• stephen01king@lemmy.zip
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      17 hours ago

      Shows just how rigged the system is against the average person. We can see from Mamdani that you need an exciting candidate first and foremost, then the voter support comes after naturally. People need to feel excited to vote in a system where they feel their voices aren’t being heard.

      • edible_funk@sh.itjust.works
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        47 minutes ago

        If people need to feel excited about getting involved in their own civic self interest then people deserve trump and republicans.

      • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        6 hours ago

        you need an exciting candidate first and foremost

        Yeah I’m sorry that’s bullshit.

        More boring candidates, please. Mamdani is an outlier in a super blue city.

        This isn’t a fucking Super Bowl halftime show, this is boring shit and it should be boring.

        “The candidate wasn’t exciting enough” has never, and will never, be a legitimate excuse for not voting for someone.

        • rockandsock@lemmy.world
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          33 minutes ago

          Low information and low political engagement people do need someone who excites them to get off the couch and vote.

          The type of people who live for personal drama and excitement.