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In reply to the discussion: Can we stop with the outrage at non and 3rd party.. [View all]Trumpocalypse
(6,143 posts)127. No but voters have a responsibility
to do what is best for their country and not self righteously waste their vote.
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I don't see that here. I see people deciding who their enemies are based on any affiliations.
JCanete
Jun 2018
#114
But political guru Cenk just tweeted that Hillary was a terrible candidate That's why we have Trump.
Wwcd
Jun 2018
#6
I hear ya KPN! Appreciate the post... guess I take comfort in knowing Bernie is winning...
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jun 2018
#182
Not a chance in hell that I will not be outraged by the selfish ignorance of non & 3rd party voters.
LonePirate
Jun 2018
#8
Given how close several states were, any one of numerous factors could have made the difference.
Garrett78
Jun 2018
#9
"more Sanders voters moved over to Clinton than Clinton voters moved over to Obama"
Garrett78
Jun 2018
#93
Here is the role they play: their presence in a rigged campaign is to give the APPEARANCE ....
Hekate
Jun 2018
#78
And pretending that Clinton would have won had Stein not run is still a non sequitur.
Orsino
Jun 2018
#185
what mistake? the mistake of counting on your opponents to drop out so the dem can win? yeah,
TheFrenchRazor
Jun 2018
#101
Those idiots didn't vote or voted for Trump to display their outrage. They're too ...
marble falls
Jun 2018
#24
Didn't more Bernie voters vote for Hillary than Hillary voters voted for Obama in 2008?
Ron Obvious
Jun 2018
#35
all of this- I know a few friends who spewed for a whole year about HRC not being good enough, and
bettyellen
Jun 2018
#48
True, but when Hillary says it she's whining and not taking responsibility nt
EffieBlack
Jun 2018
#74
some centrist have an inexplicable blind spot when it comes to blaming Republicans
yurbud
Jun 2018
#61
All the more reason to reach out to them rather than broadbrush all third party voters as the enemy.
progressoid
Jun 2018
#94
No way should anyone reach out to the 3rd parties on our 2016 Presidential ballot here in PA
BumRushDaShow
Jun 2018
#97
Right. But I would expect you'll find those white so-called liberal suburban voters were just as
progressoid
Jun 2018
#120
People who weren't smart enough to vote for Hillary/Dems are probably not worth
IronLionZion
Jun 2018
#70
Nope! Anyone who's stupid enough to do it the first time, is too stupid to remember...
NurseJackie
Jun 2018
#75
IF the Republican fraud machine, IF the Russians, IF gerrymandering, IF voter purging
DFW
Jun 2018
#84
yep; many here act as if dems are ENTITLED to every left-of-center vote, regardless of their actions
TheFrenchRazor
Jun 2018
#99
I propose that all the DU posters who berate DUers for rightly placing partial blame on 3rd party
seaglass
Jun 2018
#123
Some are outraged because they can't reach out to those voters without dropping
yurbud
Jun 2018
#188