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swagasaurus-rex | 22 days ago

can we also blame the DNC for not holding an election for who would run against trump?

Or the DNC for throwing Bernie under the bus in 2016 (he would have beaten trump)?

Maybe the two party system has grown rotten to the core

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toomuchtodo|22 days ago

No. You had a choice. I voted for Harris (who I do not like as a progressive) instead of chaos and destruction, others had the same choice. To not vote out of protest was a vote for this.

Better luck next time. ~2M voters 55+ age out every year. Can we do better? Remains to be seen.

verdverm|22 days ago

1/3 are D and voted Harris

1/3 are R and voted Trump

1/3 are I and voted their wallet

handwavy, but not inaccurate

themacguffinman|22 days ago

No, DNC picking a bad candidate should be responsible for a D electoral loss, it is not responsible for Trump's electoral win. A lot of people seem to think only the DNC has agency in elections, only they should be responsible for outcomes.

direwolf20|22 days ago

You can blame the DNC for all the badness of Harris (the minimum badness you were able to choose in the election). You can't blame the DNC for all the difference between Kamala and Trump. That was entirely up to you.

voxl|22 days ago

I voted for Bernie in the primary, for Hilary; Biden; and Harris in the general elections. At no point did I think to myself "Now is the time to be an idealist about the DNC, right when we're combating fascism"

The DNC is an embarrassment, the two party system is a democratic disaster, but accelerationists? They're evil.