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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/20911849 By Umar A Farooq in Washington Published date: 30 September 2024 11:01 BST
minus-square@davidagainlink1•3 hours ago Do you think the Dems analyze the percentage of votes based on the beliefs of their voters? No, I think they see the republicans win with right wing policies, sigh and say “I guess we’ve gotta do some of that shit to get elected.”
minus-squareCowbee [he/him]linkfedilink2•3 hours agoDo you think the Dems try to serve their voters, or their donors?
minus-square@davidagainlink1•2 hours agoThey try to gain power, and they follow the votes that count towards the result. They ignore the votes that ignore the contest. You seem to think they pay attention to the non voters’ views more than the voters views, which is irrational.
minus-squareCowbee [he/him]linkfedilink2•2 hours agoYou keep pretending third party voters are non-voters, which is definitionally false. The Dems follow the money, which comes from their donors. This drives policy. For electoralism, they gesture to their voterbase, but this doesn’t impact their real policy.
minus-square@davidagainlink0•2 hours ago You keep pretending third party voters are non-voters, which is definitionally false. You keep pretending that choosing to not affect the outcome affects the outcome.
minus-squareCowbee [he/him]linkfedilink2•2 hours agoIt certainly affects the outcome, it signals support for ending genocide and delegitimizes the system.
No, I think they see the republicans win with right wing policies, sigh and say “I guess we’ve gotta do some of that shit to get elected.”
Do you think the Dems try to serve their voters, or their donors?
They try to gain power, and they follow the votes that count towards the result. They ignore the votes that ignore the contest. You seem to think they pay attention to the non voters’ views more than the voters views, which is irrational.
You keep pretending third party voters are non-voters, which is definitionally false.
The Dems follow the money, which comes from their donors. This drives policy.
For electoralism, they gesture to their voterbase, but this doesn’t impact their real policy.
You keep pretending that choosing to not affect the outcome affects the outcome.
It certainly affects the outcome, it signals support for ending genocide and delegitimizes the system.