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In reply to the discussion: Democrats' Move to the Right Profoundly Affects our Young People and Our Future. [View all]bvar22
(39,909 posts)Presidential Elections are Winner Takes All, State by State.
In Presidential Elections, very FEW states are In Play.
In MOST states, the Democratic Presidential Candidate has either NO CHANCE,
like most of The South and Mid-West,
or an overwhelming guaranteed victory, like in the above poster's state of California.
In those states, one CAN and SHOULD vote their conscience
without helping the Republicans do a damned thing.
The Democratic Party Leadership has made it CLEAR
that they will keep Moving to the Conservative Right chasing Republican votes by adopting Republican Policy until someone, or some group of someones MAKES THEM STOP.
So the above poster, choosing to vote his conscience in California,
does NOT "help Republicans get elected".
but YOUR misunderstanding of Presidential Elections,
and blind support for anything with a "D" after its name,
DOES help implement Republican Policy.