• finitebanjo@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    They were complacent, though. Millions of blue forgot to vote for Harris in 2024, we also lost both chambers of congress.

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      2 days ago

      They didn’t forget. They protested at the polls. It was impossible to exist in the US without being reminded of the election.

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        No. They forgot. Or straight up didn’t care. A “protest at the polls” would mean voting 3rd party at the bare minimum. Not showing up mean they don’t care. To be fair there was some voter suppression going on, but that doesn’t account for anywhere near the 80 mil who literally don’t ever vote.

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          I disagree. This was the most widely advertised election in US history.

          Republicans need to fall in line. Democrats need to fall in love. The left doesn’t mobilize unless deeply motivated.

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            Yeah and that’s because a huge chunk of the base doesn’t care. Republicans fall in line because they care, even if they only care because of moronic fearmongering. Dems won’t stoop to that low, so the only way to make people care is to offer a candidate that energizes people to do the bare minimum.