Voting Green presidentially is a wasted vote: threads calling people out for it are wasted bandwith.

[Sophia4]

174. Every vote counts as we saw in Virginia.

And when we encourage each other to be angry and bitter and to focus on our anger and bitterness, we waste time and energy that we could use to present positive arguments that persuade voters to vote for Democrats.

We cannot afford to be a split party.

I agree that about 33% or so are a lost cause. But the split in the Democratic Party is unnecessary and will make it impossible for us to win in swing states in the coming elections.

We have lost at the state level in so many areas of the country.

We need to do everything that we can to unite Democrats, to unite liberals and progressives and win in future elections.

Lives depend on whether Democrats win in the upcoming years.

It may feel good to vent on DU and to chastise others for mistakes or disagreements, but it does not win elections. It loses them. Bitterness is for lemons, not for Democrats.

Let's unite with all liberal and progressive voters, not just superficially, but really in our feelings and actions. We cannot, as we have seen in recent elections, afford to lose or miss or anger or insult or denigrate or disrespect even one voter. Every voter is important. Every vote counts.

Think about the Virginia House of Delegates election -- decided by one vote.

I come to DU and I see anger and disrespect for many voters. That will not win elections.

So be it.