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Study: Congress literally doesn’t care what you think. The preferences of the average American appear to have only a miniscule, near-zero, statistically non-significant impact upon public policy. (act.represent.us)

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[–] agent_nycto@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The good ol us of a

[–] bloodfart@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I like party for socialism and liberation. If they don’t have a candidate listed on your states ballot but they’re running one you can write em in.

What kind of politics do you have? I suggested psl because they’re running on a platform of Palestinian statehood and an end to weapons shipments to Israel and those issues seem to be what’s disgusting people with the democrats and republicans this go around, but what else motivates you?

[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

you can write em in.

Write in candidates to defeat the two party system and FPTP voting. Brilliant.

[–] bloodfart@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

every ballot is tallied. if one of the parties wants to pick up votes in your district they look at what people voted for in the past and try to either adopt that platform or clearly tell people they already have that platform.

if, as the OP states, our elected representatives don't actually represent us, the first step is to say in a way that cannot be denied or covered up what positions they would need to take up in order to represent us.

[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

if one of the parties wants to pick up votes in your district they look at what people voted for in the past and try to either adopt that platform

Maybe, but not the way you think.

If the democratic party gave a fuck about what their party thinks they would have moved further left to scoop up the Bernie supporters. Instead they keep moving right.

[–] bloodfart@lemmy.ml 0 points 4 months ago

they keep doing that because people keep voting for them. stop voting for them.

if all the people begging the democrats to move "left" always vote for them anyway, why would the party ever meet their demands when it could pick up more support by moving "right" and courting the opposition's base?

stop supporting parties that don't align with your values and politics!