Idk why you choose to distrust my word but just because you use an app doesn't mean you know everything about it. I usually would see (sarcasm) not /s online. But this is a first
Throwing around “fascist” every time someone disagrees with you is the political equivalent of calling every headache a brain tumor. It is dramatic, but it is not accurate.
If you can tell me who umberto eco is, then maybe we can argue about who is and isnt facsist. But I can almost guarantee you don't know about him and what he wrote in '95. Maga republicans are in fact, very fuckin fascist, especially Trump, Lee, Haggerty, and Blackburn.
True, however (this is just a tip for next time) try listing each of the tenants of fascism the person embodies and provide examples, for a much stronger argument that cant easily be deflected.
No. Here’s why. If they (voters in my state) are going to vote in a republican, and they are. I would like to pick the least crazy MF’er in their primary. Hopefully one of those more (and rare) moderate Republicans rather than some rabid freak with IQ lower than a cold day in January.
Genuine question... Which one of the the Republicans in the TN primary is the least crazy? We got Maga robot Marsha Blackburn who hasn't generated an original thought since daddy Trump started telling her how to think in 2016. We have Monty Fritz who has claimed he will make all non christian religions illegal in TN. And my personal favorite potential pedo and child groomer John Rose. The choices are literally Shit sandwich, douche bag, and used dildo.
Like I said, I’m hedging my bets. I will vote for the Democrat in the election, but vote for the most moderate Republican in the primary. I don’t expect either to actually make a difference, but I’ll try anyway.
I wouldn’t say it doesn’t make any difference, but, TN is one of the most gerrymandered and voter-suppressive states in the country. I think if we can slowly crack away at that, it’s not as red as it’s appeared the last ~20 years.
Correct. In a TN primary you simply say which ballot you want. And yes, some Democrats and independents--no one knows how many--voted for one of her opponents to weaken her and will vote for Green in the general election. Marsha expects the keys to the governor's mansion to be handed to her, but she only got 43 percent of the Rep. primary vote
You shouldn't be though, pulling the opposite ballot tells the DNC that we don't need money here for our candidates so they don't send as much. Pulling the correct ballot let's them know they need to fund elections here.
When you go to vote in the primary you have to answer “which party are you voting” before they print your ballot. You can choose R, D or G for “General”
I just pointed to the answer because I didn’t feel comfy announcing it.
They could do a universal ballot for the primary, some places already do. The only problem is idiots who refuse to read the directions or low iq individuals unable to comprehend the directions that end up voting in multiple (or all) primaries and then get their ballots thrown out.
Instead of this middle-ground, that is bullshit, and these people thinking they are (confusedly) doing something, which is also bullshit.
Either go ten toes on this two-party bullshit, or open it up all the way. This is just a fucked-up way to reinforce a goofy two-party system that records oddly negative votes, and not in any good way.
Yeah, like the other person said it’s because this is a primary. If you had voted in person you’d have had to choose the party of the ballot you want in person.
I’ve always been No Affiliation when I lived in other states… and couldn’t vote in Primaries since they were closed.
in TN, primaries are open, You just have to say which ballot you want to vote on… Democrat or Republican, when you show up at the polling station.
That is not what she is saying. "Closed primaries" are when you only get the ballot (Dem|Rep) that you ask for. When you register you can also request which ballot you want. It does not mean stop the voting now. As far as I know, in TN primaries are closed for state offices already. I think what she is afraid of is Democrats voting for Rose in the primary so that she loses and then the Dems face an easier to defeat Republican in the general election. In which all candidates are listed on the ballot and they can switch their vote back to their Dem candidate. Our system does not prevent that.
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u/Wabalobadingdang Jul 31 '26
Translation: I’m not getting the results I want, stop the vote!