2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Voting the lesser of two evils is blackmail [View all]Flying Squirrel
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I was once younger and more idealistic - yet even though I disliked Gore, I participated in the "Nader Trader" thing and voted for him in my state which was projected to be close (the margin turned out to be 5.58%) in exchange for someone else voting Nader in a red state to try and get him the magical 5% he wanted (can't even remember why). I also voted for Obama despite some misgivings about his being too willing to "reach across the aisle". I even voted for him a second time when my misgivings had been mostly confirmed. I simply cannot vote for someone when the mere idea makes me sick to my stomach, no matter how bad the alternative is. Before this primary began, even as late as January, I didn't have that sick feeling and my position hadn't hardened. She did that, and her surrogates who were clearly doing what she wanted, and the media, and her supporters at local and state levels who were willing to do what they did. I'm 48 and I'm done with the lesser of two evils. It's not about being idealistic per se, it's about being fed up to here. ^^^^ My life is more than halfway over in all likelihood, and my patience with the Democratic Party has reached its limit.