If you are in a red state that Trump won in 2020 by over 500k votes... (hexbear.net)

submitted 4 weeks ago by culpritus@hexbear.net to c/electoralism@hexbear.net

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Libs get very mad if you mention you are not voting for KKKamala HarriSS

It is like they don't even understand how the electoral system works or something.

It is quite literally throwing your vote away to vote for her. She is not going to hurdle that margin folks, matter how much she tries to get right wing votes and endorsements.

Hey libs, move to a swing state if you care so much.

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[-] Vernon_Tennessee@hexbear.net 24 points 4 weeks ago

I used to live in indiana and I tried to get involved within the local democratic party there for a period of time. Thats when I learned that the dem parties in red states are even more of a joke than dems in blue and purple states.

Hell, at the county level, the democratic party didn't even exist beyond the chairman posting memes on the facebook page.

[-] Wertheimer@hexbear.net 22 points 4 weeks ago

In 2022, the Democrats failed to run a candidate in half of all partisan elections.

[-] Awoo@hexbear.net 6 points 4 weeks ago

What are the rules for these elections?

Can you like... Sign up for more than one? Is there a rule against that?

Just sign up for as many as possible and see if you win one?

Could be funny.

[-] Wertheimer@hexbear.net 2 points 4 weeks ago

If you're not going through a party, you generally need a bunch of signatures. I checked Alabama, because it's early in alphabetical order and has three congressional candidates running unopposed, and they require signatures from at least "3% of all votes cast for governor in the district in the last election."

[-] Awoo@hexbear.net 3 points 4 weeks ago

"Through a party" being defined as what? Is there a specific defined mechanism the parties get to bypass the rule on that smaller ""parties"" could fuck around with?

[-] the_itsb@hexbear.net 4 points 4 weeks ago

the initial paperwork and ongoing reporting requirements for a party would make that a harder feat than gathering signatures

it is intentionally difficult

[-] btfod@hexbear.net 14 points 4 weeks ago

Oof.

You wanna know how washed the Democratic Party of Arkansas is? Their last challenger for Tom Cotton's senate seat dropped out of the race two hours after the filing period ended. Complete implosion.

https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2019/nov/12/josh-mahony-drops-out-us-senate-race/