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I came up with this strategy a few years ago, and I think it might help others feel like they're doing more.

I tend to vote democrat more often than not for the general elections. But I'm registered as a republican. This allows me to vote in the republican primaries.

The strategy is simple. Usually the dems have a few decent options that I don't really care who wins. Sure, I like one better than another, but if the other wins, I'd still be happy. So, I put my vote where it matters more.

On the republican side it's usually a dumpater fire of bad choices. So, I dig through their bios and their plans for office, and am usually able to find at least one that I don't mind too much.

Why do I do this? Because I want two good candidates to choose from in the general elections.

Side benefits: it fucks with election numbers. Republicans counting on registered republicans to vote republican don't get what they want. I just read an article about the current administrstion tracking people based on their political affiliation. Poision that data up too.

Bonus, it's perfectly legal. Feels like it isn't, but it sure it.

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[-] HubertManne@piefed.social 4 points 5 days ago

Sorry no. The primary options for dems can vary wildly in quality. Sure even the worst is not a nutball like post maga republicans have been but still its nice to try and get as best as possible.

[-] CADmonkey@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

In my state for governer there is a normal human being running as a democrat. The republican primary was between three weird fuckers, one of which was at least a weird fucker who managed to follow the law, while one of them cant shut up about how he wants to do whatever trimp wants, and the other had TV ads showing him cutting up a banana and saying "This is going to happen to your son if you don't vote for me".

Its another "both sides" argument. One side has more or less competent human beings running for office. The other side has conspiracy nutters and people who are obsessed with everyone's genitals.

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