#I'm saying vote for Biden

[whynotfabulous]

With us running rapidly towards an election, remember. Primaries are where you vote for who you want. Presidential election is where you vote for who you can. Perfect politicians don't exist because perfect people don't exist. Life is complicated so vote please please vote for the person who will make life slightly less shit for everyone. Or even, potentially better!

#vote for Biden #I'm saying vote for Biden #by all means #go to a local primary or caucus and vote for someone other than biden! #it won't pan out but at least it'll make a statement #but then vote for Biden

[spurgie-cousin]

i ask this in 100% good faith as some one who's just read over Trump's 2025 manifesto: what the fuck are we supposed to do

like i know the big call is to not vote for Biden or Trump and trust me I do not want to vote for Joe, but the manifesto is going after the rights of women, pregnant people, every type of person under the LGBTQ umbrella, POC, and in a political climate where Roe v. Wade was overturned i feel like it's completely possible that he'd be able to achieve at least some of that so

is there a 3rd party candidate I don't know about?? or what is the plan here bc tbh as a queer person and someone who was planning to be pregnant in the next year I'm scared as hell like are we really just not voting? It's 7 months out and I feel like no one is agreeing on what to do

#I'm 100% sincere I've honestly been avoiding politics unless it's absolutely necessary for me not to like the situation with Palestine etc #so i might have missed out on some things here but like i can't believe this is our situation right now and everyone I've seen says the #solution is to not vote. which part of me understands but i don't understand how we make any head way under a trump presidency when he's #had years to plot his revenge essentially. and again I'm not a Democrat not in the slightest #politics #2024 elections #Donald trump #joe biden

[cervinelich]

U.S. Americans: Vote Locally. Do it.

There seems to be a common misconception that the presidential election is the most important one not just for the USA, but for the world - WRONG!

Let me be clear: You should vote in the Presidential election.

Historically, young people don't vote. Even though young voter turnout has increased drastically since Trump, local voting is still largely being determined by conservative older generations.

Importantly, you should be voting locally in part because this is the largest influence over who gets nominated in the Primary and how your opinion is vocalized on a national scale. Also:

voter restriction/suppression

climate change efforts/issues (such as pipelines getting built)

policing, law enforcement and mass incarceration

availability of affordable housing, public transport, disability relief

education - as in, whether or not PragerU gets taught in schools

If you are worried about "being selfish" for focusing smaller local issues instead of global ones (such as the current genocide), I understand. However, this is a more effective way to pressure the current President - local legislators have more voice than we do. This is also setting up a less racist, genocidal future for global politics because Presidential nominees are almost always picked from State level positions.

The Presidential election helps people to feel good/bad about an "immediate" measurable result from a single action. But the truth is that the Bidens of the US will keep being the only rival to "I want to be a dictator" Trumps if we don't start investing our votes from the ground up.

Here is a guide (mostly from this website https://tminstituteldf.org/local-elections/ ):

CITY GOVERNMENT

School Boards:

Have the power to set policy and budgets for local schools, such as whether or not you can protest without losing your job or getting expelled.

Sherrifs:

Generally speaking, Sherrifs are fucked up. It's too much for me to go into here. They have way too much unilateral power with no oversight at all.

Prosecutors:

The largest contributor to mass incarceration

They set the terms on whether someone is charged with a misdemeanor or felony and being convicted of a felony will strip your right to vote in many states - some permanently.

City Council:

City Council approve things like city budgets and implement criminal and civil laws and regulations

Also the voice of their City at a State and Federal level. Generally, these are some of the people you should be shouting at to bring your voice higher up the food chain.

This includes the Mayor who often decides where budgets go (like schools or cops), and they also determine the level of enforcement of local laws.

County Board of Supervisors (County Commissioners):

Represent county issues in front of state and federal legislative bodies. Counties are also responsible for registering voters and administrating elections. i.e., another group of people who have a stronger voice against the elected Democrat when it comes to larger issues.

Planning and Zoning Commission:

Determines how and where affordable housing is zoned in your area. Has a huge effect on housing segregation.

Comptroller:

The City's accountant and budget manager - this is the person who audits the City Council and makes sure they aren't basically stealing money. They also approve city contracts such as those for affordable public transportation and shelters.

STATE GOVERNMENT

Judges:

This one is crucial. Your state judges act as the Supreme Court of your given state. The cases that they weigh on when it comes to state laws (such as abortion, medical autonomy, immigration, right to protest/free speech, etc.) these are binding and final.

Superintendent of Education:

This is the person who decides if PragerU gets to teach classes on why Zionism and Evangelical teachings are "ok and good, actually".

Secretary of State:

The person who certifies elections in your state - for the Presidency, but also for all of these other positions mentioned. It is so, so important that this person cannot be bought or pressured.

Attorney General:

Has influence over law enforcement agencies and represents the state in legal disputes - such as those where someone is disputing their rights are being infringed by the state. (abortion, medical autonomy, immigration, right to protest/free speech, etc.)

Governor:

Is basically the president of your state. They sign in laws, have veto power and oversee all of the other departments. They also can appoint Justices and State Senate seats if they are empty.

Not only does this person have a lot of state power, they also have a ton of influence over the broader federal climate and are one of the positions that fast-tracks to Presidency (see: Ron Desantis).

State Comptroller (or Controller):

Same as City Comptroller except extremely importantly they manage disaster relief/preparation funding - which is especially important amidst climate change.

Also oversee fraud investigations.

Public Service Commissioner:

Determines rates for things like energy, water, internet in your state.

Also deals with the gas and oil industry in your state, often being in charge of approval/rejection of the building of oil pipelines.

They can be appointed by the Governor.

State Senators:

Has just about the most authority in a state, with the ability to impeach Governors and deny someone the Governor tries to appoint

Another position that fast-tracks to Presidency

Draft and introduce/pass state laws and amend the state constitution

State House of Reps:

Can call for the removal of another legislator

Draft and introduce/pass state laws

All Right. I'm running out of steam on this post. Please, please, please, PLEASE register to vote *right now* and look over the website when you do to see if it can set up email alerts when an election is coming up.

Buy a calendar and mark voting days and stick it to your wall TODAY. Set aside an hour of your time, TODAY, to make a plan for voting.

Go to this website, enter your state. It will tell you exactly what to do. Register.

Lastly, if you don't like Biden and it makes you feel like shit to vote for him (understandably), then YOU NEED TO VOTE IN THE PRIMARY.

#us politics #politics #voting #us voting #I am sure I missed some shit here but I am tired and I don't usually make long posts like this #this took HOURS ok #listen I get it if you don't like biden I really truly do he is complicit in a genocide I GET IT #but if you think that trump winning is going to send some kind of message buddy you're just plain wrong #I am not saying vote blue cause I think democrats are good or because I'm a floppy liberal or whatever #you can do more than one thing at a time and imo voting blue for president is the bare minimum WHILE you protest & do public outreach #long post #Youtube

[slyandthefamilybook]

@raventropy this 1000000%. so many Americans act like they're gonna be the ones to solve the conflict. they talk about boycotts and voting and calling for a ceasefire because it gives them something to do. they can't stand the idea that people far away without American ideals can figure things out for themselves.

because at the end of the day, boycotts won't significantly hurt Israel's economy. calling for ceasefire is all well and good but it's up to Bibi and Hamas to actually listen (which they've proven they won't). Voting for Biden isn't gonna solve things. Not voting for Biden isn't gonna solve things. Nothing is going to wrap this up in a neat little bow. If you're not supporting Israeli and Palestinian leftists on the ground, if you're not supporting Bundists and kibbutzniks, and the Labor Party, and the judicial reform protests, and the Palestinians fighting Hamas, and healthcare workers in Gaza then there's only so much you can really do

#atlas entry #I'm not saying you should do nothing of course #yes vote. yes boycott. yes call for a ceasefire if you think it'll help. #but if you have to choose between donating to Standing Together or BDS Chicago you should pick the one that's actually on the ground #don't get mad when your boycotts don't immediately fix everything #Don't get mad at Joe Biden for not pressing the “end war” button

[ransomnote]

white liberals will genuinely call you a russian spy for sentiments such as "i'm not fucking voting for a man currently aiding and abetting genocide" like it's the fucking 1980s

#this isn't me trying to distance myself from other white people i've just never been attacked for saying i'm not voting for biden by anyone #but white millennial to gen x registered democrats

[methaim]

"I don't want MY life to be easier. I want to know that Black and Brown people will know peace"

They certainly won't with another four years of Trump. You're not just voting for yourself, you're voting for the vulnerable people in your country

I'm not saying I'm not going to vote, I'm still going to vote for representatives who hold the same beliefs I do (such as protecting queer people/rights, defunding police, and an immediate ceasefire)

I'm complaining that ALL the current PRESIDENTIAL candidates are in support of "Israel." That if a ceasefire does not happen by the primaries or, god forbid, the actual fucking election (in November) then nothing will change for Palestinians

Like we are not the ones under constant bombardment. We are not the ones whose families are being deliberately destroyed and wiped out of existence. They are on my mind constantly. Life can always be better for us in the USofA but I'm worried about the population being currently genocided. What about THOSE vulnerable people

#ask #anonymous #us americans i'm asking us to please not be selfish this fucking election #i'm not saying vote for trump but for the love of god i don't want biden in office again #why do none of these shitheads want a ceasefire. THAT'S what i'm complaining about

[mechieonu]

and i'm here to tell you right now. if you're looking for someone to blame for the low gen z / arab voter turn out his name starts with joe and ends in seph

#withholding your vote from someone who does not represent you at all is a fundamental part of democracy #IF BIDEN HAS LOST THE PEOPLE'S TRUST THAT IS HIS FAULT. #& before you drag the 🎺 in here not voting for biden ≠ voting for 🎺 #and its actually sickening to see so many liberals turn into magahats when ppl say they're not voting biden #you cannot tell someone to 'enjoh getting deported' and then get mad they refuse to vote biden #the argument of 'well the other guy is going to be worse' argument stops working #when the first guy turns out to be just as bad as the guy you're trying to stop #n i will be honest. he lost my vote when he struck down the train strike lmao #fuck biden #i'm looking into other candidates atm and I'm currently @ claudia de la cruz; saw her protesting @ blackrock

[maeamian]

I'll scream my little head off about this forever, but any post still mad about the 2016 election fundamentally needs to note that we fucking outright won that one for the email lady except that our allegedly democratic system of government does not award the supreme executive role to the person with the most votes. As much harm as Trump and did and is still doing, the people to blame aren't the marginal voters who didn't like their choices it's the fuckers who built the electoral college and senate, we need serious systemic changes to our voting to undo the damage, which is a lot harder of a fix than yelling at people about how they didn't vote enough when so many of us fucking did but live in a fundamentally undemocratic system that doesn't reward the winner of the vote with the office they were running for.

#If your takeaway was 'some people weren't enthusiastic about an objectively unimpressive candidate' that's fair #But if you then want to insist *that* and not fundamental problems with the system are why it went bad #IDK what to tell you learn more about how American politics works. #The electoral college is a fundamental problem and couldn't even do the one fucking thing people who excused its existence said it'd do #If it were an actual democratic protection they could've defected to the popular vote winner instead of the obviously fascist jackass #But it's obviously not designed as a protection for people who aren't deeply invested in the status quo #Fail country with cringe electoral systems. #Voting is a basic buy-in but like... maybe google disinfranchisment before being sure you're aiming your rage correctly on this one #Most of the states we lost it on engaged in that at margins easily enough to swing the fucking thing #It just rings a lot like Joe Biden's advice to out-organize voter suppression and I don't take kindly to it #I'm not saying don't be mad that election was a fundamental betrayal of the people of this country and should be treated as such #But you can't make it about the voters without acknowledging the system the voters were voting in #At least not if you want me to think of you as a serious person making as serious argument about American politics #But Jareth weren't you all in on Voting these past few months for the CA primaries? #Yes I think voting is good and important and that's why I think that the system should be set up to reflect the results of votes taken #Rather than the one we've got now. #Which does not meaningfully reflect the will of the voters in any way shape or form #Also CA's system is much fairer on the whole

[lesben]

don't americans want to end the 2 party system? to try and get a 3rd party to govern for once?

#txt #i'm at the point of blocking people who say you have to vote biden no matter what

[animalcuckllective]

If people keep telling me to vote I'm going to vote for Donald Trump

#People who tell you to vote for Joe Biden are stupid but people who just say VOTE. FOR SOMEONE like you're retarded and useless #Either way if enough people keep doing this I'm gonna vote for Trump #my posts

[lesbian-rook]

Just saw someome say "this is a good time to register to vote" as if voting does anything in this fucking country

#yeah guess what PEOPLE DID VOTE AND THE PEOPLE WE VOTED IN HAVEN'T DONE SHIT #THEY COULD STOP THIS IF THEY WANTED TO #also if ur pro life you are a bad person full stop #get off my fucking blog and do not talk to me #I'm not saying don't vote #we should because the election of trump led to this #and we cannot let this happen again #but also biden and the other dems aren't doing shit to stop this and its WILDLY INFURIATING #fucking just woke up and too angry to type right #just. you get my point

[sunandalsoflowers]

tfw you have to unfollow someone because you realize their probably trying to undermine the US election

#Look I'm not even American but it's obvious to spot #Anyone who is saying you can't morally vote for Biden is either purposefully helping Trumps side or is an idiot

[tcypionate]

people, specifically democrats, seem to think voting is a type of currency when it should be seen as a reward system. that's the best way i can put it because the understanding of the word vote seems to have gotten lost.

#why should biden do anything different when he's not threatened? #inb4 it's said; im not saying DONT vote. i'm saying THREATEN. literally lie.

[saltypiss]

God we're fucked if Biden runs again.

I straight up hope he just doesn't.

We're fuuuuucked.

I have no interest in him, like man, I get it, I do, I just...There's no energy man. He's impossible to defend. He's just, shit man.

I'm sure some stuff got done under him, but he fucking FLOPPED on everything else. Absolutely nothing was given to us, he flopped on the stimulus, he flopped further on the railroad strikes, sorry whatever halfass compromise happened too late and barely with his involvement.

He just sucks man. A total dud, not, what we needed after Dump. He extinguished all, absolutely, all, of our energy.

Fuck Biden man. Obviously fuck Dump, but can we just stop this fucking pretend dance and fucking admit it, he fucked us by running in the first place, and he fucked us further by doing it again.

#Biden #Nobody has anything good to say about him #really #like #ask #you're fucked #you're fucked if you vote for him #nobody likes him #he's such a fucking piece of egotistical shit to run again #fuck Biden #Obviously fuck the terrorist republicans but like #when has he actually had a public positive image #that wasn't propped up in UTTER FEAR #that dems will look weak because of him #he just exudes nothing #the child smelling is impossible to ignore #I'm just saying man #I'm too tired to do basic tasks most days #you expect me to vote for someone just because the other people are hitlers? #I just can't man #let it all burn #let us revolt #I'm bored #I'm tired #I'm weak #and I'm fucking sick #Maybe Biden could've motivated instead of extinguish #but right now #right fucking now #the left needs to totally

[qqueenofhades]

https://www.tumblr.com/qqueenofhades/743255237060689920/the-thing-that-confuses-me-about-the-dont-vote

The “don’t vote” left’s point is basically that, if Biden gets a second term, it’ll basically signal that “They’ll vote for us as long as we’re not Republicans, why don’t we do some REAL fucked up shit, if we can get away with it?” It takes the power out of the people’s hands and places it firmly in the party’s.

I can’t completely disagree with that, my caveat is that there’s no real alternative system or party in place, because top-down change is ineffective; a third party president has to contend with a two party congress.

Except no. This whole "Biden just wants to do as much fucked up shit as possible while not being a Republican, and if you give him a second term he'll do more fucked up shit deliberately to spite you" mindset is only possible as an interpretation if you a) deliberately and comprehensively ignore everything he has done to date, and b) you approach the situation with the maximum bad faith possible. Not to mention, the ultimate outcome of this Big Important Teaching Biden A Lesson is that Trump gets back into power and makes everything orders of magnitude worse, because he does in fact want to deliberately do evil shit to everyone and says so at every opportunity. There is not some magical happy alternative that springs into existence by not voting. If you choose this as a year to Teach Biden A Lesson, you are enabling Trump. Trump will be much, much worse. If you don't care about that, I still do not care what your Great Ideology is. You are not helping anyone and you are directly and irreversibly hurting everyone.

I made a post a few days ago wherein I mentioned that I want to assess Biden fairly, taking into account both strengths and weaknesses, but the rampant bad-faith, lying, misreading, misrepresentation, and open sabotage of him (especially by the online left; the GOP sometimes only wishes they were as good at turning Biden's voter pool against him) makes it really difficult to do that. My frustration with those people makes me just want to go "BIDEN IS GREAT THE END." I know he is a flawed old man (though by literally every account of a career spent in public service, he really does care about making the world a better place and any remotely good faith reading of his accomplishments thus far can see that). It is also very likely that he goes MORE left in a second term because he won't have to face the electorate again, he has always gone more left when pushed before, and he's not actually the scheming genocidal mastermind that leftist social media paints him as. Shocking, I know.

I know there are things in the world we don't like and don't want and want to stop, and therefore we blame our own president for not making it stop. But I have zero, no, none, absolutely none whatsoever sympathy for this pseudo-populist "WE NEED TO TEACH BIDEN A LESSON BY ELECTING TRUMP AGAIN, I AM VERY MORAL MUCH ACTIVIST" mindset. There's this funny thing about America wherein it is still (for now) a democracy. If Biden wins a second term, he can't run again. I would take literally anything these people said more seriously if they focused on developing their dream progressive successor for 2028 (and also figured out how to get that person elected and in a place to make real change) rather than cynically sabotaging Biden in the most consequential election year, again, of our lifetimes. If you don't like him now, find a way to make his successor a better option. Throwing a toddler tantrum and handing the country back to a senile, deranged, fascist, revenge-riddled, theocratic Trump HELPS. NOBODY. I still don't know how many times I'm going to have to say that, but yeah.

#anonymous #ask #politics for ts

[thebreakfastgenie]

It is extremely disturbing how many posts I see claiming that Roe v. Wade was overturned on Biden's watch and blaming him and the Democratic Party for it. It's disturbing on a number of levels.

First, it was Trump and Bush-appointed justices who handed down the Dobbs decision. This is a flagrant example of blaming Democrats for things Republicans did, and not coincidentally is one of the the most widely felt differences between the two parties. As a result, it's usually the first example Democrats and their allies point to; this misappropriation suggests a deliberate attempt to undercut that fact.

Secondly, and related to the first point, it obfuscates who the real enemy is, and I am comfortable using word "enemy" to describe the Republican Party because of the policies they advocate and enact. The truth is that states controlled by the Republican Party were where the effects of Dobbs are most severely felt, while states controlled by the Democratic Party are passing laws to protect abortion. It is important to know which party opposes abortion and which party supports it. If the Republicans gain control of the House, Senate, and White House, they will pass a national abortion ban, as they have done at the state level in several places.

Thirdly, blaming Biden for Dobbs demonstrates a very concerning lack of understanding of how the government functions. The judiciary is its own branch of government; judges are appointed by the president and confirmed by the senate. It doesn't matter who is president when a decision is handed down, it matters who was president when the justices were appointed. People sometimes react to this by moving the goalposts and claiming the real issue was a failure by Democrats to "codify" Roe v. Wade. I am not sure what "codify" means in this context, and I'm not sure they are either. One thing it does not mean is that congress can pass a law saying "abortion is legal forever." Republicans could easily repeal such a law and it the federal government cannot necessarily prevent states from restricting abortion at the state level. Roe v. Wade was a ruling stating that the constitution guaranteed a right to privacy, which included the right to have an abortion. This prevented abortion restrictions in a way federal law cannot. That doesn't mean passing federal law protecting abortion is a bad idea, but it isn't a foolproof protection. It's fair to argue that the Democratic Party and the left of center generally were complacent about abortion. The form of this complacency was not taking the courts seriously, while the right spent fifty years openly filling the courts with anti-abortion judges.

The last thing that worries me is that this is popping up phrased almost the exact same way all over the place. I am afraid that it is not merely incompetence, but intentional misinformation, that is then repeated by the incompetent who believe it.

I know some will probably dismiss this post as being from a "vote harder" liberal Biden supporter, but whatever your feelings about Biden, the Democratic Party, or the democratic process in the U.S., you should care about the truth. The truth is that Roe v. Wade was overturned by Republican-appointed judges and abortion bans are being enacted by Republican elected officials, and Joe Biden opposes these things. You can do with that information whatever you wish, but you denying it is dishonest.

#you can't build a leftist movement on dishonesty #i might have to mute this one too but i needed to say it