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In reply to the discussion: Millennial poll: Strong majority want a third political party [View all]still_one
(98,883 posts)presidential election.
31% didnt vote in the presidential election
12$ voted for someone else
21% voted for Donald trump
Gee, every Democrat running for Senate in those critical swing states lost to the ESTABLISHMENT, INCUMBENT, republican, and those Democrats such as Feingold were quite progressive.
Gee, it was those ESTABLISHMENT Democrats who gave us The Civil Rights Act, Voting Rights Act, Medicare, Social Security, Medicaid, Supreme Court justices such as Justice Ginsberg, fought to get the foot in the door to start the ball rolling for healthcare for everyone, fought for the Lilly Ledbetter Act, EPA, Workers rights, etc. etc. etc.
While those Jill Stein, Ralph Nader, and third party advocates ONLY accomplishment was getting George W. Bush and Trump elected
I hope those self-identified progressives who refused to vote for the Democratic nominee in 2016, are the ones who feel the brunt of the pain that most Americans will be recipients of, because of their bullshit all or nothing ideology.
That is why we have trump