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American leftists do you vote? Why or why not? And if yes, for who and why? (lemmygrad.ml)

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I like direct democracy in the form of ballot measures so I vote for any of those which increase taxes, fund services, or represent biocentrism.

Local officials have a lot of impact so I vote for things on a city and state level. I don't vote in any single-candidate elections and wrote in my dog for mayor this year. He lost.

For the federal government and in general, I don't believe in vOtE bLuE nO mAtTeR wHo. After seeing Obama's presidency, a candidate earns my vote through specific policies and ideological leanings or they don't. I wrote in Bernie in 2016 and voted PSL in 2020. If the democrats give me a generic liberal, I'm not wasting ink on a judas goat. In 2020 Bernie's capitulation to Biden was such a moral insult that I'm no longer tolerating the milquetoast progressive option either. They need org endorsement from at least the DSA or a professional history and background that represents working class interests. Any compromise candidate will just be tomorrow's Kirsten Sinema or John Fetterman so I don't want blood on my hands for endorsing them.