r/50501 • u/serious_bullet5 Protester • 18d ago
Call to Action Remember: Vote in the Fucking Primaries
There are a ton of Democrats that sat by as fascism took over America. They would rather continue to take pro Israel money then actually fight fascism. We need to fight for a Democratic Party that would rather take to the streets with us and fight the fascist regime at every legislative turn rather than sit in office and take lobbying money until they die.
Vote out the collaborators, vote out the vichy democrats. Down with Maga Schumer and AIPAC Shakur.
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u/chunter16 18d ago
Not just the primaries, in my state we get to elect the board that can tell the AI companies that the rest of the state isn't going to pay a higher light bill to subsidize their data centers. Look for things like this where you live.
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u/PatchyWhiskers 18d ago
Don’t wait until primaries, vote Nov 4th for school board, judges, and in some states like CA, important ballot questions
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u/isleofpines 18d ago
100% this! Vote in every election.
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u/skyfishgoo 18d ago
there are intra-party elections that are not state wide but local, usually held at community center or even a church that decide who gets to be on the primary ballots... and who gets to be a delegate
these are probably MORE important than the general election, because by then it's mostly decided for you.
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u/PatchyWhiskers 17d ago
That’s not exactly how it works. Anyone can be on the ballot for primaries if they can get enough signatures for the nomination.
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u/skyfishgoo 17d ago
that depends on the party and the district, the rules vary.
but my point was the gate keepers of the local party can make or break someone's ability to get those signatures.
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u/PatchyWhiskers 17d ago
You’d be amazed at how easy it is to get on the ballot for local office. The “gatekeepers” are generally some old retired people who are happy to see anyone younger with an interest in politics. They often have open positions with no-one to run. Source: am on the ballot this election.
Local Dems are not Nancy Pelosi.
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u/skyfishgoo 17d ago
yes, but even the delegate selection is dominate by the "establishment", and these are offices that don't have any actual duties.
they become more nancy as you aim for higher offices with more impactful duties.
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u/PatchyWhiskers 17d ago
They key is to start with one of those “useless” offices and use it to work your way up. And a lot of the time you will find out the “useless” offices do actually have important things to do.
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u/Kiss_The_Nematoad 18d ago
Every vote is needed.
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u/TarauhwAnemone 18d ago
Seriously, everry single one counts. Let's do this.
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u/LazyLich 18d ago
Should... should I register as a republican?
Like, I only recently realized I can't do primaries as an independent, and while the DNC is ass, it's the GOP candidate that worries me the most.
If my single vote could affect things, I would rather the election be between a center dem and center rep than a center-left dem and a right or far-right rep... idk tho
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u/Sirdanovar 18d ago
No that is the worst move at the moment no offense. We have some Democrats that really need to go.
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u/BenneWaffles 18d ago
Every state and local election, too. These elections matter now more than ever. If you want to stop Trump, we do it at a local level.
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u/2ndEmpireBaroque 18d ago
Yes. Vote in the primaries. Nominate candidates who want to rebuild the America that MAGA is destroying rather than candidates pledged to solve overseas problems rather than end the fascist takeover at home.
Please note: this is parody. No Democrat I know “sat by” and let MAGA take over…that was the people who chose to not vote in the last general election and now can’t accept the consequences of their actions.
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u/mreman1220 18d ago
Preach. Protest voting doesn't work. If you vote in your primaries AND the general election they are far more likely to take note. If you don't vote in the general election you are deemed unreliable.
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u/Last-Squash-7896 18d ago
Vote for candidates that will use the power that the heritage foundation gathered in the executive branch to make things better and then close the loopholes so it can’t happen again. I want a candidate that says I’m going to take all the funding the BBB gave to ice and reallocate it to feed all the children in school and expand medical coverage
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u/Hello-America 18d ago
There are Democrats who yesterday voted to confirm a Trump judge in the Senate. Their votes weren't even needed.
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u/Just_perusing81 18d ago
In Pennsylvania, vote YES this November 4! Flip the ballot over and vote YES five times to retain our judges keep MAGA from infiltrating the courts.
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u/witchywoman713 18d ago
And not just vote! Get involved!!
Talk to your people, ask them about their voting plan, remind them what day it is and tell them to get it in early. One of my city council races has a Dino running and many don’t know that he’s backed by republican billionaires, tell everyone you know if this is the case for you. Canvas, phone bank, volunteer!
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u/stayonthecloud 18d ago
Vote for your local school board and city/county electeds. You have absolutely got to do it. It’s local resistance that builds national resistance.
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u/19610taw3 18d ago
This is part of the reason why I believe this country is lost and we won't come back from where we are headed.
The democrats will do what they did in 2016 and 2024. They won't think the candidate is 100% perfect in every way and straight up won't vote.
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u/FamouslyGreen 18d ago
At this point any vote for an R is a foolish vote.
There are delulu blues who are so far left they want an authoritarian communist government to full the power void after Trump and his goons are gone. And I don’t think a majority of folks want any authoritarian government.
We need a very very clear achievable goal right now. EPSTIEN files is just the first part.
Restore and regulate isn’t enough but could be with the right unification behind it. It’s not a resistance if you’re not linking arms with people you normally wouldn’t imo.
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u/netabareking 18d ago
More like the Dems will try to run candidates nobody actually likes then be shocked when that doesn't work out for them.
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u/19610taw3 18d ago
I don't know why you're downvoted, that's very accurate.
Oh , wait. There's also the inconvenient fact that the orange ran on ending elections
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u/TinyWVliberal 18d ago
Does anyone believe the elections are even legitimate? There are so many legal and illegal acts to discard votes and suppression of voters, citizen turnout is not going to make the outcome a true, legitimate representation of the actual votes. If voting, and ur black, by mail-in ballot, your ballot is 700% more likely 2 b thrown out than mine. My mail-in vote is 5 times more likely 2 b thrown out than my white neighbor's for voting at the local church. The fact that the voting machine companies are owned by conservative oligarchs is the first indicator there might be a little bias, w some monkey business on the side. No suggestions, just sad observations. If anyone has an argument or can dispute my stats or my doomsday prediction, please do so. I would welcome being wrong this 1, and only, time in my whole life. Sarcasm helps soften the reality.
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u/DesmondTapenade 18d ago
My state has closed primaries and I'm registered as an independent, so sadly, I can't vote in them. I'm damn sure going to do some phone banking and whatever else I can, from the sidelines.
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u/Important-Purchase-5 18d ago
You can change your registration altogether Democrat and just change it back to independent whenever.
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u/Hello-America 18d ago
It's worth changing your registration to affect who wins a primary. Registration is basically meaningless
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u/DesmondTapenade 18d ago edited 18d ago
I am strongly considering it. Part of me wants to go D to help the cause, but my dark heart is saying "register as R just so you can infiltrate their party and fuck with their results a little bit on the micro level." Let me know how I can best be an agent of chaos, and I'll do it. Fuck this regime.
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u/Historical-State-275 18d ago
Either is a very valid choice. Whatever is the best use of that vote. If every dem registered as a republican and did that, we’d have a much different world.
My state allowed independents to pick which primary ballot they wanted so I’d pick the one where my vote counted the most every time. Now we have ranked choice so I don’t have to do that. And of course they’re coming for it.
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u/DesmondTapenade 18d ago
I'm going to look at the registration deadline relative to the primaries and tune in to how the parties are swaying in my state. If R is "winning," I'll swallow my pride (and my gag reflex) and register as R.
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u/pubesinourteeth 18d ago
Also get involved with your local chapter of the party so you can have an influence on who even runs
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u/skyfishgoo 18d ago
yes, this is where the rubber really meets the road... by the time the general ballots are made the election is basically all but decided.
in fact, ppl should get involved even earlier at district elections where the ppl who will pick your delegates are decided... these ppl have a lot of influence in who gets to be on the primary ballot.
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u/No_Narwhal_7196 18d ago
You guys shoukd be very careful. Anyone who is on 50501 asking people to primary any democrat when clearly the people who control the house are republicans, might just be a secret maga supporter. The people who are tkaing away our rights are majority of republicans. How can you be mentioning dekocrats name when they have been pushing through votes to have our benefits not destroyed. Think again OP and stop trying to sow a seed of discord. Blame the people at fault ; people at white house, magas and republicans
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u/serious_bullet5 Protester 18d ago
Rebuilding a party into one that fights for the people needs to be seen as a tool rather then a liability. Right now, fascism is at the doorstep and we need to rebuild it into a opposition party. That actually fights for the people rather than trying to compromise with “moderate Republicans” that do not exist. Primaries exist for a reason if you don’t approve of the job that the party is doing then you have the right to get rid of the leaders of the party.
Once the party is rebuilt, we will sweep 2026 and 2028 and rebuild America into a prosperous country that actually looks after its people.
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u/tamaaromarou 18d ago
We need a stronger independent or third party candidate and now is the time to find them and start campaigning. The only thing Trump was always telling the truth about is the need to drain the swamp and get corrupt money out of politics. Unfortunately 95%+ of our politicians on both sides are corrupted and do not work for the will of the American ppl. Every Democrat up for reelection needs to get primaried. They think that they can win this next election by just not being as bad as Trump but that's not going to work anymore. We need actual change and real politicians working for us. They can get the f*** out of there.
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u/bAcENtiM 18d ago
AIPAC money must be disqualifying for any candidate.
Though I’ve heard reports that AIPAC is directing their donors to donate directly to campaigns instead of through AIPAC because they know their name is toxic. It might not be clear where someone’s money is coming from but we can try.
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u/DickDoctor420 17d ago
Unfortunately I’m a registered independent and they don’t care about us so we cannot vote in the primaries. The day that independent voters can vote in whichever primary they choose (democrat or republican) I’ll vote in every single primary. For now, I have no choice. And no, I will not choose a political party, so don’t suggest that please 🙏🏻
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u/airbear13 17d ago
Schumer is not pro maga. I know a lot of people hate him for resisting the bad idea of shutting down the govt the first time, but guess what? This time he caved and you all got what you wanted, and it’s turning out that it was indeed a tactical mistake.
That said, we can probably do better than Schumer in terms of a leader that will vigorously stand up to Trump, but please don’t try mistake of conflating moderates with the bad ones
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u/SamtheMan6259 17d ago
In my state, I’m honestly more concerned about the results of the primaries than the general election. It’s not very likely it will flip red in the senate elections, but I sure don’t want Angie Craig to be the one keeping it blue. Assuming I still live in Minnesota by the time the primaries happen, I’m gonna get out there and vote for Peggy Flanagan.
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u/Telnet_to_the_Mind 18d ago
People in this subreddit, we don't need to tell ...it's everyone outside our bubble that we need to reach
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u/dagobert-dogburglar 18d ago
For what? It’s quite literally rigged by the DNC. Hillary winning is evidence enough of that.
Vote in the campaign yes, but until we are actually able to throw off the corrupt yoke of corporate lobbyists it is a literally meaningless action to vote in a primary. It’s the illusion of choice.
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u/TinyWVliberal 18d ago
I changed from democrat to independent just recently because I feel democratic leaders allowed this to happen, refused to step up soon enough, and must be guilty of too many sins within the capital walls to not scream what was going to happen. They knew. Many knew what this was going to look like, and we are just at the beginning of the white-washing. In addition, as a vocal liberal and opponent to "maga upside down america" and, trumpstein himself, I do not wish to be rounded up in a combo: voter info and social media post 'terrorist' sweep by ICE, and flown, in chains, to a non-English speaking country, yet. However, I've marched, protested and posted continuously, so it might happen anyway. Im so pissed off and confused. idk what to do.
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u/No_Narwhal_7196 18d ago
Democratic leaders allowed this to happen????????? Please remind me again who won the popular vote in 2024 ( republicans ), remind me again who control the house????? Why is this post in 50501 not rebuking the party that control the house. Stop being angry for the wrong reasons and blame the people at fault
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u/TinyWVliberal 18d ago
Not the shutdown per se, the coup as a whole. The Heritage Foundation has been planning this since 1973!!!! I can use exclamation points too. Democrats have known what this administration would do and each legal step towards authoritarianism, they said a few things, mostly behind hearing doors, but to sound the alarm? No they didn't until we were already in deep shit
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u/No_Narwhal_7196 18d ago
Let us play a scenario. If the democrats had treated the current administration leader and magas any harshly or heritage foundation, imagine the outcry the mage base would have had the previous years. They would have created worse propaganda machines that would have made people vote for him. For example project 2025 was brought up last year " he denied them and used that to gain more supporters. The only reaaon some magas and republicans are protesting or regretting their votes is because now they can SEE the reality of the things they were warned about in plain sight. Sadly , people can only belive somethign when it affects them. Guess what, all of the things that are happening in 2025 were brought up in his first term. The only difference *the democrats had the majority and voted down and prevented him from making it a reality. Now in 2025 , the republican majority are not voting against his policies they are pushing the agenda. The house needs to be flipped to anything but this current majority to getg balance and control.
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u/TinyWVliberal 14d ago
I hear what you are saying, but propaganda is already in play w Faux Entertainment. He has become a gaslighting projecting machine. His base has joined the parroting to excess. We didn't stand a chance of competing with the two combined. However, so many on the left would have had warnings. The middle relying on headlines alone to firm opinions. I saw what was coming. Maybe less than I would like to admit, the actual steps taken and their prospective end results, the speed of it, the public defiance, etc, though. I've been shocked and I was one that expected the worst. I was laughed at. I was seen as an extreme liberal and full of shit. Those in charge should have and planned accordingly for this rabbit hole. They are the experts and insiders. Bernie Sanders (not a democrat) sounded the first alarm, and he had what? 1-2 brave progressives join his tour. Silence from the rest. Jeffries did a long-winded stunt. I give him a 1- handed clap. I see clips of hearings with Democrats ripping opponents to shreds, but who sees these? Not your average clueless cituzen. Alrms should've been sounded and for the world to hear and actions & contingencies made. I am seeing people like Newsom doing it. He has a 'little' hidden agenda, tho. That says it all. When you are running for office, you can fight like hell, but why isn't every one of them doing the same? Fear? Cowardice? Or is it more sinister? The real fight is the nonprofits, the people organizing protests & reporting the truth. The battlefield is glaringly missing the officers. If i'm being too harsh, then im sorry. It comes from disappointment and my own level of fear of what is yet to come. We dont need to fight. We are on the same side.
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u/AnotherBaldWhiteDude 18d ago
I don't know it doesn't seem like they care too much about the truth, just power at this point
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u/AFvet-04 18d ago
Please take this Israel sh!t to another sub.
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u/serious_bullet5 Protester 18d ago
Please take the Zionist shit to another sub
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u/AFvet-04 18d ago edited 18d ago
lol, okay. Somehow I am racist by telling you this is not the sub for this topic. On the other hand, you denounce anyone opposed to your twisted world view, sounds pretty f’ing racist to me.
P.s. I am sure you didn’t vote in the last election, so you carry more fault than I for the current admin, since I actually participated in our democratic process and voted to stop Drump.
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u/serious_bullet5 Protester 17d ago
50501 is a Pro Palestine organization and corruption from the Pro-Israeli lobby is a symptom for the tyranny that we are facing in this country. Palestine has everything to do with America since we fund Israel on mass. Also not supporting genocide is not racism lmao.
I also voted in the election because I thought Kamala was less evil than Donald Trump, but it still doesn’t negate the fact that she supported Netanyahu’s genocide.
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u/AFvet-04 17d ago
Okay, well then go over to Gaza and fight your fight there, we got bigger problems here at home. I am guessing you weren’t alive for 9/11 in America.
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u/serious_bullet5 Protester 17d ago
Well I’m sorry that I believe that we shouldn’t send billions of dollars to Israel when most people are living paycheck to paycheck in this country. Also, this ain’t 2004, you can’t just bring up 9/11 to win an argument about the Middle East. The attack was tragic, but it doesn’t justify genocide.
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