I have problems with people who abstained. The hard thing is, how do you change voter behavior?

  • NoneOfUrBusiness
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    The DNC platform was free medicine, money out of politics, and taxing the rich.

    Money out of politics? From the DNC? Do you seriously believe this? When was the last time Hardis talked about this in her campaign?

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      They voted on campaign finance caps and limitations in 1995 and 2002 which passed and was sued by Citizens United in 2007 when 5 republican leaning SCOTUS judges struck it down as unconstitutional, and the DNC tried to pass more campaign finance laws recently with HR 1 For the People Act in 2019 and 2021 and again as Freedom to Vote Act in 2021 and 2023.

      So yes, the DNC have actively attempted to pass campaign finances for over 20 years. That’s a core part of their platform.

      • NoneOfUrBusiness
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        13 hours ago

        Admittedly I didn’t know that, but also where was any of that in their 2024 platform? When was the last time Harris included getting money out of politics in her campaign speeches?

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          I think they focused too much on emotions and cowboys in their advertisements as well, but it’s not like they never stated their intentions. People just don’t talk about this stuff in social media, these days, and thats sadly exactly where most people hear about politics in general.