an_onanist@lemmy.world to Political Humor@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 hours agoChuck Schumer chooses the Sacrifice Our Principles strategy with stunning effect.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up1387arrow-down14
arrow-up1383arrow-down1imageChuck Schumer chooses the Sacrifice Our Principles strategy with stunning effect.lemmy.worldan_onanist@lemmy.world to Political Humor@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 hours agomessage-square22fedilink
minus-squaresurewhynotlem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·5 hours 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.worldcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 hours 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-up1arrow-down1·4 hours agoIf you want to give up any influence on who runs as Dem, then yep that makes sense.
minus-squareBoomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 hours 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.
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.