• Ryanmiller70@lemmy.zip
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    25 days ago

    As someone who lives in Missouri, this doesn’t do anything to convince me to help Dems instead of continuing what I already do (vote third party).

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      24 days ago

      Why would I try to convince you to help Dems? I’m not a Democrat. But many people are starting to realize that Republicans are not just an enemy of the working classes, but an existential threat to this country itself. We have to unite to keep them out of power, and reform the electoral process. That means our goals will sometimes align with Democrats; they need us and we need them. For now, we live in a 2-party system. Voting for a 3rd-party candidate that literally cannot win is throwing away your vote, simple as that. Almost as bad as sitting home and not voting. That’s not a judgement of you, I’m simply stating the reality. It’s unfair but it’s the truth.

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        24 days ago

        Sure, but look at how Missouri turned out on your maps. Only 1 of them showed that voting differently would have mattered. No matter what my state was going red. So you tell me what can be done to stop that from happening cause clearly voting isn’t gonna do that.