The US primaries and the general election are two different things. Voting uncommitted in the primary expresses support for the Palestinian plight and does not give Republicans any ground.

The uncommitted movement presents a safe and effective avenue for voters to voice dissatisfaction with President Biden’s policies, particularly with the Israel-Hamas conflict. By doing so in the primary, voters can signal discontent without risking a Republican victory in the general election. The purpose is to send a wake-up call to the Biden administration that it is failing to address issues and effectively engage with the party, vis a vis that Biden is enabling a genocide.

That being said, anyone who calls for an uncommitted or third-party vote in the general election i will personally kick in the gender neutral balls (in Minecraft).

  • hungryphrog
    36·
    9 months ago

    I agree that Biden is a piece of shit, but if you don’t vote for that piece of shit, then you’ll end up with an even worse piece of shit. Don’t even think that you’re “sending him a message” by not voting or voting third party.

    It absolutely sucks that things are like this, but sometimes you have to vote for a genocidal cunt to prevent an even worse genocidal cunt from getting elected, even if it makes you feel bad. Trump becoming the new president would only make things worse for you, and for Palestine, and for Ukraine.

    • spujb@lemmy.cafeOPEnglish
      18·
      9 months ago

      you misunderstand what the primaries are. check out the post body text and the other threads here for an explanation.

    • OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml
      11·
      9 months ago

      Third party and proud gang. A key reason we’re in this mess is because people keep voting for the same two wolves.

      • Arctic@beehaw.orgEnglish
        10·
        9 months ago

        Genuinely not true. Our electoral system more or less requires two candidates de facto to function - it is not a failure of the commons, it’s a failure of the systems of government. We need ranked choice voting, at which point we can actually begin to meaningfully remove ourselves from this insanity and have more than two de facto political parties.

        Voting third party is the same as not voting in the United States under our current system.

      • belated_frog_pants@beehaw.org
        1·
        9 months ago

        You cant vote your way out of a system that isnt designed for you to manipulate. They wont let a third party candidate get even close. We arent here because we voted our way here when the electoral college decides the election.