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mk  ·  3656 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Where Is America's Real Youth Rebellion?

Vote in the direction you'd like to see things move. The center can be pulled, as the Tea Party illustrates. Especially in primaries. Then vote your conscience on local issues and referendum.





OftenBen  ·  3656 days ago  ·  link  ·  

What you're saying, with regards to the US, is essentially vote Democrat no matter what, because very rarely is a Republican option for anything over city council a rational choice.

Get shot in the foot or the hand, take your pick.

mk  ·  3655 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Assuming that most millennials lean left (which they do), then yes, vote Democratic, or Green. But don't discount the primaries. That's where the Tea Party has moved the dial most effectively. If all millennials voted, Dems would be falling over themselves to demonstrate their liberal credentials. Elections are an evolutionary process. Votes are environmental pressure.

OftenBen  ·  3655 days ago  ·  link  ·  

As long as there are republicans there is no reason for the democratics to change. They will be the lesser of two evils until. Quite a large portion of the existing republican voter base dies off.