• Godric@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    So if progressives have so many votes to offer and are the key to gaining political power, why don’t progressives dictate who the president/congress is?

    If they’re such an easy key to power, why aren’t politicians on both sides of the isle getting in line to get progressive or young votes to vote for them?

    Are all politicians and all the staticians running their campaigns stupid???

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      4 months ago

      So if progressives have so many votes to offer and are the key to gaining political power, why don’t progressives dictate who the president/congress is?

      Because donors do that.

      If they’re such an easy key to power, why aren’t politicians on both sides of the isle getting in line to get progressive or young votes to vote for them?

      Because donors don’t want them to do that.

      Are all politicians and all the staticians running their campaigns stupid???

      gestures broadly at results