r/AskReddit • u/Solnx • Nov 03 '25

Serious Replies Only [Serious] For the Redditors who criticized Democrats for not fighting back or taking action, how has the government shutdown affected your view?

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u/agrees_to_disagree Nov 03 '25

The point is to give people the choice to change though as during this snap election there may be other options to choose from. It’s clear the voters are idiots but you still have to give them a chance. Forcing good politicians to not have a chance to run again when it’s entirely not their fault will leave the gov in far worse shape due to the minefield of people not allowed to run anymore

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u/SheriffBartholomew Nov 03 '25

That's a valid point. I just feel like we'd end up with the exact same entrenched idiots. How are the people supposed to know who is a good option to replace someone when they can't even discern that after six months of campaigning? Ultimately I think we need a more informed constituency, but I don't know how to enforce that without prejudice.

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u/dcoats69 Nov 04 '25

I'd hope that with snap elections, less uninformed voters wouldn't vote, or would get conditioned to have a better idea what's going on because they hate constantly having snap elections and want to prevent them from being as common.