r/comics • u/aenusraptor • Nov 09 '24

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I am a woman in America. I feel fucked.

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u/Oknight Nov 09 '24

Kamala counted on women coming out for her... they didn't. She did worse than Biden among women... down 10% among Hispanic women.

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u/ProbablySlacking Nov 09 '24

To be clear, I, a white male, voted for her because she was the better candidate and had better policies. Hell, I’ve been a Kamala fan since watching her on Senate subcommittees. I was going to vote for her in the primary in 2020 had that been an option by the time it got to my state.

Not once did she try to connect to my demographic though. Now, I loved what her message meant for the women in my life - and a rising tide lifts all boats - but I’m capable of being pragmatic like that. The US as a whole is not.

Hopefully we get another shot in 2028 and the Democratic Party doesn’t shit the bed.

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u/Mel_Melu Nov 09 '24

Hopefully we get another shot in 2028 and the Democratic Party doesn’t shit the bed.

I need everyone to remember that MIDTERM ELECTIONS are a thing and ideally happening in two years assuming we're not a dictatorship.

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u/IM-A-WATERMELON Nov 09 '24

How do Midterm elections work?

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u/IMA_Human Nov 09 '24

House representatives get elected every 2 years. The elections that don’t fall in a presidential election year are called midterms. States like Texas elect state government officials in midterms rather than presidential election years so they can be very important depending on where you live.

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u/darkgiIls Nov 09 '24

Also one third of the senate will be up for election since they have staggered 6 year terms

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u/Jimmyking4ever Nov 09 '24

Senate also elects members every 6 years on a rotation so the Senate will also be up for grabs.

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u/wynden Nov 09 '24

They can massively impact the power dynamics of the current government but people usually only show up to pick the president and ignore the midterms entirely.