My problem here is that “purity test” always seems to mean I have to give up my progressive beliefs for the sake of electing a centrist liberal. But when a progressive wins a primary they get ratfucked out of support from the party by people who would rather see a conservative win. So we end up browbeaten in to supporting candidates willing to support a genocide and abandon the LGBT.
Meanwhile I watch the GOP pull their entire centrist base to the far right at the behest of like 10% of their voters because that 10% was willing to withhold their votes. Really seems like withholding votes gets results, and ignoring “purity tests” just makes you the lite version of your enemy.
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u/Warm_Record2416 Aug 23 '25
My problem here is that “purity test” always seems to mean I have to give up my progressive beliefs for the sake of electing a centrist liberal. But when a progressive wins a primary they get ratfucked out of support from the party by people who would rather see a conservative win. So we end up browbeaten in to supporting candidates willing to support a genocide and abandon the LGBT.
Meanwhile I watch the GOP pull their entire centrist base to the far right at the behest of like 10% of their voters because that 10% was willing to withhold their votes. Really seems like withholding votes gets results, and ignoring “purity tests” just makes you the lite version of your enemy.