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When the midterms happened, I didn’t vote, I’ve gotten into a habit of not voting in the midterms because of my political apathy, but I followed the campaigns and elections closely.
Biden was saying things like, if you vote Dem this midterm, we can save Roe (this was after the Supreme Court struck down Roe v Wade). The result was that the dems did very well and then Biden basically said, “well actually…. My hands are tied, I can’t do anything.”
I thought to myself, “The arsehole managed to destroy women’s rights with an executive order on Title IX, why am I surprised that he won’t do a thing for Roe?” He could have EO-ed Roe the same way he pushed men into women’s sports.
I don’t feel like a Dem anymore. I didn’t like Ralph Nader 25 years ago but if he had said that both parties are the same in 2025, I’d wholeheartedly agree with him. At this present time, both parties equally hate women.
By the way, my political apathy to the midterms doesn’t exactly translate to when it comes to voting for president but I wavered between voting for Harris or not voting at all. In the end, I voted for her but I don’t like that I did. I voted for Gore, Kerry and Clinton (the losers of their respective elections I meant, I voted for Obama and Biden) and I felt happier voting for them than I did voting Harris. I felt like I was mourning something as I filled in that circle. I hated that I voted for her because I hated Trump. I was this close to not voting and it’s something I long criticised others for doing. I suddenly understood why people didn’t vote.
If the Dems don’t change by the midterms next year, I’ll continue my political apathy but wouldn’t root for them.
As a Catholic, Biden used to be staunchly anti-abortion. Maybe he was secretly relieved when Roe went down in flames.