RE: political strategy
January 1, 2022 at 1:54 pm
(This post was last modified: January 1, 2022 at 1:57 pm by Hillbillyatheist.)
@ Ahriman
if you're a democrat in the general then voting republican then makes less sense unless you happen to find yourself for whatever reason wanting to be a swing voter that year. or of course are a republican.
now if you're a republican then you would want to consider a similar strategy if you were in a solid blue district. perhaps you and moderate democrats would get more kyrsten Sinema types and less AOC types representing you. no doubt as a republican you would find that choice the lesser of two evils.
Frankly I'd be all for that as unpopular as that might make me here. we need more moderates in both parties and less flame throwers if we ever want to get anything done and avoid the increasing hostilities that make me worried about a possible civil war breaking out in the future.
the extreme gerrymandering we have now tends to create incentives for politicians to cater to the extremes in their own parties instead of trying to reach and find middle ground and reduce hostilities.
but gerrymandering isn't going away anytime soon. so we may as well adapt.
@ BrianSoddingBoru4
likely the same with democrats. people would feel icky about being registered with the party they more likely disagree with more often.
if you're a democrat in the general then voting republican then makes less sense unless you happen to find yourself for whatever reason wanting to be a swing voter that year. or of course are a republican.
now if you're a republican then you would want to consider a similar strategy if you were in a solid blue district. perhaps you and moderate democrats would get more kyrsten Sinema types and less AOC types representing you. no doubt as a republican you would find that choice the lesser of two evils.
Frankly I'd be all for that as unpopular as that might make me here. we need more moderates in both parties and less flame throwers if we ever want to get anything done and avoid the increasing hostilities that make me worried about a possible civil war breaking out in the future.
the extreme gerrymandering we have now tends to create incentives for politicians to cater to the extremes in their own parties instead of trying to reach and find middle ground and reduce hostilities.
but gerrymandering isn't going away anytime soon. so we may as well adapt.
@ BrianSoddingBoru4
likely the same with democrats. people would feel icky about being registered with the party they more likely disagree with more often.
