psychothumbs@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoWith democracy on the ballot, the mainstream press must change its wayswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square63fedilinkarrow-up1333arrow-down115
arrow-up1318arrow-down1external-linkWith democracy on the ballot, the mainstream press must change its wayswww.theguardian.compsychothumbs@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square63fedilink
minus-squarepsychothumbs@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·1 year agoAre you really claiming to not get the expression “X is on the ballot” to mean it will make a big issue for issue X which party wins? Like for example in 2024 in addition to democracy, abortion will be on the ballot.
minus-squareJeremy [Iowa]@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year agoRather, “to be subject to a vote in an election” e.g. [democracy] is on the ballot aka is subject to a vote in an election.
Are you really claiming to not get the expression “X is on the ballot” to mean it will make a big issue for issue X which party wins? Like for example in 2024 in addition to democracy, abortion will be on the ballot.
Rather, “to be subject to a vote in an election” e.g. [democracy] is on the ballot aka is subject to a vote in an election.