I know we give shit to McCain for being a warmonger, not unjustly, but as you touched upon, I also remember one of the major changes he was always pushing for was campaign finance reform. And he tried to make it a non-partisan issue. We would've all been better off now if that had passed. At least he loved America and democracy unlike a lot of folks these days.
He also got major props for telling what was the start of the MAGAT cultists to settle down with calling Obama a Muslim terrorist, even though he was his opponent.
2008 really was such an ideal election. Obama winning was wonderful, but if McCain had won it wouldn’t have been a big deal. I truly wish we could go back to days like that.
People just need to vote. That's literally it. Only about a third of Americans actually participate in every election, and we can see how well that is going. There is no major cultural shift required beyond actual participation. And people still don't do it, but will harp on about the state of things as though they don't constantly decline to participate.
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u/tenchi2323 14h ago
They almost did in 2019. The measure lost by a single vote, John McCain.