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cstanleytech

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18. Green party served its purpose...........for the Republicans.

Reply to greenman3610 (Original post)

Thu Oct 7, 2021, 02:05 AM

Oct 2021

All it really did is weaken the Democratic party as it split the vote.

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Ralph Nader, Jill Stein, Kristen Sinema [View all] greenman3610 Oct 2021 OP

I was thinking about this while listening to Andrew Yang today Walleye Oct 2021 #1

I was a fan of Nader until 2000. electric_blue68 Oct 2021 #13

Yes LetMyPeopleVote Oct 2021 #2

The very definition of assholes PlanetBev Oct 2021 #3

The Green Party & their ilk have caused untold damage. They've extended Right wing minority rule The Polack MSgt Oct 2021 #4

Logging in just to Rec your post. Budi Oct 2021 #6

+1000000000000 betsuni Oct 2021 #7

I have strong feelings with respect to all three but I really feel strongly about Nader LetMyPeopleVote Oct 2021 #12

Absolutely right. The Polack MSgt Oct 2021 #15

They are no more progressives than the Trump rabble are conservatives. Hitch hikers. nt Progressive Jones Oct 2021 #16

There are a several treacherous individuals and politicians who come to mind... NurseJackie Oct 2021 #26

+plus a million. Those touting climate change now are very Nixie Oct 2021 #28

+1 sheshe2 Oct 2021 #32

Damn Straight.. Thank you for being Cha Oct 2021 #35

Racist left? Thanks for that bullshit. Nt JanMichael Oct 2021 #40

What? The concept of a Racist LEFT populist movement is a problem? The Polack MSgt Oct 2021 #42

Back at you. The Left fights Racism. The middle accepts it. Hurt. Nt JanMichael Oct 2021 #43

Hahahahahahahahaha The Polack MSgt Oct 2021 #44

Who swept the Southern Black vote in 2016 & 2020 Primary again? Budi Oct 2021 #46

And South Carolina, too. George II Oct 2021 #47

Yup. SCarolina chose their candidate & the primary was effectively o.v.e.r. Budi Oct 2021 #48

Populist Left dismisses "identity politics": economic class identity only. betsuni Oct 2021 #49

+++ The Polack MSgt Oct 2021 #51

This JustAnotherGen Oct 2021 #50

They obviously do not have "do no harm" as a tenet of their politics. Beartracks Oct 2021 #5

Fringe element performance artists. The Wizard Oct 2021 #8

The green party in the US is mostly a Scam and their goal is to help Republicans JI7 Oct 2021 #9

The "green" is like product labeling: "all natural" "fat free" "low carb" "low calorie" betsuni Oct 2021 #10

Perfect! NurseJackie Oct 2021 #27

+1 uponit7771 Oct 2021 #24

Start with President Al Gore - not Bush the Idiot King - and extrapolate from there. NBachers Oct 2021 #11

Gore would have got select Rehnquist's replacement LetMyPeopleVote Oct 2021 #14

The Greene party exists only to siphon off votes from Dem... brush Oct 2021 #17

Green party served its purpose...........for the Republicans. cstanleytech Oct 2021 #18

And what about Andrew Yang now??? Not Green Party per se......but still..... a kennedy Oct 2021 #19

When a different evolution from the Greens in Germany! DFW Oct 2021 #20

What I really want is a party that will take climate change seriously Withywindle Oct 2021 #23

And I'm sure Ralph Nader is very proud of himself. DFW Oct 2021 #25

....walked into a bar and...... KY_EnviroGuy Oct 2021 #21

Krysten Sinema didn't do her damage as a Green Withywindle Oct 2021 #22

I'm not so sanguine about Ralphie-boy's sincerity. JHB Oct 2021 #34

True, true Withywindle Oct 2021 #36

Lets face it...she became a Democrat so she could compete in elections. Demsrule86 Oct 2021 #37

That brings to mind, Nina Turner. sheshe2 Oct 2021 #45

I recall a lot of people here couldn't wait to send money to Stein in 2016 MichMan Oct 2021 #29

I'd be fine with multiple parties if we had a parliament system budkin Oct 2021 #30

I don't think Nader and Stein were Democrats or ever ran in the Democratic party as a Dem. Autumn Oct 2021 #31

No, she is not the same as Manchin as we have a good shot at putting a Democratin her seat Demsrule86 Oct 2021 #38

She is a moderate Democrat, not a Green . Just as Manchin is Autumn Oct 2021 #41

Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2021 #33

Neither Ralph Nader nor Jill Stein are Democrats, but KYRSTEN (not Kristen) Sinema is. George II Oct 2021 #39