Joe Biden campaign volunteers are quitting in "droves"

In a letter published Wednesday on Medium, an anonymous group of Biden's campaign staffers demanded the president call for a ceasefire in Gaza, citing concerns that not shifting his policy on the issue could hurt his 2024 chances.

"Biden for President staff have seen volunteers quit in droves, and people who have voted blue for decades feel uncertain about doing so for the first time ever, because of this conflict," the Medium letter read.

"It is not enough to merely be the alternative to Donald Trump," the campaigners continued. "The campaign has to shift the feeling in the pits of voters' stomachs, the same feeling that weighs on us every day as we fight for your reelection. The only way to do that is to call for a ceasefire."

Jumi,

Do you really have no other choice but one of those two over there?

Seasoned_Greetings,

It’s the structure of our “first past the post” system. Basically, each party gets one representative on the presidential ticket. The two major parties have primaries where the top candidates compete in a vote within themselves, and the winner gets put on the presidential ticket for that party.

The obvious problem with that is that the party convention picks the candidate, not the voters. So it’s possible to buy a party’s candidate or for the conventions to snub popular choice in favor of not shaking things up too much in the status quo.

The latter point, the democratic party picking lukewarm candidates that are moderate at best because the establishment doesn’t want to disturb the status quo, has been a problem for a long time and is a major reason democrat voters don’t go to the polls.

treeko,
@treeko@lemmy.world avatar

This thread is wild… is it seriously shocking to people here that Biden campaigners (plurality young people) are upset about his response to the genocide in Gaza?? Yes, obviously we need to vote for him, but it’s crazy that criticism is labeled as astroturfing or attempts to sabotage his chances.

mlg,
@mlg@lemmy.world avatar

I really hate that every time someone criticizes him, some dumbass replies with “Yeah well Trump is way worse”

Yeah no shit lol, just because I hate the current president doesn’t mean I’m automatically selecting the deranged orange.

phoneymouse,

I’m upset too, but there is more than one issue in the world. These people need to put things in perspective. If Trump wins, America is literally over.

Aabbcc,

Too bad trump and Biden are the only two people so I just have to be pro genocide.

phoneymouse,

You don’t have to. You can have your own views and make the best decision available to you given the circumstances.

knightly,
@knightly@pawb.social avatar

So you’re saying not to vote? Or that we should write-in a vote for a non-genocider?

phoneymouse,

No I’m saying that you can vote for someone and not agree with everything they stand for because that’s the best option you have. We do need reforms in America, but is that a reason to not vote or to wait around until all the conditions are perfect for you to vote your ideals?

pozbo,
@pozbo@lemmy.world avatar

So what is the move? It’s clearly wrong to vote for Biden and you say not voting is a waste. So be frank and say what you’re thinking clearly and plainly.

highenergyphysics,

Also why the fuck are people working for free lmao

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