That’s because it won’t. Elections aren’t a panacea for society’s problems. Each election is a stepping stone, not the end goal. We get to decide if we take a step forward or fall backwards.
Okay, so don’t let them. Work to ensure we take that step forward. Join a campaign. Canvas for a candidate. Get your friends signed up and pumped to vote. Look up any relevant laws regarding voting (early voting, mandated paid time off, etc.) and make sure people know about them.
But most importantly, vote. Vote often. Vote strategically. You may not always win by trying your hardest, but you will surely lose by doing nothing.
I never said it would. What you are asking for is authoritarianism, and nobody but a few wins in that system.
It will always be a fight. That doesn’t mean it’s not worth fighting for, because the people trying to regress back to 1850 certainly seem to think it is.
“We”? We can’t really do much about it. It’s the RNC and DNC that control that.
It would take the mass mobilization and coordination of a majority of Americans across party lines (big caveat there) to make a third party candidate viable. That’s an issue, especially when a significant part of the nation does indeed want fascist rule.
Edit: I’m not even sure it would be useful to primary better candidates as it’s the DNC and RNC who controls who is on their primaries. Even when the DNC allowed someone like Bernie Sanders on the ticket, they did everything they could to squash his campaign.
This is the problem. The RNC and the DNC are both private businesses looking to profit in one way or another. Neither give one fuck about the citizens. They only run candidates that are willing to serve the PARTY.
She would turn 35 before inauguration, so she’d technically be eligible. Not speaking as to whether it would be a good idea or a bad one, but it’s possible.
Because it’s way too late for anyone else at this point. Unless you can think of someone who has a legitimate chance of beating both Trump and Biden.
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You’ve been hearing the argument, but can you give me a name?
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That’s because it won’t. Elections aren’t a panacea for society’s problems. Each election is a stepping stone, not the end goal. We get to decide if we take a step forward or fall backwards.
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Okay, so don’t let them. Work to ensure we take that step forward. Join a campaign. Canvas for a candidate. Get your friends signed up and pumped to vote. Look up any relevant laws regarding voting (early voting, mandated paid time off, etc.) and make sure people know about them.
But most importantly, vote. Vote often. Vote strategically. You may not always win by trying your hardest, but you will surely lose by doing nothing.
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I never said it would. What you are asking for is authoritarianism, and nobody but a few wins in that system.
It will always be a fight. That doesn’t mean it’s not worth fighting for, because the people trying to regress back to 1850 certainly seem to think it is.
“We”? We can’t really do much about it. It’s the RNC and DNC that control that.
It would take the mass mobilization and coordination of a majority of Americans across party lines (big caveat there) to make a third party candidate viable. That’s an issue, especially when a significant part of the nation does indeed want fascist rule.
Edit: I’m not even sure it would be useful to primary better candidates as it’s the DNC and RNC who controls who is on their primaries. Even when the DNC allowed someone like Bernie Sanders on the ticket, they did everything they could to squash his campaign.
This is the problem. The RNC and the DNC are both private businesses looking to profit in one way or another. Neither give one fuck about the citizens. They only run candidates that are willing to serve the PARTY.
Hold on…
Taylor.
Swift.
(And/or Jon Stewart… Damn that would be a ticket…)
I think one major criterion for presidential candidate has to be ‘wants to run for president.’
There’s no chance in hell I’d ever vote for a popstar for president. Entertainers have proven to do tons of damage to the country (see Reagan, Trump).
It’s irrelevant in this case anyway. Minimum age to be president is 35 and she’s 34.
She would turn 35 before inauguration, so she’d technically be eligible. Not speaking as to whether it would be a good idea or a bad one, but it’s possible.