-42
Joe Biden's chances of winning election plummet after debate (www.newsweek.com)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/news@lemmy.world
65 comments fedilink hide all child comments
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[+] -11 points 2 years ago (1 child)

most people don’t have a visceral horror of fascism

No the problem is instead of:

Fascists vs non-fascist

We get:

Fascists vs slightly less fascist

That's not good enough to win elections. It's not a binary choice between 0 and 1, it's 0.5 and 1.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 2 child comments
    •
  • [+] -22 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Y'all know there is a third choice? protest vote.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 8 child comments
    •
  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago

    Uhh, Trump was the protest vote for a lot of people, unfortunately (Defifuckinlutely not me). Also, soooo few people vote, particularly in non-presedential year elections.

    I always strategically vote for the best candidate, and live in a state which allows me to do so without impacting chances of the (more) fascist candidate winning the general election.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • [–] -3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    That's not going to stop trump.

    What will stop trump is running a good candidate.

    But Biden and the people he appointed to run the DNC would rather trump win than Biden step aside for the good of the country

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 2 child comments
    •
  • [+] -9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    You are missing the point...

    Neither side is a good choice. No matter who they run. Deny theme electoral legitimacy

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 4 child comments
    •
  • [–] -3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Biden and the people he appointed to head the DNC don't have to be the people running the DNC...

    We can replace them and have a functional leftwing party again.

    It's not quick, and it's not painless, but it's possible.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 2 child comments
    •
  • [–] -3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

    We already wasted a generation on this circle jerk.... If not two tbh

    Why would I ever play their games again?

    Protest vote until third party candidate arrives to capture us or I die in this clown dystopia as is and hope next generation can do better.

    I don't see any other option here. An

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 4 child comments
    •
  • [–] -1 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Depending on where you live a protest vote is perfect. If you live in a swing state, you should vote for Biden or Trump. If you live in a solid state like California, voting third party won't hurt either candidates chances.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 2 child comments
    •
  • [–] -1 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    There is thus assumption I care about "hurting" either one...

    I am trying to hurt BOTH

    Deny their legitimacy

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 2 child comments
    •