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90% of "vote blue no matter who" discourse on lemmy

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https://www.mediaite.com/online/james-carville-says-hed-rather-gop-win-house-by-5-seats-than-dems-win-by-5-theyd-be-hostage-to-dsa/

Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville said he would rather see Republicans keep control of the House by five seats than watch Democrats win the chamber by the same margin, warning that a “nightmare” razor-thin majority would leave party leaders “hostage to the DSA.”

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If you chose not to decide, you still have made a choice…

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You have prominent democratic consultants like James Carville saying he would rather we loose the house to fascists than negotiate with the DSA. When voters hear that they stop believing it is a dire situation. If the candidates themselves believed the election was existential they would stop doing unpopular things. The call is coming from inside. Framing popularity as a purity test is simply wishing elections behaved differently.