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In reply to the discussion: I would like to ask all the people who refused to vote for Hillary Clinton [View all]Beartracks
(14,377 posts)77. IKR? So many seem to think a Democrat has to match them on Every. Single. Issue. to "earn" their vote.
Our job as voters is to keep pushing the government in a liberal/progressive direction, every election, and very often that means voting for candidates who we don't agree with on every single thing but who are at least pulling in the same general direction as us. To not do this means that there is one less vote being applied in that liberal/progressive direction, which grants one more vote's momentum to the side that pulls in the opposite direction. Democracy often involves relentless incrementalism, but we must be relentless at it.
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I would like to ask all the people who refused to vote for Hillary Clinton [View all]
MIButterfly
Friday
OP
Please see my responses #4 and #19. My comment was not directed to anyone here at DU.
MIButterfly
Yesterday
#61
Sadly, I find myself often having to defend Democrats against bullshit attacks here.
W_HAMILTON
Yesterday
#15
Sanders's good buddy? I defend the Democratic Party as a whole and don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good.
W_HAMILTON
Yesterday
#47
Time is limited and every minute you spend attacking Democrats is a minute Republicans thank you for your service.
W_HAMILTON
Yesterday
#50
When one seems to spend all their time criticizing, it sure seems like attacking.
W_HAMILTON
Yesterday
#63
I'm trying to figure out what it is that you are doing with this minute and who it is helping most.
Ilikepurple
16 hrs ago
#88
Self Righteously lecturing others on how to act would also waste an equal amount of time
SunImp
Yesterday
#66
You think it's a waste of time trying to get people to focus on our real enemy rather than our imperfect allies?
W_HAMILTON
Yesterday
#83
Best evidence the site had nothing to do with progressive policy or progress of any kind: Elizabeth Warren.
betsuni
Yesterday
#33
That site was funded by Putin as one part of the 2016 disinformation campaign.
yardwork
Yesterday
#39
Nicest thing I ever saw anyone say about Hillary there was in an "esoteric theories" thread about Seth Rich:
betsuni
5 hrs ago
#98
lol, it's been awhile since anyone here has reproached people who didn't like Hillary
Shellback Squid
Friday
#2
Thank you, BoycottTwitter, for your very reasoned and reasonable response.
MIButterfly
Yesterday
#17
Fascinating election, should be far more studies about it. A perfect storm of mis/disinformation and other things.
betsuni
Yesterday
#28
I see a part of that as an evaluation of what didn't with with letting Shrub Jr and co off the hook.
RockCreek
2 hrs ago
#101
100% The people who line up with SS tRump need to stop hiding their shame and own this.
ffr
Yesterday
#62
How Bernie was treated -- does that mean when he was booed at the convention by his own delegates for endorsing
betsuni
15 hrs ago
#90