• chiliedogg@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    It’s simple.

    Vote for the Democratic nominee against the GOP in the general election.

    If you live somewhere the Dems tend to win elections, vote in the Democratic primaries to change the party little by little.

    If you live somewhere the GOP tends to win, vote in the GOP primaries to try and at least get rid of the MAGA Republicans and THEN vote for the Democratic candidate in the general election.

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      3 months ago

      Gradual incrementalism is precisely what got us into this mess, so it isn’t that simple. So long as the Dems are controlled by their donors, they will never willingly let an actual leftist in. See Mamdani. Ratchet effect then ensures both parties grow ever rightward.

      We need meaningful leftist opposition in power if the US is going to survive. I think transforming the DNC into that is a much more difficult task than anyone cares to admit, and the delusion that we can do it without forming a new party entirely is just bringing us closer to inevitable collapse once the capital owners have stolen everything from us.

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      3 months ago

      Aren’t you locked in to the party you’re registered with, specifically to avoid this scenario?

      • Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone
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        3 months ago

        They can’t actually stop you from registering with the other party. It’s not a crime to vote in their primaries and then vote for the other party in the general.

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        3 months ago

        Depends on where you live. Here in Missouri, you just tell them which primary ballot you want when you go to vote. I’ve voted for both sides (Democrat primary in 2016 and Conservative primary in 2020 since Missouri will never go blue so might as well attempt to get the least dogshit option for the Dems to weakly fight against).