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Mike 03

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5. Does he name names?

Reply to EveHammond13 (Original post)

Wed Feb 12, 2020, 03:58 PM

Feb 2020

I'm really curious about something.

One of my favorite writers in the world, Chris Hedges, seemed to get on that bandwagon big time in 2016. I'm trying to figure out if it was an honest mistake, or whether he was used, or whether he did so knowing exactly what he was doing.

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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