EricHiggin said:
Here's my stance. The Dems should have changed significantly already, solely because they lost to Trump. That alone was more than enough of a wake up call to get moving for them. Instead they haven't done a lot, and probably because they didn't lose by much from their point of view, so all they have to do is tweak a few things and push a little harder to get elected, so they may think. If this is what takes place, you can bet they won't change if they gain power again. Why should they? If they didn't need to after losing to Trump and were able to get back into power anyway, then why cater to anyone they didn't need to prior? As far as I'm concerned, if you truly want change, you need to make it abundantly clear that you've had enough. Sitting at home and not voting won't accomplish that, because that's what the politicians are assuming some of you are going to do, since who in their right mind would go out and vote for Trump, right? This just makes it more likely the election will be a closer race again, and look at that that led to last time when the Dems lost. If I wanted change, and it didn't seem likely that would come by sitting at home, as much as I might hate their guts, I'd potentially vote for the opposition. Make sure they win by such a margin that it's clear to my typical party of choice that 'their own voters' will do what's necessary for change. A clear win for Trump overall, will force the Dems to change. They will have no other choice, or continue to allow Reps to control things going forward, and you know the Dems won't sit back and allow that easily beyond Trump if they lose big, this time around. And yes, I myself would do this if I thought my typical party of choice was that screwed up and headed in a direction I wasn't happy with, even if I didn't like the opposition party leader. Sitting at home in 2016 may have made more sense, but if the party hasn't learned yet after what's happened over four years time, especially in this scenario, then they probably need to learn the hard way unfortunately. Now the opposition party would have to be somewhat palatable as well, considering that's another four years you have to deal with them. You don't want them screwing things up so badly that when your party finally get's their act together and comes back swinging, that they have Everest to climb before they can make any progress because of the recent administration. Mind you, if the opposition is likely to win anyway, then that makes the decision even tougher if you really don't like their policies. It's a choice every voter needs to make, and everyone is free to choose who to vote for, or not to vote at all. Refraining from voting entirely can do more harm than may be apparent however. |
The only thing that change any party is the number of voter blocks pushing for change. Its the reason Obama got the Job and then the same reason Trump. A party doesn't learn anything instead its the voters who learn. They see their pick either doing what they were looking for or they do not and they seek something different. This is the reason why you do not see much change in any particular party and its why you will not see much now. Its a very slow process but a the old guard die and go, the new come in.
