all you want. The reality is, if you want to preserve a functioning democracy in this country and have even the slightest chance of improving it one day, you have only one real option (hint: it's not a third party and it's definitely not the orange fascist).
No, I'm saying the people voting for who they want and it leading to a failure of the nation is not a failure of the voters, it's a failure of the system. It is a failure of the nation and it is a failure of democracy.
The system will fail eventually regardless tbh. I understand your plight. These political discussions really make me lose faith in people entirely. I didn't vote my entire life I said fuck this. I vote now only because I have the privilege to get to the ballot. The DNC seems shady. I'm thinking about just running for local office, but I'd probably get arrested tbh. I fully agree with you though. The system is rigged by definition. I've seen enough of the interworkings to be utterly disillusioned. But we are only a few people bringing light to a very dark place. It will take time that frankly we probably dont have. Stay alive!