Votes in the last election are partially how it is being decided where to pursue getting signatures this cycle, so even writing in could help with data next go around. Nationals is being more selective in where they're encouraging chapters to collect signatures to maximize the effectiveness of volunteers' and members' activities

[–] RedWizard@hexbear.net 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Damn my state isn't even attempting ballot access.

[–] happybadger@hexbear.net 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It's weird that they aren't doing it in Colorado. We were a Bernie state in 2016 and 2020 and there's a very active PSL chapter in Denver. The swing state strategy makes sense but I'm voting for my dog if I can't vote for them.

[–] MattsAlt@hexbear.net 7 points 11 months ago

Nationals has been looking at payoff for the work collecting signatures vs other activities of chapters and is only really encouraging a push for officially getting on the ballot if it seems like an easy time getting the necessary signatures. Even though it feels good to see PSL on the ballot we can all agree it's purely symbolic and they will never be elected in the current climate. This does a good job tamping down the criticism that we're too focused on electoralism too

[–] Evilphd666@hexbear.net 7 points 11 months ago

That's good. SC no shit? Hopefully you can grab some before the desdlines. Utah even more suprising given the frothingfash Guns God n Gays Mormon saturation.

[–] emizeko@hexbear.net 6 points 11 months ago

free country btw

[–] allthetimesivedied@hexbear.net 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Eh. I’m sympathetic to electoralism—I think it’s a bad idea to outright reject it—but this is just dumb tbh.

[–] CaliforniaSpectre@hexbear.net 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

PSL running candidates or the post calling to up the numbers?

[–] allthetimesivedied@hexbear.net 3 points 11 months ago

The former.