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[–] [email protected] 29 points 4 months ago (2 children)

This seems incredibly short sighted. People don't like having their voice silenced, for good reason. Refuse them a chance now and they're more likely to make their displeasure known in the general election when it will have a much greater effect.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I find it hilarious as the "vote uncommitted" movement(?) specifically says that they will vote for whoever is on the Dem ticket in the General Election. This is just a complete self own by the Democratic Party.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

When party members show a lack of support it suggests that the independent voters are also likely to be questioning their support. It is atill a message that might influence his campaign if it was anything other than Israel.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago

Precisely, the more of this sort of stuff happens the more people start realizing that the veneer of democracy is paper thin.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 months ago

I need a different voting system, this one is fucked.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 months ago (1 children)

In Communist China, the Ruling Party chooses their own candidates and cancels local elections when their choice might lose.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

and cancels local elections when their choice might ~~lose.~~ face any opposition

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago

Remember the quote "if voting mattered, they would make it illegal"?

Here we are.

Not saying voting matters, btw

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

This is very disingenuous. It wasn't cancelled "to deny uncommitted challenge"

It was cancelled to save money.

They have always done this. They cancelled Obama's and Clinton's re-election primaries as well.