Donald Trump just convinced me to vote for Hillary if the nominee

[SusanLarson]

84. You don't understand the rule.

Actually not.

Lets break it down for you...

Vote for Democrats.

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I haven't advocated for any republican or spoiler candidates, I have not told anyone not to vote for whom they wish, nor have I encouraged anyone else to do so. So i haven't violated that rule. I simply stated my personal position and that I will not vote for Hillary Clinton, and will not be doing so. This is perfectly acceptable even under general election rules.

I also think that Bernie Sanders running as a third party candidate would invoke the bolded section

DU members must support Democratic nominees (EXCEPT in rare cases where a non-Democrat is most likely to defeat the conservative alternative

Sorry I respect the rules and the site, and follow them to a T.