2026-05-14 17:17 UTC
@raphaelmorgan@disabled.social @futurebird@sauropods.win I have often thought about doing that as well. In fact, I've done it several times to vote for the more acceptable Republican in the primaries.
The problem is if I call a Democratic party politician and they see I am a registered Republican, my feedback will be immediately discounted. I believe the only people politicians listen to are those registers in their own party or Independents (who these days, more often than not, they need to win).
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@raphaelmorgan@disabled.social 2026-05-14 17:54
@HappytoBe@mastodon.social @futurebird@sauropods.win I assume you're saying that from experience calling as a registered Republican, but I'm honestly surprised. The elections I've seen over the last decade or so have seemed as thought the Democrats are *only* interested in feedback from Republicans who are considering voting outside party lines--when they get feedback from registered Democrats (or God forbid, leftists), it seems to me their default response is "but we're still better than Republicans so vote for us anyway"