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[–] Uniquitous@lemmy.one 43 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Ugh. I'm not real happy about having to vote to uphold the gerontocracy, but as both likely frontrunners are a part thereof, all I can do is vote to minimize the harm.

[–] PostmodernPythia@beehaw.org 6 points 1 year ago (5 children)

That’s only true if you live in a swing state. If your state’s certain to go one way or the other, vote your conscience, even if it’s a write-in.

[–] Krakatoa@lemmy.film 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I would argue the opposite. An increasing minority vote/poll in a "safe" state would pull resources away from swing states to keep the state "safe". Not many people would have imagined Georgia going blue in federal elections but here we are.

[–] PostmodernPythia@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

If things are bad enough that NY goes red, how I voted is the least of our problems.

I mean actually red or blue states. Georgia’s dynamics have been moving centerward for years, and people who pay attention to that stuff knew that.

[–] Krakatoa@lemmy.film 5 points 1 year ago

And how do you think Georgia started going blue? It doesn't happen overnight.

[–] reverendsteveii@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

Same with Texas, down to the fact that their attorney general was bragging about preserving republican minority rule by preventing the "wrong" people from voting.

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