Ben Royce 🇺🇦<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tech.lgbt/@pliny" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>pliny</span></a></span> </p><p>No</p><p>Because you frame it as</p><p>1. Punishing centrist dems</p><p>2. Expecting them to be perfect before you vote</p><p>What you do is you ignore that toxic waste</p><p>Then you show up in the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/primaries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>primaries</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/primaries2026" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>primaries2026</span></a> and replace them</p><p>The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> are an empty vessel</p><p>Fill them with your will</p><p>Don't listen to toxic <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialMedia</span></a> "the Democrats suck so I won't show up"</p><p>Of course they suck!</p><p>And?</p><p>Do you see the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/psyop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>psyop</span></a> that only helps <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>?</p><p>If your reasoning results in inaction *you* fucked up</p>
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Fuck #Schumer
Nobody is normalizing or accepting Schumer the spineless turd
The problem is arguments to not #vote and give us #Trump
That choice matters more than your point
Meanwhile, until #midterms #midterms2026, we #primaries2026 the fuck out of these centrist milquetoast centrist corporatist shit dems
And if someone doesn't vote in the #primaries?
Then they can shut the fuck up because actions speak louder than words on their supposed ideals
Show the fuck up #America
Fight!
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>> thread from Sen. #Whitehouse related to the continuing budget resolution and voting rational is worth making exception for…
I read it but could not find your comment if you posted any.
What I found is that the VAST majority responded negatively to whitewashing #Schumer's inaction, while Schumer himself shrugged reporters with "I don't know" [all the facts] and [don't worry about #primaries] "That's a long time away" 
https://mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/114173039648225393
Rearranging #DeckChairsOnTitanic 
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Maybe a massive Primary the Democratic Party Leadership needs to be organised.
"Primary Schumer"
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More endorsements for Shayla Adams-Stafford in PG County District 5! Shayla is very much for the working class. The March 4 primary is super important because it could break up the deadlock between conservative and progressive Dems. #maryland #democracy #labor #unions #pgcounty #elections #primaries
Our endorsements in the Prince...
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#ElonMusk #warns #Republicans against standing in Trump’s way — or his.
Musk said his #politicalactioncommittee would illegally “play a significant #role in #primaries.”
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #ThePartyOfHate
https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-politics-trump-7e26c829af224a1f9d67c27cea085e68
AP News · Elon Musk warns Republicans against standing in Trump's way — or his
The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Nov. 25, 2024
With a razor-thin statewide margin of 664 votes, #rankedchoice #voting and open #primaries weathered a repeal challenge in #alaska one of the few #democracy reforms to survive the 2024 Presidential #election cycle.
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American Democracy Minute · American Democracy Minute | Radio Report & Podcast on Democracy Issues | Ranked Choice Voting (RCV)With a razor-thin statewide margin of 664 votes, ranked choice voting and open primaries weathered a repeal challenge in Alaska, one of the few democracy reforms to survive the 2024 Presidential election cycle.
#American #Americans #America #USA:
it's time to remake the #democrats #democraticparty
#thirdparty will just divide the #left and hand #MAGA more wins
think of the party as an empty vessel
fill it with 50 #AOC #AlexandriaOcasioCortez s
we look now to the #midterms #primaries #midterms2026
#primaries2026 #2026midterms
#2026primaries
we reject the milquetoast centrists
we reject the political machines
we fundraise and organize online
and we hew to principles we already know well:
youtube.com/watch?v=MAJafY-4at…
@adamconover Makes very strong cases for why we lost. The #Dems ignored the fact that the working people were suffering and didn't blame the people who were causing the suffering, the #billionaires , because they were disconnected and it would piss off their rich donors. So #Trump told them they were suffering and it was the immigrants who were making them suffer. Next time we have to tell that story.
#Workingfamiliesparty is the most responsible of the third parties. They support people in #primaries and run where ever they aren't going to split the vote. I actually got to vote for 2 WFP members last year for at-large city counsel, and got to vote one in in the general. I didn't see a single green or #democraticSocialist run where they could have.
I feel WFP is the best option we have to retake the nation next time, using the big tent when they need to, but then being a smaller tent when they don't have to. If the other 3rd parties could do this and make pushing for #rankedchoicevoting we wouldn't need this strategy, but somehow #Elon convinced enough idiots that 3rd parties sucked and voted against RCV In 4 states this year that could have said goodbye the the two party system for good, and Alaska may lose it too. I don't want to hear a single person who didn't vote voted against RCV to ever bitch about the 2 party system again. You had your chance and you shot yourself in the foot.
@adamconover Makes very strong cases for why we lost. The #Dems ignored the fact that the working people were suffering and didn't blame the people who were causing the suffering, the #billionaires , because they were disconnected and it would piss off their rich donors. So #Trump told them they were suffering and it was the immigrants who were making them suffer. Next time we have to tell that story.
#Workingfamiliesparty is the most responsible of the third parties. They support people in #primaries and run where ever they aren't going to split the vote. I actually got to vote for 2 WFP members last year for at-large city counsel, and got to vote one in in the general. I didn't see a single green or #democraticSocialist run where they could have.
I feel WFP is the best option we have to retake the nation next time, using the big tent when they need to, but then being a smaller tent when they don't have to. If the other 3rd parties could do this and make pushing for #rankedchoicevoting we wouldn't need this strategy, but somehow #Elon convinced enough idiots that 3rd parties sucked and voted against RCV In 4 states this year that could have said goodbye the the two party system for good, and Alaska may lose it too. I don't want to hear a single person who didn't vote voted against RCV to ever bitch about the 2 party system again. You had your chance and you shot yourself in the foot.
@Jackiemauro @MikeF @CptSuperlative @Huntn00
the #left has to fucking *mob* #primaries2026. get 50 #AOC s in there
#centrist #democrats as super powerful is a lie
they are weak milquetoast
the dem party is just an empty vessel, fill it with what you want
(and because of #duvergerslaw in our shitty #fptp voting system #thirdparty is a dead end until we get #rcv)
anyone who does not show up to #vote in the #primaries #primary: shut the fuck up. you have no idea how to get effective change
@504DR @johnlogic @AlliFlowers @bolson
exactly
everyone is familiar with "how can i vote #democrat if they are so milquetoast #centrist"
they are so centrist because you don't show up in the #primaries, motherfuckers
the *#midterm* primaries
it's. on. *you*.
everyone in the #usa:
#vote or fuck off
if you don't vote, shut the fuck up
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Daniel Levy: "As the movement for Palestinian rights has built up one kind of popular power, pro-Israel forces have doubled down on financial power. The Democratic Party could have said they will not allow independent expenditure campaigns, because they are a travesty and a disgrace to democracy, but they didn’t — and so they have enabled those pro-Israel forces."
https://www.972mag.com/daniel-levy-us-israel-gaza-democrats/
+972 Magazine · ‘This is also America’s war’: Why the U.S. isn’t stopping the Gaza onslaughtIsraelis and Palestinians are making a terrible mistake by looking exclusively to Washington to solve their problems, says Daniel Levy.
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"Despite broad popular support for legislation to curtail police violence, Congress got nothing done. Democrats, despite controlling both the House and Senate in 2021 and 2022, slow-walked the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, insisting on bipartisan support that never materialized."
"Both #BLM activists voted into Congress have been pushed out."
"Bowman and Bush have been routed out of Congress, thanks to a historic deluge of big-money spending against them. They battled challengers in the most and third-most-expensive congressional primaries in American history, respectively, and each was outspent roughly 4–1."
Slate · The George Floyd Era Is Over in Congress
#MattGaetz and #RickScott face #challengers in #Florida #primaries.
The #senate seat is not the only one in #Florida to watch, since some of the state’s #congressional #races include the most well-known #farright #extremist #lawmakers.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Florida #Voting #Voters #Vote!
AP News · Matt Gaetz and Rick Scott face challengers in Florida primaries
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#JohnOliver #Finds #GOP #Candidates Even ‘#Weirder’ Than #Trump and #Vance
The “#LastWeekTonight” host pointed out the strangest #candidates in last week’s #Senate #primaries in #Minnesota, #Virginia, and #Wisconsin.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/john-oliver-finds-gop-candidates-even-weirder-than-trump-and-vance
The Daily Beast · John Oliver Finds GOP Candidates Even ‘Weirder’ Than Trump and Vance
Worked this morning as a #voting #election judge in my precinct for the #minnesota #primaries today. I'm trying to do my part. There is still time to #vote and register to vote, #polls are open until 8pm.
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The Associated Press has called the Michigan US Senate Democratic Primary for Elissa Slotkin.
The AP has called the Michigan US Senate Republican Primary for Mike Rogers.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/08/06/us/elections/results-michigan-primary.html#H
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The New York Times · Michigan Primary Election Results 2024
#Michigan #primaries will set the stage for #Senate, #House #races, and are #key to which party will #control #Congress.
#Voters on Tuesday will decide which #Republican and #Democratic #candidates will compete in November for the state’s highly coveted #open #US #Senate #seat, in addition to several of the nation’s most #competitive #House #races.
AP News · Michigan primaries will set the stage for Senate, House races key to control of Congress
I voted!
In #Arizona:
"A string of big #GOP primary wins on Tuesday for candidates who have baselessly cast doubt on #elections...
These contests won’t affect how elections are run this fall, since none of the winners will be seated until next year. But they’ll shape who will run, count, and certify elections in [Arizona] starting next year, at least through the 2026 midterm election and the 2028 presidential election."
https://boltsmag.org/maricopa-county-arizona-election-deniers-win-primaries/
Bolts · In Nation’s Largest Swing County, Election Deniers Move Closer to Taking Over Elections - BoltsTo follow local elections and voting rights in the United States, sign-up to our newsletter. Democrat Gabriella Cázares-Kelly, the elections head in Arizona’s Pima County, says she drove to work... Read More