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After Harris-Trump Debate, Progressives Say 2024 Contrast 'Couldn't Be More Stark' (www.commondreams.org)

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The president of the AFL-CIO called the November election a "fundamental choice," slamming Trump as "an unhinged serial union buster who betrays working people."

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[–] ravhall@discuss.online 25 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I get you, and we really need a ranked voting system. But until then if you don’t vote for Harris, you get Trump. It’s a bitter pill to swallow, I know.

[–] technocat@lemm.ee -2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

And you can blame Democrats and Republicans for not championing ranked choice.

[–] ravhall@discuss.online 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

True. Why would they give up their monopoly? It’s a crappy situation, but if Trump wins—you’ll never get to vote again.

[–] technocat@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Let me get this straight: I have no choice but to vote for Harris so that I can vote. It seems the right to vote has already been stripped.

[–] ravhall@discuss.online -1 points 1 month ago

If you want to vote in the future, you better hope Trump doesn’t win. I know the concept of limited choices is disappointing, but that’s reality—and while I would love to see additional political parties have an equal chance, that’s not the system we live in.