• gabbath@lemmy.world
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    7 hours ago

    Internalizing the “your vote only matters in purple states” will turn it into a self fulfilling prophecy.

    Previously blue states have turned purple, previously purple states have turned red. Nothing is set in stone, although resting on your laurels (if your state is blue) or giving up (if your state is red) will all but guarantee that the changes will only happen in one direction: the bad one.

    In 2020, Texas would have gone blue were it not for Ken Paxton purging mail-in votes, by Paxton’s own admission.

    Nothing is set in stone, so you need fight for every inch.

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      Internalizing the “your vote only matters in purple states” will turn it into a self fulfilling prophecy.

      They’re not prophesizing about some future, but making an obvious factual statement about present reality.

      Nothing is set in stone, so you need fight for every inch.

      You should check out the current administration. They’re not leaving any time soon.