• Hitmonchad@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    That is unfortunately less of a social phenomenon and more of a logical result of our combination two-party/first past the post system. After years of having to strategically vote against the worst option instead of for the best, we are only left with a “lesser of two evils” decision.

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      11 months ago

      I vote for Swalwell, happily. That’s my district.

      I still write him at times to encourage some types of things or express disagreement with others. Trump’s existence matters almost nothing in that calculus.

      Same would apply to Biden. We can hold people accountable and disagree with decisions while still voting for them.

      We need not become unquestioning sheep. And polls matter.