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In reply to the discussion: I am no longer a Democrat. [View all]Left Turn Only
(74 posts)I think most of us understand your feelings and have been there ourselves, but less bad is better than more bad. Very few voting Republicans vote for 3rd party candidates, so when Democrats do it, they are giving their votes to the Republicans, and Republicans don't even TRY to hide their hatred for progressive/liberal policies. Also, it seems to me that one of the reasons that there are increasing levels of Independents is that more and more people are so uninformed about anything political that they aren't even aware of the differences between the two major parties, and they are one of the main reasons why the voting public continues to vote against its own best interests. Ever notice how Independent percentages keep changing during campaigns, depending on which side can afford to lie the most and the best? Many of these people obviously only know as much as the next 30 second TV spot.
The Republican think tanks have worked for decades from local government on up to make the gains we see today. Unless Constitutional changes in things like the electoral college and the right for states to gerrymander are changed, we can forget about the Green Party winning elections, so we have to continue to work to improve the only viable party we have.