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Get better messaging, then. Screaming at them ain't gonna work.
Scream at me for pointing it out. It beats trying to get votes.
(I'm voting for Biden. "Not Trump" has convinced me. It won't convince all the voters you'll need to win, and you'd rather lose than stop punching left.)
It seems like it convinced enough last time around.
In concert with campaign promises that haven't borne fruit, mainly due to Democrats getting in their own way. Now we're down to just "not Trump". I think relying on that message alone is doomed to fail. If you don't think we need better messaging or even additional messaging, fine.
But don't blame people to whom you are hostile when they don't enthusiastically vote like you want.
Imagine being upset that your candidate has to actually have good policy proposals that voters support in order to get votes.
I mean, I feel like most people are pretty upset about it. I'm pretty upset I have to vote for Biden in order to vote against Trump, but I'm still gonna do it.
This is the "only Democrats have agency" thing, yes? To blame them for failing while ignoring all the Republicans who actively oppose progress.
I don't expect Republicans to vote with Democrats. I don't expect Democrats to vote with Republicans. Just enough Democrats do anyway.