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I don't think you really do get what they're saying - my interpretation is that if you overthink who to vote for, you're probably missing something. It seems to me that both of you generally agree on the same approach of voting straight down the ticket. In the example, we have 3 voters: one is portrayed as being simple, and they vote straight down the ticket, another is portrayed as wisened and they also vote straight down the ticket, and then you have the third voter who is frantic in their search for the 'best' candidate and might split their vote.
Put another way, in the current American political climate splitting your vote is missing the forest for the trees - an individual tree (politician) is comparatively less likely to bring about radical change, but if you vote for the forest (party platform/fascism or no fascism), you're more likely to empower the ideals you'd like to see put into action.
Exactly what I meant, yes. And excellently put, thank you.
This is exactly what I was saying.
I do understand what they are trying to say and that is exactly my point. If we want to live in a world where we can breathe fresh air, have freedom to do what we want with our own bodies, read whatever books we want and avoid living under a dictator, we need to all vote dem even if we can't stand the person we are voting for. Obvious exception if it's a Manchin or that other one that flipped assuming we have an idea before hand.
Ah, well then it was I who didn't understand what you were saying. Sorry about that! We're all on the same page here - vote blue, no matter who, even if... they stink like poo. 😂
For now, yes. Sadly that's what we have to do. We have some jackasses on our side but our assholes are better than their best. Hopefully at some point we can get back to voting on merit and not allegiance.