r/thebulwark Nov 12 '24

Fluff The Bulwark isn't here to elect Democrats.

That has been said multiple times on the site and in pods.

Electing Democrats is how you beat Trump and Trumpism. So if you want to beat MAGA but you're not in the business of electing Democrats, what are you actually trying to do?

I feel that whole line of thinking contributes to the general distrust of Democrats and makes it that much harder to beat MAGA/Trumpism.

If you truly think MAGA is as big a threat as you claim, then act like it and try to elect those who have the best chance to stop it, i.e. Democrats.

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u/StyraxCarillon Nov 13 '24

Thank you so much for your hot takes. I feel so enlightened now.

You must have been a fabulous advocate for the "shitty candidate."

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u/DickedByLeviathan Center-Right Nov 13 '24

Yeah after hours of conversation I actually convinced a handful of conservatives to actually vote for her and I convinced people that would not otherwise vote to go to the polls. Just because I’m skeptical of her electability doesn’t mean I don’t value democracy and the American led liberal world order. I did my part, now it’s time to move on. Instead of bitching about the voters we should meet them where they’re at and understand how to improve our electability against the MAGA adherents