• Lauchs@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    Until young voters vote in primaries at rates approaching the elderly rates, the Deomcratic party will not be able to run progressive candidates.

    Every progressive Democrat candidate who banked on youth turnout has turned out to have misplaced their faith in our ability to translate internet snark to action.

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      9 months ago

      Until young voters vote in primaries at rates approaching the elderly rates, the Deomcratic party will not be able to run progressive candidates.

      When all the boomers have died, Democrats will have to come up with a new excuse for opposing progressives.

    • Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social
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      Until young voters vote in primaries at rates approaching the elderly rates, the Deomcratic party will not be able to run progressive candidates.

      So never. Fantastic.