Young voters are moving toward Harris and feeling less ‘meh’ about voting

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In case you missed it, the "You will take what we give you and pretend to like it" approach failed.

Did anyone else credible run in this primary or submit their names to the convention for nomination? Why do you think no one submitted their names?

And yet, we were on track to losing until the party listened to people who were upset at the shit choice we had before us.

I'm glad your shit candidate stepped down and we got a better one.

Firstly, He wasn't my candidate, I always supported Bernie.

Second, yes the party got him to step down, but after that happened, why do you think no one added their names to the list for consideration at the convention, and before that why did no big name Dems compete in the primary against Biden?

The answer is very simple, no Democrat wants it right now, every single big name like Gretchen Whitmer, Gavin Newsom, or AOC would rather wait until 2028 or after to run, and that's why literally every single one immediately threw their support behind Harris.

Well, Biden got elected so I’ll say it didn’t fail. What we need is a better voting system, and until that happens we have to understand that’s the world we live in, and work with what we’ve got.

This election cycle has been like "no, you're not getting a real primary, vote as your told and like it."

Until it became so clear that it was a losing strategy that even Democrats abandoned it.

"No vote no voice" implies that voters have a voice. Until Biden stepped down, they functionally didn't.

You may have liked him, but I'm glad we have someone who stands a chance of winning instead of the guy party leadership wants.

I didn’t like Biden.

If you say so.

I didn’t know I was talking to a child.

I knew I was talking to a boomer.

Millennial.

You don't want to be called a boomer, don't make boomer arguments. "Everyone who disagrees with me must be younger than me and is therefore wrong" is the boomeriest shit ever.

No, not younger. A child. Boomers can act like children as much as you are.

VOTE!!!!

Boomers can act like children

You certainly do.

VOTE!!!

Already am. I'm glad that Biden dropped out.

I am also glad that Biden dropped out. I’m not a huge Harris fan, but I like her more than Biden.

I'm not huge on Harris either, but I am very much invested in seeing a Democratic Party that listens to its membership, and I'm not going to badmouth them for doing what I want them to.

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