I’ll be honest, I’m not even sure what I mean aside from a general pessimism and a suspicion that Biden will be ramrodded down our throats by any means possible. I was mostly just tired and feeling politically exhausted when I wrote that post. I will say that while I agree that getting out the vote and getting independent voters behind Dem candidates is obviously the best way to beat Trump, there’s not agreement on how to do that. I feel like the best way would be to support progressive candidates who will make an actual difference, but other Democrats, including some I know, feel like the best way is to put up as bland and middle-of-the-road candidate as possible, on the general principle that young people who want change are naive idiots who won’t vote anyway. I don’t feel like Bernie was robbed or illegally cheated of anything, but he was definitely marginalized and his supporters alienated by the mainstream Democratic party and the media, and I fully expect it to happen again to both him and Warren as the election draws closer.
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