28% of Americans rate economic conditions as excellent or good, a 9 percentage point increase from last April. And the share who say economic conditions will be worse a year from now has fallen during this timespan, from 46% to 33%.
I have always voted for them in the past; they looked to more conservative constituencies anyway. Seems like always voting for them just means they take my vote for granted.
If this is your idea of a functioning democracy, I question why you even believe in democracy in the first place.
As it stands, I think US government badly needs some changes. FPTP is terrible, too many officials (SCOTUS, Congress, president) serve until they’re at death’s door, the electoral college never worked as intended, and money has too much influence. But this is all fixable, even if it’s hard. Those will change things, not staying home and pretending that a politician gives a rat’s ass about you if you refuse to turn out every time you don’t get your way.
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Huh. That’s odd. Democrats have been trending to the left.
As it stands, I think US government badly needs some changes. FPTP is terrible, too many officials (SCOTUS, Congress, president) serve until they’re at death’s door, the electoral college never worked as intended, and money has too much influence. But this is all fixable, even if it’s hard. Those will change things, not staying home and pretending that a politician gives a rat’s ass about you if you refuse to turn out every time you don’t get your way.
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