#2020 us presidential election

[greatwyrmgold]

There's a lot of discourse around what leftists in the USA should do on election day. A lot of people think we should not vote for Kamala Harris (and either voting for a third-party candidate or abstaining entirely), but I disagree.

Lots of people point to Harris's bad decisions in the past and mediocre decisions promised for the future, but for pretty much every point, Trump has done or promised worse. Maybe there are some points where Harris would be unexpectedly savage and Trump would be unexpectedly kind, but it's exceedingly unlikely that this will be true on most issues. And if it is, the Supreme Court isn't going to give her as much leeway as it will Trump. Arguing that Harris would be overall worse than Trump (or even equally bad) is just counterfactual.

A more reasonable argument is that Kamala is bad, and withholding our votes would convince the Democratic Party to stop appointing bad candidates. I want to say "Did you forget 2016 already?", but a lot of people of voting age this election were in middle school when Trump was elected. I wasn't paying much attention to politics in middle school, either.

Back in 2016, the left did not turn out for Hillary Clinton. Voter turnout among the more left-leaning Bernie-supporting demographics was low, and votes for third-party candidates were high. The Libertarians got more votes than they ever had before or since (about 3% of the popular vote), and the Green Party got more than 1% for the second time (the first being Ralph Nader in 2000).

Did the Democratic Party adjust its strategy to appeal to the American left wing? No. They blamed the left wing for their loss, picked an even more right-wing candidate for the 2020 election. Their 2024 candidate is less right-wing than Biden not because Biden polled badly with socialists, but because his age and health started to make centrists worry, so they promoted his VP.

The US Democratic Party has demonstrated that they do not give a shit how the left wing votes. They'll blame us when they lose and ignore us when they win. If the left wants to influence American politics beyond the local level, they cannot do so by voting.

But while voting isn't going to change the world on its own, it's still a thing you can do. You can vote and also organize; voting doesn't take that long. Whether and how you vote is a separate question from non-electoral praxis. And if withholding your vote (or supporting a third party) isn't going to do shit, you might as well support the mainstream candidate whose policies are less terrible.

If you can vote, vote Harris.

[exoid-the-locomotive-monarch]

Holy shot isn’t it Putin Parkinson Destiel Blue Georgia day already? Happy 3 year anniversary of November 5th!!!

[alfredfortnitejones]

IT'S NOVEMBER 5TH AGAINNNNN

[toshootforthestars]

[arctic-hands]

[Video Description: tiktok by ItsDorothyBonch. Throughout the video "Carry On My Wayward Son" by Kansas is playing. The caption over the video says "Got home and had to tell the roommates that Destiel is canon" It starts out showing two people, one with blond dyed hair and one with blue dyed hair, looking at a phone screen with a mixture of emotions on their face, both of them with a hand to their mouths. In the next shot, the blond one is sitting on the floor stunned while the blue haired one is doubled over looking down and braced against a door arch. The next scene, the blond one is still sitting on the floor while the blue haired one, who has taken their shirt off and is in a red sports bra/binder (I can't tell which), is standing upright and seems to be arguing while laughing with the blond, before putting their face in their hand as if in distress. On the video, another caption pops up and says "(I think it awakened some childhood trauma)". End I.D]

There will never be a tiktok as good as this one I think about it all the time it is VISCERAL

[jacks-the-flower]

is this anything

[strawlessandbraless]

Nov 5th tomorrow. Which could mean nothing

[inknopewetrust]

ELECTION PSA

If you are in line to vote and your state’s polls close (ex. Illinois closes at 7PM CST), do not get out of line! They are REQUIRED to let you stay in line and vote.

Don’t let anyone convince you that your vote doesn’t matter. Your voice, especially those of you in a swing state, matters greatly for the future of our country.

[mrslectermoriarty]

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I almost screamed and threw my phone across the room. Seeing this guy on Nov 5th is fucking terrifying... like, YES, SLAY ANGEL, but then again...Dean loved you too.

@mishacollins you really scared me for a second. But you look amazing in that outfit and I love your Election Content! Go blue America! 💙

[alwaysbewoke]

[kcyars99]

FQ that white Supremacist, self hating, anti-Black, Nigpene, Candace Owens. Now that White Right media has kicked her out, she’s on a tour to come back to Black! We don’t want her back in the Black Community, you all can keep her! Black Card Revoked for Life!!! No forgiveness!! FQ her

[mrsmarlasinger]

This site is going to be unusable tomorrow

[gabrielislovegabrielislife]

I just filled out my first ever ballot with a Castiel Pop Figure pen.

When I got to the section that was basically "gay marriage, yay or nay?" THE PEN STARTED TO DIE. I LITERALLY HAD TO GRAB ANOTHER PEN TO FILL THAT ONE IN.

But then I test the Castiel pen out on a random scrap of paper like five minutes later and it's writing as if I just bought it?

I am still haunted by the events of November 5th 2020

[cyarsk5230]

In case Republican Jews haven't noticed, President Biden was able to condemn antisemitism from fringe-leftists and on the right. Reason Trump can't do both is because antisemites on the right are his supporters and love him. The antisemite fringe-leftists don't like Biden.

[sotomato06]

Women in Politics

I know that his election was devastating for a billion and a half reasons, but one thing that occurred to me was how much of an example this is going to set for girls interested in Politics, or any position of power in general. Like, the Trump campaign's have shown that no matter how qualified the woman is, no matter how smart, likable, or strong, they will always be second best to any man. Two of the most qualified women in politics, who had years of experience lost to a bigoted dumbass with a big mouth and bigger pockets. Harris and Clinton worked their whole lives to reach the positions they were in before their campaigns and some fuckup who just decided one day to run for president. And he still fucking won. Twice. Because he is a man and his opponents weren't. Just look at what happened when we pitted another old white dude against him. It shows just how deep seeded a lot of the sexism and misogyny in the country is and shows us just how far we still have to go. We're on the stage, but the judges are still rigged.

[strawlessandbraless]

Whatever choices you make, whatever details you alter