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el_bryanto

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4. Seems like the only safe thing to do is to continue supporting corporate Democrats.

Reply to EveHammond13 (Original post)

Wed Feb 12, 2020, 03:56 PM

Feb 2020

I am voting blue for sure, but hope i can vote for a candidate that more closely reflects my democratic socialist views than that.

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Rick Wilson book: some Green Party candidates were GOP fronts to strip votes [View all] EveHammond13 Feb 2020 OP

Well documented RandySF Feb 2020 #1

Yep. Divide and conquer. CaptYossarian Feb 2020 #2

Duh . . . Iliyah Feb 2020 #3

Her name still triggers me. I see the faces of virtuous people I know that voted for her. IADEMO2004 Feb 2020 #8

You mean folks like Nina Turner? /NT sdfernando Feb 2020 #18

Fraternizing but I don't know if she voted for Stein IADEMO2004 Feb 2020 #23

She has publicly stated that she voted for Stein rather than Hillary. sdfernando Feb 2020 #25

BOO IADEMO2004 Feb 2020 #26

Seems like the only safe thing to do is to continue supporting corporate Democrats. el_bryanto Feb 2020 #4

Does he name names? Mike 03 Feb 2020 #5

Which ones? Wabbajack_ Feb 2020 #6

There have been several in AZ running for state seats sweetloukillbot Feb 2020 #7

Well if she didn't pretend to have "genuine beliefs" awesomerwb1 Feb 2020 #10

Putin is very green at heart Kaiserguy Feb 2020 #27

If Stein had genuine ideals, she would have realized how John Fante Feb 2020 #28

Confirming what a lot of us already knew HarlanPepper Feb 2020 #9

Sad to say, Wellstone ruled Feb 2020 #11

I had a Republican friend/acquaintance in college democrattotheend Feb 2020 #12

In walks bamagal62 Feb 2020 #13

You read my mind. BadgerMom Feb 2020 #19

You betcha Hekate Feb 2020 #29

It has always seemed interesting Proud Liberal Dem Feb 2020 #14

It sucks that so many people continue to fall for it. nt ecstatic Feb 2020 #15

K&R UTUSN Feb 2020 #16

I know of one GOP operative ibegurpard Feb 2020 #17

As I've often said... markbark Feb 2020 #20

As mush as we may love to have party alternatives its not going to happen in our lifetimes yaesu Feb 2020 #21

Jill ***cough*** Stein. 11 Bravo Feb 2020 #22

And this in new how? paleotn Feb 2020 #24

It's one thing for us to suspect it and say it; it's quite another for a former GOP operative... Hekate Feb 2020 #30

It is nice to hear them finally admit to something we've known for years. paleotn Feb 2020 #31

Great book. dewsgirl Feb 2020 #32

We've known this since 1992, Rick. You just figgered it out? ::sigh: n/t TygrBright Feb 2020 #33

We need to find a doorway to form an alliance with real greens for this election. JudyM Feb 2020 #34

HINT: The Green Party hasn't done anything other than help Republicans win elections. dalton99a Feb 2020 #35