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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Voting the lesser of two evils is blackmail [View all]Mike__M
(1,052 posts)27. Too bad you can't bottle that fear and sell it.
I know of a political party full of folks who would buy it.
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The ONLY Path To CHANGE Is For US To Stand In TOTAL OPPOSITION To This Ever Worsening Grand Charade
CorporatistNation
May 2016
#101
no, he was so afflicted by Clinton schrapnal, he didnt have a big enough lead to avoid Jeb's
larkrake
May 2016
#109
What? Race-baiting from Camp Weathervane? Oh, I can't believe that would ever happen...
Lizzie Poppet
May 2016
#5
Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish
Tierra_y_Libertad
May 2016
#4
if if if if if, are you so afraid? you really think congress ia going to listen to this conman?
larkrake
May 2016
#36
It costs $100 for a passport and jobs are readily available elsewhere, just not here.
DonCoquixote
May 2016
#105
the children and poor get free education and healthcare in Europe, they dont have to be citizens
larkrake
May 2016
#107
There are multiple parties running candidates for POTUS and down ticket seats.
Feathery Scout
May 2016
#67
Alot of folks are not aware of this fact, and the media wont help these good candidates
larkrake
May 2016
#85
well, it is a stretch that this is a country since the civil war. The south never joined
larkrake
May 2016
#29
yes, sort of like a wife-beating victim, stays because it MIGHT be worse if she leaves
larkrake
May 2016
#23
If you believe a Trump presidency wouldn't be a unmitigated disaster you need a life counselor.
DemocratSinceBirth
May 2016
#25
That's exactly the kind of system the two parties here are fighting to prevent.
NorthCarolina
May 2016
#41
It is a just a figure of speech. It means no candidate is perfectly aligned w me
emulatorloo
May 2016
#33
or not voting Pres at all, just support down ticket to prevent the inevitable destruction
larkrake
May 2016
#59
Right now, in case you are uninformed, there is no such thing as "Trump over Clinton"
pdsimdars
May 2016
#69
Reality is- if you dont like it, change it. As Americans, that should be instinctive
larkrake
May 2016
#60
Sadly this is true, it is more like fans rooting for their team instead of their country
larkrake
May 2016
#61
Exactly! I avoided the traffic, went to Estes Park Thursday where students did great at a show,
larkrake
May 2016
#62
So, stay the hell home. Nobody is blackmailing you. No one is forcing you to do anything.
TwilightZone
May 2016
#80
And incredibly interesting observation Squirrel, and perhaps the catalyst for
larkrake
May 2016
#108