2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: If you're thinking of voting third party this fall, please reconsider. [View all]Demsrule86
(68,556 posts)I have been on reddit, facebook,twitter and JPR...and seen the posts...some no doubt are GOP trolls egging the third party folks on...but it is a personality thing, and you won't reach them. As we saw with the platform...nothing will satisfy them except the candidate they in many cases literally worshipped. They are not Democrats and never were...maybe when they get older and yes smarter, they will realize that they need to become Democrats and fight for what they believe. Maybe they will fold like a cheap tent. and whine on the internet for the rest of their lives...who knows...but most even though it is in their self-interest will not vote for Sec. Clinton. Many never voted before. And while they attended large rallies and shouted their support, many failed to actually vote for their primary candidate for a variety of reasons. You ascribe these noble motives to third party voters. I don't. I believe the act of voting for Stein or Johnson is purely spiteful and an incredibly selfish act.