• disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    Why do people keep talking about candidates like they’re gifts?

    He won a PRIMARY. We get progressives in NY primaries ALL THE TIME. The only difference with Mamdani’s win is that WE SHOWED UP.

    This is how we take control of our Congress. Vote. In. Primaries.

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      3 days ago

      Thank you.

      I always get ticked when I see people talk in the general election “man these are two shitty candidates” when they didn’t vote in the primary.

      The primaries are where much smaller grassroots movements can be far more effective than the general.

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        3 days ago

        They’re arguably the most important elections. We should be voting twice every two years, not once every four, for federal elections alone. It’s much easier to remember with mail-in ballots, and they give you the names to research if you’ve been too busy to keep up.