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Wake-up Call: Democrats could easily lose the White House and Senate next year
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My problem is that since the first time I've been able to vote, the Democratic party has shown they don't care about who the people may want. They will actively suppress whoever isn't their chosen one. And there are cases where they fund ads for their crazy opposition instead of building a meaningful case for their candidate. I voted for Biden originally, and I will not vote for Trump now, but I need more than "vote for me because I'm not the other guy", especially the second time around. If Trump wins, it's because the Democratic party shot themselves in the foot. Party cohesion is made by leaders who listen to their constituents.
Once you realize that politicians will always lie in order to win votes, or at least intentionally misrepresent the likelihood of them achieving any of the things they promise, you'll probably be angry and disappointed for a while, but after that, you'll be free from the illusion that you'll ever be able to solve any of your problems by voting.
If you want to improve life for yourself and those around you, it's far more effective to figure out what you can change than it is to hope for any politician to change anything for you. Sometimes they will, but most of the times they'll just leave you hanging.
I 100% agree. Of anything, vote local, but the whole "being the change you want to see" is the most surefire.