Like:
People should be allowed to exist
Social programs aren’t communism
The system isn’t working for the people
Edit:
I’ve changed my mind on this.
Let the DNC go full MAGA and when they lose, because they will lose, they get the heat and we can eject them forever. At least sit them in a corner.
Progressives, you fight if you want but I don’t believe the elections will be fair so it’s a win win for you.
If you took all of the votes for Harris and gave them to the leading progressive candidate they still would have lost.
They’re a rounding error in democracy and the amount of change they’ve made reflects on that.
This is not how politics works. At all.
The democrats offered nothing and got nothing in return.
Perhaps if they offered something to people, like maybe reforming the healthcare system that will bankrupt you for a bandaid, I wonder if some of those nonvoters would have paid more attention.
Hmm… The world may never know…
I just don’t think that’s the end all be all answer to your argument. It’s not as data driven as you might think. There is much more working under the hood then just shifting votes around.
In our system votes are literally all that matter.
Right, so do a more rigorous analysis.
Want me to tell you how Rachele Fruit could have had a path to the presidency?
No.
If that were my argument I would but as you’ve hopefully read: I think your, “proof” is surface level and am not convinced.
Why do you think that?
Votes aren’t solely made on ideological basis. If I think there is a subset not participating but they would under the right circumstances they wouldn’t be a part of the calculation, either…
By not voting they’ve taken themselves out of the equation and I’m not putting them back into it.