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JohnSJ

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2. There were a lot of contributing factors, especially from those self-identified progressives who refused to vote
Tue Jun 25, 2024, 03:11 PM
Jun 2024

for Hillary by either voting for Jill Stein or not voting.

David Sirota, Nina Turner, Cornell West, Brihana Joy Gray, Susan Sarandon were given TV time to spew their nonsense with messaging that there was no difference between Hillary and trump, etc. Everyone knew the Supreme Court was at stake, and these self-identified progressives did everything to undermine Hillary.

It didn't take much either. In every critical swing state Hillary lost by less than 1%, while in those critical swing states, Jill Stein received 1% of the vote.

Of course Comey sealed the deal along with the MSM pushing every right-wing pundit across their outlets pushing the LIE that the email investigation had been reopened 11 days before the general election, and late on the weekend before the general election Comey quietly came out and made a statement that nothing new was found to justify opening the investigation. Of course the damage had been done by then.

The lesson that should have been learned is that those self-identified progressives who refused to vote for Hillary in 2016 are no reliable voters, just like Nader's green party voters in 2000.

It would be nice if they voted for Biden and Democrats straight down the ticket, but I sure wouldn't count on it if the past actions are any reflection of the future.

I have more faith in American women, independents, labor, and Democrats to pull us through this election.





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