I Would Vote for AOC and I Would Vote for Joe Manchin. [View all]

[MineralMan]

Shocking? Not at all.

I think AOC is a disruptive force in the House and Joe Manchin is too conservative in the Senate. Here's the thing: If I lived in AOC's district, I'd vote for her in a NY minute in any November if she were on the ballot. If I lived in West Virginia, I'd vote for Joe Manchin if he were on the general election ballot. I'm a Democrat, and I know that no Republican will be on my side about any damned thing at all.

But, I don't live in either place, so I won't vote for either of them. I can't. Unless you live in their districts or states, neither can you.

As a lifelong Democrat, I vote in primary races for the candidate who best matches my positions on things. Then, in November, I vote for whichever Democratic candidate wins in the primary. EVERY LAST FREAKING TIME! And I always vote, no matter what.

For me, that's what it is to be a Democrat. I do not want any Republican to represent me in any elective office, so I always vote, and I always vote for the Democrat. I don't stay home in a fit of pique that my favorite candidate lost in the primary. That would be incredibly stupid of me to do.

VOTE FOR DEMOCRATS! If the Democrat loses, you get a Republican. So vote in every election and vote for the Democrats in every general election. How simple is that?