• 9tr6gyp3@lemmy.world
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    25 days ago

    Make election day a nationalized paid holiday if you really give a shit about Americans heading out to the polls.

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      Multiple days to cover people in emergency situations. One day would probably suffice when universal vote-by-mail starting at least a month ahead is in place.

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      23 days ago

      Mail-in and early voting always results in bigger turnouts. It also tends to result in more progressive votes, so that’s why conservatives try to reduce or restrict it. Imagine a country where a core right is the ability to vote for representation, and yet those in office try to make it harder to do so they can stay in power.

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    Funny how the Democratic party rails against Trump but when it comes time to voting, there’s always a rotating cast of Dems willing to give him enough votes to screw the people over. Probably a coincidence, right?

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      24 days ago

      Surely just a coincidence that the rotating evil is a different cast of people, despite the members of congress rarely changing.

      Maybe if we donate to them and make them ignore the voter base some more, this time they’ll stop Trump, and we’ll get to kick the football!

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        23 days ago

        Primary every taint-licking centrist that supports anything they try to do.

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      25 days ago

      Girlfriend and I had an episode in the anger dome for that fucking asshole doing his fucking DINO-ass shit AGAIN.

      And for no fucking reason. Maybe he can argue there are secret conservatives in Hawaii for spending, but no one gives a shit about this made-up election-integrity issue. He’s just a Fox News grandpa cosplaying as a Democrat and he’s probably going to keep getting elected until he dies. All while we also vote for senators that are unreliable, but at least broadly default to having decent politics. Someone with a recognizable name in politics needs to announce a primary like yesterday, just like when Tulsi was taking the mask off.

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    24 days ago

    Cool, let’s just normalize women not taking their husband’s name. Less paperwork all around and no voter roll issues. I’m sure that’ll go over great with Republicans as a bonus.

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    Perez and Cuellar? No surprises there.

    IIRC Biden and Pelosi personally intervened on Cuellars race when it looked like Cisneros, a progressive, would have a shot.

    There are the Democrats the Party has fought hard to get elected.