#primary

anubis2814@friendica.myportal.social

I know it wont do any good but I might be voting for Dean Phillips as a protest candidate in the #democratic #primary just because he has said to a certain extent that Israel has gone overboard in #Gaza. Will look into more details on the issue, and my state is one of the last states, but like when I voted for Bernie in 2020 even though I had serious beef with him for how he treated Warren, I wanted to give his side more seats at the convention even if its not a majority. If there are enough people casting these kinds of protest votes, it can sway the convention and place pressure on the party to change their stance.

libramoon@diaspora.glasswings.com

https://ballotpedia.org/Ballot_access_for_major_and_minor_party_candidates

#Ballot access for major and minor party #candidates

..."These laws are set at the state level.

There are three basic methods by which an individual may become a candidate for office in a state.

An individual can seek the nomination of a state-recognized political party.
An individual can run as an independent. Independent candidates often must petition in order to have their names printed on the general election ballot.
An individual can run as a write-in candidate.
For state-specific ballot access requirements, select a state from the map below. If on a mobile device, select a state from the dropdown menu below.

The table below lists statewide candidate filing #deadlines and #primary dates in 2024.":

azurecerulean@diasp.org
libramoon@diaspora.glasswings.com

VOTE in your state's primaries!

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/05/18/big-wins-tough-losses-key-progressive-primary-fights

Big Wins, Tough Losses in Key Progressive Primary Fights

"Not every left-leaning candidate was victorious in Tuesday's #primary contests, but on the whole, the Democratic Party's #progressive wing had a successful showing despite the best efforts of the party establishment and millions of dollars in right-wing super PAC money.

While progressive candidates came up short in North Carolina, their counterparts in Pennsylvania, Oregon, and Kentucky notched important wins that set them up to take on Republican opponents in the fast-approaching November 8 midterms, with control of Congress on the line. Below is a breakdown of key progressive triumphs, losses, and races that remain too close to call."

hipstre@diasp.org

I am so #angry right now, I can't think. I can #rant. I can #emote. And I can think too. I am actually #thinking. I am going to try to remove all #politics from all of my feeds. When the #election comes, I look the stuff up. I decide how to #vote and I do it. On the matters of elected offices, it is decided forever. I am never going to vote for a #Republican, ever, under any circumstance. I made that decision in #1992, and have periodically re-examined it. I participate in #primary elections, so I examine the #Democratic candidates then and pick from among them. Then, I vote for whatever Democrat wins. I give a little #money to a political organization. I don't need or want to hear a single, fucking, goddamn, motherfucking, rapist, racist, Ku Klux Klan, trans, LGBTQIA+, cancel this, twitter that, fucking THING about anything else. All I can do is vote. That's it. If there's some other problem and I can do something, then I will consider it. Other than that, there's not a single fucking thing I can do. I can't "amplify marginalized gorups." No one gives a fuck what I have to say. And they shouldn't. I speak for myself. The marginalized groups, given how fucking "marginalized" they are, don't seem to be having any fucking problem at all getting their "voices heard." If there's something I can do I will consider it. I will vote for Democrats. End of story. I am not important in any fucking way. No one is listening to me. No one wants to listen to me. I don't want anyone to listen to me. I shouldn't have any #power. I don't want to live in a world where people who want power, get power. That's not going to happen in my lifetime. For my pathetic, pointless, zero of a life, and what's left of it, I can do one thing: vote. That's it.