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2020 was... truly unique. It was so hard to stay away from doom scrolling, and I (and many others) were pretty disillusioned by the sad fact that so much of our country legitimately supported the Orange Man. I didn't get a wink of sleep the night of the election because I genuinely considered it to be a make or break decision for America.

My point is that looking back on it, in the end the only real difference I made was at the ballet box. This year I'm going for the Head-in-the-Sand approach. I'm done with the political memes. Done with the Twitter screenshots. It just riles me up and this year I'm gonna do my best to fight that.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

I have become a little active in my county party. Trying to learn the Democratic way of doing things (first impressions: no one is in charge). Hoping to be able to use my database and reporting skills to help improve the ground game for 2024.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Definitely voting for someone who doesn't support genocide for president. Down ballot I'll likely vote 3rd party as well, but I haven't decided for sure.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Congrats on helping to ensure you'll never again have the right to vote during traitor trump's fascist dictatorship that you'll be enabling.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Hey I'm voting third party in a deep blue state also, you wanna be wicked condescending to me too? Take that energy to the phone banks, I bet the democrats never tried making a total ass of themselves before.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

If it's Trump on the ballet. Whoever else is better. Keep Hitler Jr out of office.

[–] BURN 9 points 1 year ago

Ignore all media, vote for whoever the democratic candidate is.

I realized that all the election media just makes me angry, and I already know who I’m NOT voting for, so there’s really only one choice anyways.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Thinking Green party this year or whoever isn't trying to fuck us over

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[–] xkforce 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Further develop contingincy plan to GTFO of dodge if the country is insane enough to elect the cheeto man again.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago
[–] OhmsLawn 9 points 1 year ago

I'm not party affiliated, but I will vote for the Democratic Party candidate. It wouldn't make any difference in my state, but I do it anyway. My state doesn't swing, so I will probably send some money to Democratic candidates in closest out-of-state Senate races (I don't waste money on sure winners or losers).

It's a hold-my-nose thing, since I'm really only about 50% in agreement with them. I tend to swing farther left on certain issues and near-libertarian-right on others. My primary concern at this point is averting a slide further into fascism. I've spent quite a bit of time in formerly-fascist countries and it's a messy thing to untangle. The scars last for generations.

[–] gibmiser 8 points 1 year ago

If Trump gets elected again somehow then... I don't know what we can do to fix the country. I can't put into words my feelings about that situation, but I worry it will cause me to no longer believe our country can be saved.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A reelection of Trump will prompt seriously considering an exit strategy away from the US.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Passport processing times aren’t too bad right now, but will likely get worse as the election is closer.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

To vote in it.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

I'm gonna make sure my loved ones are armed and have ammo.

[–] paddirn 6 points 1 year ago

The 2020 election got me off of facebook and most other social media. Not quite sure how I’ll approach Lemmy going into 2024, seems ok for now and not the dumpster fire that facebook was during 2016 and 2020. If it gets too bad I might block national news & political communities and see if that helps. I already know that Trump/GOP represents fascism in America, so I don’t really need more news to confirm that point or help me make up my mind going into the election.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Arizona here. Very likely voting straight Democrat. We’re a swing state that feels like it’s swinging further Democrat at time goes on. At least at ground level, it feels like things are changing for the better. Phoenix doesn’t look and feel like the land of the Karens and boomers as much as even 4 years ago.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

they all moved to Scottsdale

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've been dreading it since 2020. I might turn my phone off the entire year.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

I wish I could let everyone who's going to text me know that I've already made a decision and they don't need to waste their time or mine.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

I think it was Lewis Black who said, "I don't know if you've noticed, but the two party system in this country is a bowl of shit looking at itself in the mirror."

I vote for who earns my vote. I refuse the forced choice of two terrible options.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

Apparently Americans forgot about the years 2016-2020. Trump is polling favorably and if an election was held today, he'd probably win.

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