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[–] EldritchFeminity@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Vote local, vote often, and try to help people be able to do the same. We'll get better candidates if and when we start voting them into smaller positions first. Republicans are generally more likely to vote locally, and this allows them to gerrymander the voting districts and control stuff from the local level up. Change your town and state officials to be more progressive, and they'll support more progressive policies and politicians at higher levels of government.

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[–] dodgy_bagel@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

My private and professional perspective as a trans woman and political scientist if there is low voter turnout this next election:

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[–] grue@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If liberals had voted for Bernie in 2016, the same would be true.

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[–] Clubbing4198@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You realize that Hillary won the popular vote and Trump won the Electoral College?? You're argument is void.

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[–] Bonskreeskreeskree@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Voting the lesser of two evils has arrived us at our current situation. It is not a solution.

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[–] hark@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

When corporate lobbyists completely control the only two viable parties, then voting is rearranging the deck chairs on the titanic.

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