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[–] humorlessrepost@lemmy.world 81 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Agreed in the general election.

Strong disagree for primaries.

[–] Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 80 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Primaries are for voting with your heart, the general is for voting strategically

[–] humorlessrepost@lemmy.world 62 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Primaries are for pretending we’re a functioning democracy. The general is for acceptance.

[–] Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 64 points 8 months ago

My local district flipped blue for the first time in decades, local elections and primaries are very important