The Dem primaries had like 10 people this last go round. From 38 to 78.
Bernie was the front runner and people were counting Biden out until South Carolina when nobody showed up for Bernie.
Voting is not a once every 4 year thing. There are elections at the local level all. The. Fucking. Time. And those are even more important. And they have even less turnout than the big ones. I have had 8 elections since 2020 in my local area. I vote in every single one of them.
Who do you think rise through the ranks through parties and become prominent? People who get elected at lower levels. They have track records.
There is absolutely zero excuse for not voting. I will look down on anyone that doesnāt vote but bitches about the system. They simply do not care. They say they do but wonāt do the one damn thing to actually change anything. Everything starts at the local level.
I vote myself, but at the same time I understand the apathy especially from the younger generations.
You came out swinging with a lot of pent up frustration, dude. The other commenter says they do vote. I grant you they didnāt mention the primary, but I have no reason to believe they donāt vote in the primary, too.
So I also encourage others to do the same, but I donāt look down on anyone for not voting.
I feel like this is where you meant to put your energy, since you said you DO look down on people who donāt vote but do complain. But we need both kinds of people in the world. Some people respond better to patience, others to a kick in the butt. Youāre both doing it right as long as youāre both trying to convince people to vote.
There are elections at the local level all. The. Fucking. Time. And those are even more important. And they have even less turnout than the big ones.
That drives me crazy. People donāt think how their own city or county is run matters! Even on the āboth parties are the sameā bullshit level, it makes no sense.
Totally agree with the local elections! When i was young, i used to skip these elections, but i vote in every single one of them now. Hell, im also the nerd who spends free time attending council meetings & stuff to voice my opinions!
It really does make a difference voting in these local elections! Even things you might not see as useful (school board was always that way for me) have significant ramifications on day to day life. Ive seen it first hand.
With that said, i have a bone to pick regarding the presidential primaries. Sure there are 10 candidates for (some) voters, but many voters get effectively excluded from the process entirely. My state is fairly late in the primary process and almost never actually gets a choice. People always say ājust vote in the primaries if you dont want the geriatric moderateā, but that is all that is left on the ballot. The last presidential primary for example, while biden hadnt technically won the primary yet, he was the only name on the ballot as all the other candidates had dropped out. Real fucking awesome selection i hadā¦ Id like to be enlightened where my choice was. From my perspective, it looks like it was decided before i even got the chance to vote.
its a super fucked up system that im very bitter about.
So vote in the primariesā¦
The Dem primaries had like 10 people this last go round. From 38 to 78.
Bernie was the front runner and people were counting Biden out until South Carolina when nobody showed up for Bernie.
Voting is not a once every 4 year thing. There are elections at the local level all. The. Fucking. Time. And those are even more important. And they have even less turnout than the big ones. I have had 8 elections since 2020 in my local area. I vote in every single one of them.
Who do you think rise through the ranks through parties and become prominent? People who get elected at lower levels. They have track records.
There is absolutely zero excuse for not voting. I will look down on anyone that doesnāt vote but bitches about the system. They simply do not care. They say they do but wonāt do the one damn thing to actually change anything. Everything starts at the local level.
You came out swinging with a lot of pent up frustration, dude. The other commenter says they do vote. I grant you they didnāt mention the primary, but I have no reason to believe they donāt vote in the primary, too.
I feel like this is where you meant to put your energy, since you said you DO look down on people who donāt vote but do complain. But we need both kinds of people in the world. Some people respond better to patience, others to a kick in the butt. Youāre both doing it right as long as youāre both trying to convince people to vote.
That drives me crazy. People donāt think how their own city or county is run matters! Even on the āboth parties are the sameā bullshit level, it makes no sense.
Totally agree with the local elections! When i was young, i used to skip these elections, but i vote in every single one of them now. Hell, im also the nerd who spends free time attending council meetings & stuff to voice my opinions!
It really does make a difference voting in these local elections! Even things you might not see as useful (school board was always that way for me) have significant ramifications on day to day life. Ive seen it first hand.
With that said, i have a bone to pick regarding the presidential primaries. Sure there are 10 candidates for (some) voters, but many voters get effectively excluded from the process entirely. My state is fairly late in the primary process and almost never actually gets a choice. People always say ājust vote in the primaries if you dont want the geriatric moderateā, but that is all that is left on the ballot. The last presidential primary for example, while biden hadnt technically won the primary yet, he was the only name on the ballot as all the other candidates had dropped out. Real fucking awesome selection i hadā¦ Id like to be enlightened where my choice was. From my perspective, it looks like it was decided before i even got the chance to vote. its a super fucked up system that im very bitter about.