In a primary, should I vote for the person I want to win who couldn’t possibly win the general election because I’m a weirdo, or the one that everyone says has the best chances to beat the evil fascists? Oh, and what if everyone says I want the fascists to win if I vote for the weirdo?
Yep, I voted for Bernie in the 2016 and 2020 primaries. In the general, I voted for the candidate he endorsed. In November, I’ll be voting for his endorsed candidate again.
I feel like that endorsement practically came at gunpoint. Biden is a staunch republican compared to bernie. I’ll be voting green on principle unless by some miracle a actual decent candidate enters into this one.
But what if by campaigning for the one I like I undercut support for the other one in the general, and therefore cause the greater of two evils to be elected?
In a primary, should I vote for the person I want to win who couldn’t possibly win the general election because I’m a weirdo, or the one that everyone says has the best chances to beat the evil fascists? Oh, and what if everyone says I want the fascists to win if I vote for the weirdo?
The primary is when you should vote for candidates you can think about liking. The general is the time for lesser of two evils nonsense.
Yep, I voted for Bernie in the 2016 and 2020 primaries. In the general, I voted for the candidate he endorsed. In November, I’ll be voting for his endorsed candidate again.
I feel like that endorsement practically came at gunpoint. Biden is a staunch republican compared to bernie. I’ll be voting green on principle unless by some miracle a actual decent candidate enters into this one.
But what if by campaigning for the one I like I undercut support for the other one in the general, and therefore cause the greater of two evils to be elected?
If you’re really worried about this, then vote in the primaries the same way you would in the general, so you don’t have any doubts.
Or any choice.
Voting is a choice. What do you mean?
When you have only one barely acceptable option, there is no choice. Only coercion.
You must live a privileged life to think that the right to vote is coercion.
You must support genocide to consider it a choice.
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I think you’re supposed to stay home for the primary, then loudly complain about the nominees.