• Dionysus@leminal.space
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    1 day ago

    Thanks to the ignorant cunts who ignore primaries thinking they don’t matter.

    When that happens your November choice is between whoever got through the primary or the MAGAt, so people sit it out and bitch about their choices.

    If enough progressives actually got involved rather than whining about things they could make huge gains and reshape the pathetic Democrats, alas, it’s easier to whine on the internet then go pay attention in the summer and stand in line to vote.

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      Voters have helped train the party that they can be horrible politicians that are never held accountable because voters will keep coming back. And every election they get slightly worse, because there is no accountability. Our current political landscape is the fault of the VBNMW crowd that’s allowed it to happen, including getting trump elected.

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        New York, and now Michigan, and I’m sure others will follow suite electing more progressive candidates because suddenly people are realizing primaries matter. Pointing backwards and shouting at the past isn’t going to get all those fucking pedophiles out of office.

        https://www.npr.org/2026/08/05/g-s1-137422/primary-elections

        BE salty, but put that anger toward something useful, like helping a non establishment candidate win in a primary.