• @UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml
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    37 hours ago

    First Past The Post voting artificially limiting the viable options in the voting booth means less competition. “Safe seats” and “swing states” shouldn’t exist, our legislators must be forced to compete.

    I think we all understand what happens when all you have to do to win an election is be less shitty then the republican party. There is no floor, there is no bottom, and it ends in the destruction of the USA.

    But I’m sure the democrats think these risks are worth taking so long as they don’t have to compete for your vote.

  • HubertManne
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    38 hours ago

    because when one side it rallying to go backwards the status quo starts looking pretty good.

    • @Chronographs@lemmy.zip
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      1314 hours ago

      Kamala’s entire campaign has been “I’m not trump”. Biden was the “nothing will fundamentally change” guy ffs it’s sickening

  • HobbitFoot
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    313 hours ago

    Because it is very unlikely that the Senate will remain in Democrat hands, so the Harris campaign isn’t going to promise something she can’t get in a deal with Republicans?

      • @Not_mikey@slrpnk.net
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        59 hours ago

        Health care reform is popular, expanding Medicare for dental and vision has 69% Republicans support, so does capping prescription drug prices and both of those have 75% support overall. Even more “out there” ideas like Medicare for all and eliminating medical debt have 62% support overall. It would be even higher if democrats actually campaigned on it and explained the benefits better. Health care reform is popular among people, it’s just not popular among the pharmaceutical and insurance companies that are giving millions to both sides.

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