<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[I have been banging my fucking drum about #voting since forever.]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>I have been banging my fucking drum about <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/voting" rel="tag">#<span>voting</span></a> since forever. Nonvoters are just helping us slide right. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vote" rel="tag">#<span>Vote</span></a>!</p><p>My thesis is simple: follow the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mamdani" rel="tag">#<span>Mamdani</span></a> template</p><p>Take over the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democrats" rel="tag">#<span>Democrats</span></a> from the left. Turn out in the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/primaries" rel="tag">#<span>primaries</span></a>. Get 50 Mamdanis. Then in the general <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/election" rel="tag">#<span>election</span></a> push them over the finish line</p><p>Perhaps I'm too optimistic? It can't happen anywhere else except <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NYC" rel="tag">#<span>NYC</span></a>?</p><p>Well, take a look now...</p><p>" <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Socialism" rel="tag">#<span>Socialism</span></a>'s Positive Rating Tops 40% for First Time"</p><p><a href="https://news.gallup.com/poll/714653/socialism-positive-rating-tops-first-time.aspx" rel="nofollow noopener"><span>https://</span><span>news.gallup.com/poll/714653/so</span><span>cialism-positive-rating-tops-first-time.aspx</span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/a48a057f-8361-4f7e-878a-ce4b989139e2/i-have-been-banging-my-fucking-drum-about-voting-since-forever.</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 21:04:08 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/a48a057f-8361-4f7e-878a-ce4b989139e2.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 03:23:10 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to I have been banging my fucking drum about #voting since forever. on Fri, 25 Sep 2026 04:53:43 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/benroyce%40mastodon.social">@<span>benroyce</span></a></span> &gt;Take over the <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/Democrats" rel="tag">#<span>Democrats</span></a> from the left. <br />100% this.</p><p>The objective of current Democratic establishment to keep their lucrative consulting and lobbying jobs and campaign cash flowing, and they will happily block and tackle for the other side in the name of "centrism" to do that.</p><p>They have to be replaced. The voting system we have isn't good, but it's the system we have and as the Tea Party demonstrated, it can still be used to completely transform a political party.</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://ohai.social/users/slyborg/statuses/117329888758954744</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://ohai.social/users/slyborg/statuses/117329888758954744</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[slyborg@ohai.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 04:53:43 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to I have been banging my fucking drum about #voting since forever. on Fri, 25 Sep 2026 03:53:14 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="https://mastodon.social/@mmalc">@<span>mmalc</span></a></span> </p><p>good read! thank you</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/benroyce/statuses/117329650942722766</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/benroyce/statuses/117329650942722766</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[benroyce@mastodon.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 03:53:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to I have been banging my fucking drum about #voting since forever. on Fri, 25 Sep 2026 03:33:46 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/benroyce%40mastodon.social">@<span>benroyce</span></a></span> </p><p>Interestingly, Adam Kinzinger is similarly “optimistic”:</p><p><a href="https://www.adamkinzinger.com/p/zohran-mamdani-is-the-future-of-the" rel="nofollow noopener"><span>https://www.</span><span>adamkinzinger.com/p/zohran-mam</span><span>dani-is-the-future-of-the</span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/mmalc/statuses/117329574381209601</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/mmalc/statuses/117329574381209601</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[mmalc@mastodon.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 03:33:46 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>