But my non-vote has nothing to do with harm reduction. I’m just not voting because they both suck and neither one bothered to do anything to earn my vote.
If the dems want my vote that bad, they should offer me something. Not continue being the warmongering grifters they are, and then scold me for not voting.
Right, I’m entirely on board with this. Please vote in any competitive races down ballot though - there are choices that matter there.
I apply the same logic to the down ballot races as the presidential race. If there’s one candidate offering something worth voting for, I vote. That happens more frequently in down-ballot races, judgeships, ballot proposals, etc.
Of course, politics are less corrupted at the municipal and state level (though not uncorrupted) and it’s way less unheard of to encounter actual leftists, and also well-meaning, honest, compassionate versions of libs, like Bernie. So you will more often get a candidate worth voting for in those down-ballot races.
So usually I’m voting for everything but president. But the process we bring to each race should be the same. Vote if there’s something to vote for. If not, fuck them, withhold your vote until they pursue you. It’s the only way to make your vote mean something.
