@peter IMO, the only way the US will manage to get out of the hole it dug itself into is by either starting a progressive 3rd party that's an alternative to the establishment, or having actual decent politicians change the dems from the inside.
The first option would take a long, long time to have actual motion, so I wouldn't say it's realistic in any sense of the word. Therefore, "we" need to throw out the feckless dems who rely on someone to vote against *and then do nothing to actually oppose them*. We need people to vote for.
That's why I think voting matters, but not on the general election. Primaries are where mobilization makes all the difference. That's what brought Mamdani to the spotlight, and we need so much more of that…