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    Explicitly not voting for Biden is my involvement in the democratic party’s next primary (along with voting in that primary, obviously). I’m established as a known quantity who goes to the polls reliably and it is very easy for Democrats to get my vote generally.

    I’ll even vote for the “lesser of two evils”. The only catch is I will vote against any politician who supports genocide and takes AIPAC money. In a general or a primary, doesn’t really matter. I’ll submit a blank ballot if nothing else.

    Not too complicated, right? If democrats just don’t field zionist candidates who support genocide, everyone wins. Easy peasy.

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      Biden won’t be in the next primary, so how is not voting for him in the general doing anything but showing support for Trump and his policies?

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        Biden is representative of the Democratic establishment. He’s the chosen one they forced through in the primary. It’s not about him as an individual, it’s the political regime he represents within the party. Biden, like Trump, is just a symptom.

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              Will Trump be better for Gaza?

              I know he won’t be for Ukraine, that women’s reproductive rights will continue to be limited and the war on queer and trans people will accelerate.

              Is that worth it to you?

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                It’s not about Trump, it’s about what Democrats are demanding I put my name to.

                Won’t do it. There’s literally no combination of words or sounds you can make that will make me vote for a pro-genocide candidate.

                Whether Trump wins or not depends entirely on how well Democrats can get the vote out, that’s their responsibility. I offer my vote with that one simple condition, not hard to get.

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                  You have a binary choice, Biden or Trump for this election.

                  What you do with your vote is your choice of course but if you help Trump and the GOP get back in power are you going to accept your responsibility in everything that it entails?

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                    We have three choices; Biden, Trump, deliberate non-vote.

                    I won’t be helping the GOP get into power because there is no scenario in which I would vote for them. Whether Biden can or cannot convince enough people to vote for him would be entirely on Biden himself. That’s how democracy works; you convince people to vote for you and get into office – He has the power to stop supporting genocide, ultimately I can’t influence him to do that other than to communicate that I will withhold my vote. If I’m unwilling to follow through on that option then it’s an empty threat.

                    I’m not sure why it’s become so difficult for people to understand. You’re trying to persuade the wrong person here. Write a letter to Biden and your representatives, they’re the one in office not me. I’m just a voter who Biden seems confident he doesn’t need.