If we can’t be bothered to vote in the primaries, wjy would anyone believe us that a progressive candidate would somehow lure millions more to vote?
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you know, like our last primary.
Well… shit… can’t argue with that
Imma head out
What a fucking joke
Independents can’t vote in primaries in my state and many others.
Independents are the majority, 40% of voters, with Rs and Ds at 30% each.
That shouldn’t be legal
That should absolutely be legal. Just imagine that a ton of Republicans vote in democratic primaries to mess up the democratic candidate.
I disagree.
One person, one vote… if a person decides they’d rather vote in D than R primary, there’s nothing wrong with that? What’s the “mess up”?
Rs vote for Ds all of the time, Ds vote for Rs, I vote third party, D, and R, depending on the election.
Locked in a party, there’s no reason to vote for anything. Just count the registrants, boom, whoever has the most registrations win.
We should be able to vote how we wish when we wish. This law is WORTHLESS.
It’s by state: https://ballotpedia.org/Primary_election_types_by_state
I think semi-closed the way it is implemented in MA is the best. You can request a primary ballot for either party but not both, regardless of what your voter registration says.
What fucking primaries? 🤦♀️
It’s not just about voting. We need more people RUNNING!
Regardless of your opinion on AOC, this documentary about how she got elected lays out the steps. IMO it’s how AOC got elected that is the key to fixing America. Americans need to make that happen every single election. Systematic problems need more than 1 presidential term to reverse after all.
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Independent local grassroots electoral movement. Dedicated to getting/organizing volunteers, signature gathering, door knocking, everything from getting candidates on the ballot to winning in the election.
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Candidate nominations. AOC didn’t sign up, her BIL or someone nominated her and the Grassroots Movement approached her to run.
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PRIMARIES. PRIMARIES. PRIMARIES. Target establishment DNCs who clearly have more in common with corporate lobbyists than their own constituents.
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Run the numbers game. Only 1/4 of their candidates won. Democrats should face a primary EVERY SINGLE ELECTION.
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There may be a ring of truth in that, but I’m registered “no party” in my state and therefore CANNOT vote in the primaries. I’ve considered changing my affiliation to Republican, so I can vote I’m their primaries.
I did, you should too. Could function as useful camouflage someday too.
“What do you mean I’m accused of terrorist sympathizing? I’m a registered Republican, I vote in the primaries, for the love of Pete!” (I gotta work on my chud vernacular, to be sure)
Yeah good point. But I think I may be screwed just from my Lemmy posts alone.
You’re not wrong, if any of us become interesting enough there’s not really any hiding. But it’s not magic either and there are a whooooole lot of disgruntled internet personas for them to monitor. I’m with ya though, I try to limit the details I give while simultaneously aware that it’s probably pointless.
Yeah, it’s real hard to stay quiet with this horror show going on.
I mean you say that, but in the state I live in a progressive candidate is running and getting huge engagement with the largest primary turnout ever I think but certainly in decades. All while the establishment Democrats are fighting hard against him.
Reminds me of Mamdami! Keep fighting!
The 2024 Democratic primaries, OP?
How about the 2026 primaries right now?
Yes, not great that the presidential primaries were effectively skipped, but people need to participate in a broad set of elections instead of just being fixated on the presidential race.
Your smaller races are the best shot to shape everything. If folks only bother to show up when a president is up, can’t be shocked that the establishment isn’t in touch with you.
There were primaries?
They are happening right this very minute.
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I vote in primaries, I vote for the more progressive candidate. I’ve also held my nose for too long voting for the candidate with more money and especially when they are just MAGA lite.
One does not simply walk into a DNC lair to vote and expect a warm welcome with open arms. Everyone knows that the DNC is corrupt. Progressives need to organise grassroots first, lobby and then work their into the political machinery. This is how the civil rights activists in the 1960s did and modern progressives should learn from them; kinda like how the fascists also learned.
The civil rights movement didnt just organize grass-roots, they essentially held a gun to the head of the democratic party
They actively worked against the DNC in most cases, since they were famously reluctant to embrace it
What (presidential) primaries? I haven’t had a presidential primary with more than one option since Obama 1, and I was slightly too young to vote. So maybe actually have fucking primaries?
EDIT: yes I vote in all the other primaries I can.
Did you not vote for Bernie against Hillary?
I did. He won my state. And the news completely ignored that.
Since the primaries are held at different times in different states, lots of people don’t have an option by the time the presidential primary gets to their state since it’s essentially over and all the other candidates have dropped out.
Oh shit, I forgot about that because I was abroad when I voted. Okay, my mistake, they’ve given me one single primary in my adult life.
Never knew you could vote for primaries, it was explained to us by the adults growing up that primaries are voted by your representatives. When we learned that was a flat out lie the last primaries we could vote in was too late and now we dont even live in USA anymore. Damn
If you vote in the primaries in some states it’s public which ballot you choose and that is how they know who you vote for! Yay!
How do you turn off reply notifications (especially for comments)? It’s the one feature I miss from reddit and I thought I lost it for good when I switched!
If you are not a registered member of a party, you don’t get to vote in primaries.
