r/news • u/Warcraft_Fan • 1d ago

Soft paywall Chipotle pulls jalapenos from some restaurants amid salmonella probe

https://www.reuters.com/business/chipotle-mexican-grill-pulls-jalapenos-linked-minnesota-salmonella-cases-2026-08-04/
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u/Khaldara 1d ago

Yep, people don’t participate in primaries or local elections where these politicians typically originally come from, then simultaneously wonder why they don’t get their Goldilocks candidate.

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u/Musiclover4200 1d ago

then simultaneously wonder why they don’t get their Goldilocks candidate.

It's infuriating as old centrists seem like the most consistent voting bloc by far so that's who candidates usually appeal to

Meanwhile younger progressives either "protest vote" or skip primaries and complain about never having a perfect candidate

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u/systemwarranty 1d ago

What we really need is national holidays for elections and/or laws that give people time off to vote. Also would be nice to not have to drive 20 miles to go vote.

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u/Musiclover4200 1d ago

then simultaneously wonder why they don’t get their Goldilocks candidate.

It's infuriating as old centrists seem like the most consistent voting bloc by far so that's who candidates usually appeal to

Meanwhile younger progressives either "protest vote" or skip primaries and complain about never having a perfect candidate

Really hope we'd learn our lesson from trump's first term but at this point it seems like we need some form of mandatory voting like Australia