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The “For the better”, also known as Anakin and Padme 4-Panel and Clueless Padme meme. The first panel shows a guy saying “You should vote dem and push them to be better.” The second panel shows another person saying “So you’re going to push them to be better after you vote?”. The third panel shows the first person saying nothing and staring. The last one shows the second person with a concerned look on her face saying “you’re going to push them to be better after you vote?”.
This meme is the exact opposite of how American politics works.
You vote for the candidate that represents you in the primary. If your candidate wins the primary, great. If not, at least they’re better than a candidate that is the complete opposite of your positions.
You don’t change people after elections. That’s not how it works or how it’s supposed to work.
And where, in this equation, is the “get progressive policy” part supposed to happen?
Yeah, this dude doesn’t even realize he agrees with the OP. He just doesn’t understand that that is OP’s while point.
“Push them to be better after you vote.”
You don’t change them after. You vote for the candidate that represents you during the primary.
The US isn’t a European parliamentary democracy where dozens of parties get a candidate.
Correct, the US is a 2-party system designed to ensure that corporate interests are protected above all else
You vote in the primary. If people don’t vote for your candidate, that’s not the Democrats fault. That’s the fault of Americans.
It doesn’t matter whose fault it is; the goal of getting progressive policy is clearly not being accomplished here.
So no democracy?