2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: If you're thinking of voting third party this fall, please reconsider. [View all]Demsrule86
(68,352 posts)The point is if you want a progressive agenda then don't be a one issue voter...and as soon as you don't get your way...bail...it is that simple. We have gotten nothing accomplished because we did not stick together and fight for it...As for activists who are not Democrats ...they do more damage than good and that is a fact. They accomplish nothing....nada. The young voters are mostly clueless which is sad because they have the most to lose...and we do them no favors letting them wallow in unreal expectations...they need a dose of reality. You will never get everything you want but we can make progress if we work at it together, and if any of them were real issue voters and cared about the environment or any of the issues they are so passionate about (supposedly) ,they would vote for the Democrat...and as for jaded... I am not jaded at all...I am excited about this election. I really like Hillary... the first woman president is about to be elected...I feel great about the election. And I have known no one who called young voters 'meddling kids'. The candidate they like lost...boo hoo. I loved loved Howard Dean, but I still sucked it up and voted for Kerry and worked for Kerry. I have three kids that are of voting age. Two like Bernie and one liked both Hillary and Bernie. All are voting for Hillary Clinton. I would never call my kids 'meddling'. But they have a brain and care about others and their future...and if you are voting third party with a monster like Trump running then you don't have a brain or a heart... it is a completely selfish act.