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Michael Tae Sweeney@mtsw.bsky.social |
Very frustrating seeing some "see, voting doesn't matter, Dems suck too!" regarding Kathy Hochul, who we actually almost got rid of in 2018 by replacing her in a low-turnout primary with a progressive primary challenger. That voting doesn't matter is the exact opposite of the takeaway here
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Amy Klobucharizard
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I agree with you but if Williams had been the Lt Gov there is no way the party forces Cuomo to resign in 2021
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Shriketastic
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And Adams won the 2021 Dem primary with 17% of the 2020 Dem Presidential vote.
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Carfire 🕊️🕊️🕊️
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Just ask India Walton how important voting is (-:
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🍉 I Love Pets Four Hundred Twenty
@ilovepets420.bsky.social
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1.3mil total votes in NY state dem primary? wow
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Michael Tae Sweeney
@mtsw.bsky.social
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I guess what I mean is that people are marshalling the Hochul situation to argue that the situation is hopeless and there's no point in engaging beyond protest abstentionism, when we actually could've gotten rid of her if 0.4% more of NY's population had shown up for the primary in 2018
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Doug Gordon
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I would never say that voting doesn't matter and I vote in every election no matter how inconsequential, but I don't necessarily blame people for not feeling motivated to vote when Democrats don't use the power voters give them.
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Estarianne
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Leftists are feeling super burned out by Democrat ratfucking. I get it but also I'm mad that it's working.
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Eric Dunn
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Admittedly I probably would not have bothered voting in a New York primary in 2018 if none of my important local races were competitive just so I could influence the lieutenant nomination. That being said, I wouldn't be able to point to that race retrospectively and say it didn't matter!
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Pyrholidon Enthusiast ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
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What really grinds my gears is when people use "vote blue no matter who hurf hurf hurf" when you talk about primary elections and it's just like, you dumb fucker, this is your chance to pick the blue candidate you actually like.
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@ianbobmorris.bsky.social
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the thing i take from that is mostly, "what is up with new york" why are so many of the local politicians so bad
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Frostellicus
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I think I’ll withhold my vote. That’ll teach em!
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