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Related: About this forumRalph Nader Supporters Warn Third-Party Voters: Don’t Make The Same Mistake!
.....But this cycle, Savage isnt even considering voting third party. Hes now an outspoken Hillary Clinton supporter and literally works for the establishment as Democratic Party chair of Washtenaw County in Michigan.
And he wants to make sure that disaffected voters know exactly what theyre doing in this election before they go pull the lever for a third-party candidate like Jill Stein of the Green Party or Gary Johnson of the Libertarian Party.
I was somewhat uninformed and felt like there wasnt that big a difference between Gore and Bush, believe it or not, he said. Obviously, in retrospect, it was a moronic way to look at things......The Huffington Post spoke with Nader voters who have since figured out that the best way to fix the two-party system is to join it. Theyve worked in Democratic politics for years ― some as penance for what they did in 2000 ― and they worry that Stein voters are going to be making the same mistake they did with Nader.
If you think theres no difference between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, then youre not paying attention, said Joe Rospars, who was the chief digital strategist for both of Barack Obamas presidential campaigns and voted for Nader in Virginia when he was 19.....
Jesse Berney was 25 when he voted for Nader and has since worked at the Democratic National Committee and for Clintons 2008 campaign.
When asked if he regretted his vote, he replied, Of course! John Roberts and Samuel Alito, the Iraq war, the huge irresponsible tax breaks, the pushing of abstinence-only education. The list goes on and on.
........mucho mas...........
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/ralph-nader-voters_us_57f55aa4e4b0b7aafe0ba7f1?
And he wants to make sure that disaffected voters know exactly what theyre doing in this election before they go pull the lever for a third-party candidate like Jill Stein of the Green Party or Gary Johnson of the Libertarian Party.
I was somewhat uninformed and felt like there wasnt that big a difference between Gore and Bush, believe it or not, he said. Obviously, in retrospect, it was a moronic way to look at things......The Huffington Post spoke with Nader voters who have since figured out that the best way to fix the two-party system is to join it. Theyve worked in Democratic politics for years ― some as penance for what they did in 2000 ― and they worry that Stein voters are going to be making the same mistake they did with Nader.
If you think theres no difference between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, then youre not paying attention, said Joe Rospars, who was the chief digital strategist for both of Barack Obamas presidential campaigns and voted for Nader in Virginia when he was 19.....
Jesse Berney was 25 when he voted for Nader and has since worked at the Democratic National Committee and for Clintons 2008 campaign.
When asked if he regretted his vote, he replied, Of course! John Roberts and Samuel Alito, the Iraq war, the huge irresponsible tax breaks, the pushing of abstinence-only education. The list goes on and on.
........mucho mas...........
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/ralph-nader-voters_us_57f55aa4e4b0b7aafe0ba7f1?
I hope their message gets through to whoever needs to hear it.
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Ralph Nader Supporters Warn Third-Party Voters: Don’t Make The Same Mistake! (Original Post)
Rose Siding
Oct 2016
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bill maher and sarah silverman also said that their third party vote was a mistake
La Lioness Priyanka
Oct 2016
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Hekate
(90,829 posts)1. 5th Rec!
ProudProgressiveNow
(6,129 posts)2. K&R nt
TonyPDX
(962 posts)3. Thanks for this.
The people who need to hear this message are probably too busy driving off the cliff to notice, but if it persuades one voter not to Whine with Stein it'll have served its purpose.
La Lioness Priyanka
(53,866 posts)4. bill maher and sarah silverman also said that their third party vote was a mistake
retrowire
(10,345 posts)5. i think, if you dont see the difference between Trump and Hillary
Then you're making excuses.
msanthrope
(37,549 posts)6. 30th rec. nt
BobbyDrake
(2,542 posts)7. What works best is what they did here: compile the list.
John Roberts and Samuel Alito could have been liberals instead. That means Citizens United never happens. The Voting Rights Act would have been preserved. Torture would have gotten no legal cover.
How many other blatantly bad "butterfly effects" stem from Nader enabling Bush Jr?