• Auli@lemmy.ca
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    3 days ago

    Because they vote reliably the left does not. No politicians gives one ounce if thought to people who don’t vote.

    • phutatorius@lemmy.zip
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      2 days ago

      There are more discouraged Democratic and leftish voters than there are swing voters. The fact that the DNC was so obsessed with swing voters was a sign that they were barking up the wrong tree, probably because the interests of their donors were in opposition to the interests of their voters.

    • Eldritch@piefed.world
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      3 days ago

      That and fascists and their allies own all the messaging outlets. Democrats could have perfect messaging and it would hardly reach anyone. So it really doesn’t help that their messaging is shit.