@agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works
Post #4348038
2026-07-26 05:18 UTC
Here’s one which actually says what I did: “Don’t voice criticisms when it’s counter-productive to achieving the goals you want to accomplish”.
Voicing criticisms in the primary season? Excellent choice, helps to push people towards the primary candidates which best align with your goals.
Voicing criticisms after the general election? Not as productive, but still fine; helps inform people what the issues are.
Voicing criticisms after the candidates have been chosen, but before the general election? Absolutely moronic, the last thing you want to do. It accomplishes nothing except increasing the the possibility that the worst candidate wins. Totally garbage, toddler-brain decision.
After the primary, your best outcome is defeating whichever popular candidate most opposes your views. Drawing support away from the biggest threat to the worst outcome is counter-productive.
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@AppleTea@lemmy.zip 2026-07-26 06:19
Voicing criticisms after the candidates have been chosen, but before the general election? Absolutely moronic, the last thing you want to do. It accomplishes nothing except increase the possibility that the worst candidate wins. Totally garbage, toddler-brain decision. What if the criticism is “you’re running a bad campaign and going to lose the election because of it”? I really don’t think going easy on our representatives is helping them. A healthy party should be capable of digesting criticism at any point in time, not just in pristine conditions.