Should Democrats stay the course or replace Biden? | Robert Reich

2 years ago by just_another_person to c/politics

After the president’s disastrous debate performance, some want to drop him as the party nominee. But it’s not so simple
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Zeke 34 points 2 years ago

I am registered as an independent. I would like to vote third party eventually, but this is not the time and I think switching the candidate will backfire. We are playing with fire here. When it comes to voting between keeping a democracy or putting ourselves into a dictatorship, I'm voting for democracy. The people who are "protesting" by not voting or by voting third party this term are advocating for a Trump win. It's an attempt to divide the party in the same way that they did when Hillary was running. If Trump wins, democracy dies and genocide will be encouraged. Don't forget, he supported wiping out Gaza and encourages violence against other races, religions, political views, and LGBTQ+ people. He'll wipe out democracy and everything we've worked for over hundreds of years. All the protections put in place against poisoning the planet will be gone and climate change policies wiped out. This man plans to do so much damage.

I'll be honest. I'm scared of a loss here. I'm trans and with the amount of vitriol Trump and his followers spew, I feel like if I don't vote this way, I'm getting put in a dangerous situation, as are all LGBTQ+ people and many others. Please don't fuck around here. Don't make this about your pride. There is too much at risk here. Vote Biden and keep voting in mid-terms as well. We don't stand a chance otherwise.

Protesters, if you really want to make a change, run for congress. The only way to make real change is to put more decent critical thinking people in congress.

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Pilferjinx 16 points 2 years ago

Lemmy's IQ is probably above average. We're all going to vote for the NotTrump party, because the alternative is so much worse. It's the rest of the country who, honestly speaking, aren't going to bother.

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JimSamtanko 9 points 2 years ago

There’s a fuck ton of clowns here that are not voting.

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