Which election are you talking about? Because I'm not referring to the election that happens every four years in the States. Every election in-between can, and often does, have major consequences. Or, it could, if enough people made sure of it.
That might actually be related to your question -- what matters is not just one election. If that's the case, then we've already lost.
If you're looking someone to blame, blame the idiots who engineered the blue ticket, not the voters who couldn't stomach it
https://news.gallup.com/poll/24655/party-images.aspx
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/favorability/dona...
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/favorability/kama...
My take is its less left/right and more useful/useless. Obama won big because people thought he'd do something.
Trump promised a lot of change and boy he's certainly doing exactly that.
At the end of the day though, I think the time of party politics is over. Whatever Americas gonna be like next its not gonna be this
The Democratic Party has been putting forward establishment candidates since at least Jimmy Carter, the only exceptions being Bill Clinton and Obama. And notably, they both were, like Trump, a bit of a black swan in party politics.
When you vote for Kamala over Trump, you show them your preferences, and they'll run and govern in a more methodical way. The next batch of candidates gets even better.
But Trump winning means the next batch will be even worse.
the dems are fighting to give as few boons as possible to the people and as much to their donors and we tell them when the line was crossed.
2. we're not getting another batch lol
It's true that when one encounters someone with views far from one's own, it can provoke a kind of shock experience. That's how your comment reads to me. If so, I'm sorry—it's not pleasant to realize that (in a way) your neighbors are not who you thought they were.
I've written about this dynamic in the past, in case you (or anyone) are interested:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23308098.
https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...
Vote in a democracy. Do things to preserve voting in a democracy.
Vote with your wallet for representative news stories that matter to you and not just indulgent shock material.
Vote with your mind and know what is truly important for you, your happiness, and your loved ones.
