I preface this by saying that I agree that the Justice Democrats and related have not lived up to expectations, but what I’ve realized is just how foolish it is to think that it would have gone significantly differently. And no, I’m not an electoralism doesn’t work person. Every vote matters, but it also needs to go hand in hand with an active and engaged citizenry.
As long as the democrats can point to the republicans and say ‘vote for us or else!’ then we can only chip away at the ranks every couple of years.
The biggest threat we can pose to them is to start getting voting reform passed, which needs to be done in each state.
To not derail too much:
Personally, I find that STAR voting is the best option, with Approval just behind it. I’ve recently learned that ranked choice is a fundamentally flawed system that still leads to 2 strong parties and weakens election security, so I’m actively trying to push back against it when I see it.
Once we drive a wedge between what can literally be described as a chokehold on our country’s freedoms, we can start to make larger impacts at the federal level. For now we need more people on the ground talking to people about the issues and waking them up to its causes. I’ve found it to be a lot nicer out there than it is online, and encourage everyone to start a small group to canvas. It’s going to take all of us
I preface this by saying that I agree that the Justice Democrats and related have not lived up to expectations, but what I’ve realized is just how foolish it is to think that it would have gone significantly differently. And no, I’m not an electoralism doesn’t work person. Every vote matters, but it also needs to go hand in hand with an active and engaged citizenry.
As long as the democrats can point to the republicans and say ‘vote for us or else!’ then we can only chip away at the ranks every couple of years.
The biggest threat we can pose to them is to start getting voting reform passed, which needs to be done in each state.
To not derail too much:
Personally, I find that STAR voting is the best option, with Approval just behind it. I’ve recently learned that ranked choice is a fundamentally flawed system that still leads to 2 strong parties and weakens election security, so I’m actively trying to push back against it when I see it.
Once we drive a wedge between what can literally be described as a chokehold on our country’s freedoms, we can start to make larger impacts at the federal level. For now we need more people on the ground talking to people about the issues and waking them up to its causes. I’ve found it to be a lot nicer out there than it is online, and encourage everyone to start a small group to canvas. It’s going to take all of us