• Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world
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    12 days ago

    I mean liberal in the sense of liberty, equality, and progressive reform.

    But, the city and county have a long history of people electing socialists into public office.

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      11 days ago

      Then idk what to tell you. I’ve been hearing it IRL and online for more than a decade now used to refer to the “Blue No Matter Who” types that tried to say anyone with concerns about Copmala’s record as a crooked prosecutor or her enthusiastic support for a US funded genocide was secretly a Russian bot trying to boost Trump’s chances.

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        11 days ago

        IMO, when people say “blue no matter who,” that basically means, “don’t let the MAGAs get 50.1% of the vote in a general election.” That’s how you get jackboot ICE agents rolling around and authoritarians plotting coups.

        People try to get really progressive candidates on the ballot as a 3rd party, and unless you have ranked choice, that’s a really bad idea in races where a MAGA candidate could win or lose by a few percent.

        The play needs to be what the DSA is doing. Use the democratic primaries to get in. Not the general.