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[-] aleph@lemm.ee 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Except Kamala crumpled under pressure and dropped her support of a fracking ban and M4A.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/14/kamala-harris-changes-policy-positions/

These days, no one knows what she stands for. Her campaign seems happy to be riding on pure vibes for the time being.

[-] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 8 points 2 months ago

We can never expect anything groundbreaking out if the Democratic party. The best thing is just solidifying some already predatory practice that may be slightly better than the previous predatory practice. Your best bet is to support any sort of voting reform that you come across such as Ranked Choice Voting. With that, we can hope to rid ourselves of the two-party hegemony.

[-] aleph@lemm.ee 3 points 2 months ago

Absolutely. Add capping campaign spending, overturning Citizens United, and making it easier for alternative political parties to get on the ballot to that list, too.

[-] timbuck2themoon@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

Makes sense. You gotta win to be able to do anything and being anti fracking will probably lose you pa no?

Vibe it all the way. Who cares. Better than the alternative.

[-] Vittelius@feddit.org 5 points 2 months ago

I mean that's established political wisdom: establish yourself as a progressive in the primaries and then move towards the centre for the general. That has been the democratic playbook for many elections. And it kinda makes sense: You need the base for the primary but those voters alone are not enough for the general.

Biden was actually an outlier in that regard. He actually moved left in his campaign rhetoric after Bernie dropped out.

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