Our elections are not about single issues,
so our votes should not be, either. We all have individual issues that are important to us, either personally or philosophically. We hope that things will happen that will advance our beliefs about those issues. As general election day approaches, though, we often find ourselves without a candidate who agrees with our individual positions. What do we do then?
What we should do, and what most people do, is to expand our view and look at other issues and vote for the candidates who will better promote the general good. Then, we vote for that candidate and encourage others to do so, as well. We don't throw up our arms and refuse to participate in our elections.
Then, when the better overall candidate is in office, we lobby for those issues that are most important to us. Then, we start trying to move that elected person in the direction we prefer. We also begin the search for other candidates who will support our positions in the next election.
Our general elections are about getting a better outcome on a wide range of issues, not a place to vent our disappointment that our position on a specific issue is not a top priority for those we elect. We consider the greater good and do our best to advance a spectrum of issues. That is how progressivism works. That is the only way it works.
GOTV for Democrats in 2016!
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Some fucking democracy or something?
No way! I want my pony!
You are entirely right, and that's the way I approach it every time I vote.
keep the gratuitous kicks going by arguing back and forth.
(Actually, you made an important point that often gets lost in all the horse race shit. Would like to keep this kicked 
