Reminder that, as the great @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social says, a vote is a chess move, not a valentine-- in part to pick your preferred combatant on key issues-- & that one can engage multiple kinds of work at once-- aka electoral & policy & grassroots & education &tc. Think 3D about the work.
another world is possible-- but we must start living into it today
Fight for the opponent you want you fight against after the election.
Actually, in this election cycle it's even simpler than that, I think. Do you a) want participatory democracy, or b) not?
Good reminder to me to download more letter forms from Vote Forward as I write "you don't have to finish the work but" on my forehead, ty Rabbi votefwd.org
Vote Forward volunteers send heartfelt handwritten letters to unregistered and low-propensity voters encouraging them to participate in our democracy. The letters have been shown to significantly boos...
And your reps will do work for the people they do represent once you vote them in, even if you disagree with them. As much as I resent Bart Stupak for stalling the ACA so much, he also helped move the process along and help get my dad his VA disability from his Vietnam service he deserved.