Witness the complaints- “Oh Biden didn’t legalize weed, didn’t implement a whole new healthcare system, didn’t absolve all student loans, etc. so I’m not going to vote for him” disregarding he has tried to do a bunch on those topics and either got some things done or got stopped by SCOTUS. Or just “he is supporting genocide in Gaza so I’m not voting for him” and disregarding that it would be far, far worse if Trump wins.
The guy has had either a razor thin majority OR a minority in government for his term and has still accomplished quite a bit like the biggest legislative bill ever that targets climate change, etc… But if people are going to not vote for him because he can’t turn around the aircraft carrier that is the US government on a dime by executive fiat then why bother courting those people?
My point isn’t that he shouldn’t try to get as many votes as he can- my point is progressives need to show up and vote for the least bad option and be grown ups about it. If you ever want to get change you need to show up every damn time and make your voice heard. And if you want things to go more left, get involved. I’m getting involved in a ballot measure that my state is putting forward for independent redistricting. I vote in the primaries even though I don’t really like the Democratic party as is. AOC didn’t just bitch- she showed up, worked her ass off, etc. and is pushing the conversation left, just like the Squad.
It’s the people who throw their hands up, bitch, and then do nothing that I get irritated at. Don’t like it? Then get involved like crazy and force the conversation left. If your ideas are actually popular then it should be easy to rally support no? So do it. But you can’t blame politicians when people post complaints on a message board and then just…never show up and then wonder why people don’t run totally different campaigns targeted towards them.
Those are exactly the people you should be courting! What’s the point in courting people who were already going to vote?
Because they aren’t guaranteed to show up?
Witness the complaints- “Oh Biden didn’t legalize weed, didn’t implement a whole new healthcare system, didn’t absolve all student loans, etc. so I’m not going to vote for him” disregarding he has tried to do a bunch on those topics and either got some things done or got stopped by SCOTUS. Or just “he is supporting genocide in Gaza so I’m not voting for him” and disregarding that it would be far, far worse if Trump wins.
The guy has had either a razor thin majority OR a minority in government for his term and has still accomplished quite a bit like the biggest legislative bill ever that targets climate change, etc… But if people are going to not vote for him because he can’t turn around the aircraft carrier that is the US government on a dime by executive fiat then why bother courting those people?
My point isn’t that he shouldn’t try to get as many votes as he can- my point is progressives need to show up and vote for the least bad option and be grown ups about it. If you ever want to get change you need to show up every damn time and make your voice heard. And if you want things to go more left, get involved. I’m getting involved in a ballot measure that my state is putting forward for independent redistricting. I vote in the primaries even though I don’t really like the Democratic party as is. AOC didn’t just bitch- she showed up, worked her ass off, etc. and is pushing the conversation left, just like the Squad.
It’s the people who throw their hands up, bitch, and then do nothing that I get irritated at. Don’t like it? Then get involved like crazy and force the conversation left. If your ideas are actually popular then it should be easy to rally support no? So do it. But you can’t blame politicians when people post complaints on a message board and then just…never show up and then wonder why people don’t run totally different campaigns targeted towards them.