• givesomefucks@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Oh yes, those magical Republicans that will start voting D if we make the democratic party just a little shittier…

    Meanwhile 1/3 of eligible voters don’t vote, and their most common complaint is “both parties do too much fucked up shit for me to support and don’t help normal Americans enough”.

    Yet for some reason, we won’t ever try doing less fucked up shit or helping normal Americans to get their vote…

    Anyone ever notice when moderates want to compromise, it’s always towards the right?

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      1 year ago

      Politicians don’t see non-voters as a safe bet. It’s a lot more likely they won’t show up regardless of what the politicians does. From their perspective it is safer to try and sway people who do vote and might be able to be persuaded. Democrats aren’t going to vote for Trump regardless. The easiest path to victory is to convince the 1/3 or so Republicans who don’t like Trump that another 4 years of Biden won’t be so bad. That’s enough to win.

      Edit: not saying I agree with this, just that is the argument.

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        1 year ago

        Politicians don’t see non-voters as a safe bet

        If they sat through 2008, 2016, and 2020 and think that, then they have no clue what is going on.

        Which looking at the leadership of both parties, I guess that doesn’t prove you wrong…

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      1 year ago

      Anyone ever notice when moderates stupid fucking morons want to compromise, it’s always towards the right?

      FTFY