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Progressive dog

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18. I voted for candidates

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Dec 29, 2025, 08:49 PM

11 hrs ago

on the WFP line for several years, but only for candidates also on the Democrat line. I stopped when WFP put a candidate for NY governor against the Democrat and haven't voted their line since.
It's been a while. The candidate running against the Democratic governor secured the backing of the WFP and then challenged the governor in the Democratic primary. The governor won and the WFP did eventually back the Democrat.

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Working Families bet on 2026 as the right time for a third US party after a wave of wins [View all] BumRushDaShow 13 hrs ago OP

Hopefully WFP will provide leverage to counter Third Way's demand that Dems move to the right. Nt Fiendish Thingy 13 hrs ago #1

More likely SCantiGOP 13 hrs ago #3

Did you miss the part where the WFP candidates usually run as Democrats? Fiendish Thingy 12 hrs ago #16

Skeptical, not negative Roy Rolling 13 hrs ago #2

I don't look forward to 3rd party candidates electing Republicans. dem4decades 13 hrs ago #4

Huge mistake NeoTrajan 13 hrs ago #5

They don't run candidate, they... reACTIONary 11 hrs ago #17

I'm skeptical, and envision more pain slightlv 13 hrs ago #6

"They will help elect Republicans" J_William_Ryan 13 hrs ago #7

A third party that promises what? BaronChocula 13 hrs ago #8

Nothing except make things more fascist. Initech 12 hrs ago #11

Third parties never win in the US. Vote for the one that's not fascist. Initech 13 hrs ago #9

Want to get oodles of Republican campaign money? House of Roberts 12 hrs ago #10

Hard Working Dems have had a "Wave Of Wins" Cha 12 hrs ago #12

In other words.... cab67 12 hrs ago #13

Then we get Republicans. travelingthrulife 12 hrs ago #14

Sounds like a great way to guarantee permanent Republican rule Orrex 12 hrs ago #15

I voted for candidates Progressive dog 11 hrs ago #18

All they will do is siphon voters from the Democratic party. JustKay 11 hrs ago #19

If the Working Families Party works with Democrats the way that New York's Liberal Party worked with Democrats Vogon_Glory 10 hrs ago #20

Oh, that's great. We are faced with a fascist, authoritarian threat against the US by the MAGA-Republicans, and you Martin68 10 hrs ago #21

And there's an AI-oriented fake independent party, with the former president of FreedomWorks and highplainsdem 10 hrs ago #22

Not one single mention of what they want to do for me or my neighbors somsai 9 hrs ago #23

It might be beneficial for discussions in early primary season oldmanlynn 6 hrs ago #24

I foresee another army of paid "influencers" pushing this divisiveness. live love laugh 6 hrs ago #25

Bad timing. RandySF 6 hrs ago #26

I wonder... 2naSalit 2 hrs ago #27

Oh, god... here we go again. QueerDuck 1 hr ago #28