EDIT: To the people downvoting this post because democrats > republicans: you’re missing the point.
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Before I say anything else, if you're voting, right now at a national level at least, Democrats are essentially the only option if you give a shit about democracy and aren't an accelerationist.
That said: The GOP fucking up covid so hard is probably the only reason Trump didn't get re-elected. Democrats as a collective do not support universal healthcare. They had the capability to pass whatever they wanted in Obama's first term. They actively rejected even a public option. They fucked us (normal, non-rich people) hard, because, as a group, they ain't us. They could have fixed a lot of the issues around public education that were introduced in the bush administration, but they didn't. How's that student loan debt forgiveness going? They, again as a group not individually, hate the idea of all those loans not getting paid. THINK OF THE BANKS! As far as free and fair elections go, they benefit from the FPTP system, they will never get rid of it unless they're forced to.
ALL OF THOSE THINGS SAID: VOTING FOR DEMOCRATS AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL IS WHAT WE'RE STUCK WITH UNLESS WE WANT THINGS TO GET WAY, WAY WORSE.
The alternative to these fetid dickbags is fascists and yes, some literal Fucking Nazis.
In a world where the Overton window isn't totally fucked, Democrats are center-right. They, again as a group, give zero shits about regular people.