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[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 7 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

or put forward more progressive Democrats,

Beat this drum.

SHOW UP TO THE FUCKING PRIMARIES.

I remember it being fucking dead in my polling place back in 2020 for the primaries compared to the general.

[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 4 points 4 hours ago

Yeah, primaries are depressing.

Also, at least in my state (a red, semi-regressive state) you can register for and vote in the primaries completely by mail.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries

Joe Biden won that primary with a mere 20 million votes. Bernie had 10, out of a potential voter pool of 87 million.