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You don't think any election in the last 10 years has made a measurable difference? Elections are the result of voting en masse.
by burkaman 1y ago
You don't think any election in the last 10 years has made a measurable difference? Elections are the result of voting en masse.
- adastra22 1y agoIn the gerrymandered district in which I live, no.
- JumpCrisscross 1y agoYou’re seriously claiming you had zero competitive elections of consequence where you live? No local elections? Referenda? Competitive primaries?
- adastra22 1y agoSome school district and property tax measures. That’s why I vote (and just for the general principle of it). Even my state and local reps are gerrymandered into lifelong stability.
- JumpCrisscross 1y ago> Even my state and local reps are gerrymandered into lifelong stability Your leverage is in surfacing primary challengers. Even if they win, it’s a drag on time, energy and capital. Elected will pay attention to groups that can petition for and support a primary challenge. Even if they’re gerrymandered.
- adastra22 1y agoThey win with 80+% margins. They don’t even bother campaigning themselves and delegate it to their staff. The party wants it this way and is actively hostile to any primary challenges. I have better things to do with my time than charge at windmills.
- JumpCrisscross 1y ago> They win with 80+% margins Yes. I’ve lived in these districts. They still don’t want a challenge. > The party wants it this way and is actively hostile to any primary challenges Of course. They’re hostile because they don’t like it. Not much of a threat if you’re going to do something they like. > have better things to do with my time Then say this. Of course civic engagement takes time and effort.
- adastra22 1y agoCivic engagement when the deck is stacked that bad against you is just pissing your time away. We only have so much time in this earth to accomplish things.