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[–] D61@hexbear.net 34 points 3 months ago

One of the big "reasons to vote for Biden" was because he wasn't Trump and it would be a return to "normal".

Then the 2024 election got closer and everybody forgot that Biden was just supposed to be a place holder and started crowing about how he's the "greatest most progressivest president evah!" when he absolutely wasn't. The Dems and their supporters decided that "no, because Biden won the 2020 election it was ACTUALLY because everybody was voting FOR Biden instead of AGAINST Trump" and got all butt hurt when people pointed out that "maybe the Dems should have spent 4 years getting a better candidate ready to run for President with a D by their name in 2024" because Biden kinda sucks.

So, no, voting "just to vote" isn't something that is a zero sum game. If you are voting for a candidate that you don't want to win to try to keep some other candidate from winning, the only thing that the candidate sees is that somebody voted for them. Once they win, they don't need to listen to you anymore.