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In reply to the discussion: Jill Stein looped into widening investigation of Russia and Trump Jr. connections [View all]R B Garr
(18,102 posts)You seem to have personal experience with this...? It would be great if you can share some experiences you've had with 3rd party voters who regret their decision and are now focused on the Democratic party instead of 3rd party lies. That would go a long way in establishing groundwork to help those folks to actually vote for someone who can get elected instead of throwing their votes away based on some pernicious lies from a self-promoting grifter like Stein who doesn't really mind oligarchs after all.
My experience here with Sanders is that he says something that makes news currently and people post about it. Not everything he says about Democrats is helpful. Maybe you have some experiences to share about politicians who make unhelpful comments about Democrats...? That would go a long way. Maybe describe some people who have had a realization that Democrats have been maligned unfairly?
I guess I'm saying that it works both ways. That "constructive self criticism" you mention really isn't that at all. It's just a constant undermining, much of it intentional so that a third party sounds attractive to some people influenced by that. We've seen enough of that, and I hope Democrats fight back against it.