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Compromise (discuss.online)
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[–] 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

Someone will always highlight recent elections with incredibly thin margins, though. E.g. people who attribute Trump winning in 2016 to disappointed Bernie voters that didn't show up to vote for Hillary.

But that also ignores just how broken the US electoral system is anyways, where it doesn't matter how many more votes you have if they still aren't distributed correctly.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago

    Yeah there are multiple reasons this breaks down but fundamentally it is the responsibility of leaders to convince voters to vote for them. If they fail to do so that's on them, not the voters.

    Also, in tight elections there are always a large number of possible constituencies that could swing the election. It does not follow that they're individually responsible for the outcome.

    Especially, since, y'know, as a leftist who typically does vote for democrats it's not as if I personally control what other leftists do.

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