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Wiz Imp

(6,519 posts)
6. Absolutely terrible idea.
Mon Jan 27, 2025, 10:00 PM
Jan 2025

Not even Bernie Sanders would advocate for this. Even the most progressive Democrats know that you need to pick your battles and focus on the battles you can win. The majority of Trump's cabinet nominees will get unanimous Republican support so voting against them accomplishes nothing. Focus on those where you at least have a sliver of hope of successfully convincing a few Republicans to vote against: Gabbard, Patel, Kennedy

This reflexively demanding that a "real" Democrat has to vote against everything is ridiculous. It may make you feel better if all Democrats voted against Marco Rubio. It wouldn't make me feel better because Rubio would still be confirmed anyway. I'd only feel better if Rubio were rejected which was obviously never going to happen. I want success, not performative BS that accomplishes nothing. Reflexively voting against everything is just that - performative BS that accomplishes nothing.

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