While rebutting another post here on Lemmy, I ran into this. This says exactly what I want to say.
I am not a friend of Biden’s Administration. I think they drug their feet over a variety of things ranging from holding Trump and his goons accountable for January 6th through rulemaking on issues like OTC Birth Control and abortion rights, and yes, I think he’s too quick to please big business. But then I remember what the alternative is, and … well, disappointed in Biden or not, I’m voting for him. Because my wife is a Black bisexual goth woman, four strikes under Team Pepe’s tent. And I have my own strikes for marrying her as a White dude, and respecting her right to not have kids since she doesn’t want them is another strike against me. And I care about my Non-Christian, Gay, Transgender, and Minority friends, and will never willingly subject them to Team Pepe.
Democrats should get over themselves and push through ranked choice voting in each state they control. Republicans gaining control of the nation is a existential threat, and we should be using every tool to keep them out. This means getting rid of FPTP voting and the spoiler effect inherent in it.
OP, you seem very concerned with how people vote. Have you worked to start an electoral reform campaign in your state? you can entirely solve the spoiler effect that you’re concerned with! What are you waiting for?
This is part of why I’m seriously considering just not voting for president this year. They talk about an existential threat but they’ve done nothing to stop it and they repeatedly get caught boosting trump allies so they can campaign against the bogeyman.
I recommend you still vote for the most progressive Congress people that you can. That could make a difference in a few election cycles… Hopefully.
Oh yeah, I’m voting in other races.
Have you? For someone who likes to make it sound like one person can make those changes all happen I would have expected you to accomplish a lot more.
Right? Biden was president for over three years. Did he do anything to address the rise in fascism? Of course he didn’t because he’s a procorporate piece of shit
They would never do that. Then you wouldn’t vote Democrat anymore.
I remember that argument from 20 years ago! It was reasonable in theory.
But now ranked choice voting is a reality in some states. The Democratic legislators had no choice because otherwise they would have lost their voter support to a third party under FPTP, and then been even worse off.
Supporting RCV is a winning strategy and we should keep at it.
You’re both right. You’re saying the Democrats did because it was a last resort. He’s saying the Democrats don’t want to do it.