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They told them not to vote for Biden, which is much the same.
65,853,514 voted for Clinton, over 2.8 million more than voted for Trump.
You forgot to quote the bit about this being the primaries, not the general.
And you're going to have to explain how Clinton was a desperate underdog in 2016 if you want to imply that actually, she did well.
And they still haven't learnt anything.
And you do not think those attitudes will carry over into the general?
It depends entirely on whether the Dems are capable of responding to criticism or whether they do their usual la la la can't hear you.
The problem with obediently voting for the least worst option is that you end up with no good options. Being marginally better than a fascist is not enough. They need turnout and if they want turnout they need to stop fucking over their voters.
You act like Dems voters are a monolith.
And how is this going to generate another option?
I referred to a political party, not its voters.
And, wtf? Are you such an obedient voter that you do not care what they are offering as long as they're wearing the right colour? Come the fuck on.
Fuck, no. But what the fuck else should we do? Let Trump fuck us over just because Biden sucks? I do not like Biden, either, but I DETEST Trump with every fiber of my being.
Quit the "both sides" bullshit.
You're reading "both sides"?
Work on your reading comprehension. This sort of braindead centrism should have died 8 years ago
Oh, there is a ton of "both sides" in this thread.
None of it from me.
no, it's not. i expect to have at least 4 options on my ballot, possibly 5 if my donations to cornel west accomplish anything.
And I promise you, all but 2 of those options have a 0.0000% chance of winning. Like it or not, that is the system we have.
i think i saw it was more like 1/500 so it's more like 0.2%. at least that's what the betting odds called for stein and west, who are the only two candidates i see that deserve my vote.
Jill Stein, friend of Putin who Russians pushed for to help Trump?
And, no, those odds are way too high. Ross Perot was the last big 3rd party candidate, and he managed 18.9% of the vote. He got zero electoral votes.
from your first link
But why was she there in the first place?
it was the tenth anniversary of a media outlet that gave her more time than probably all American media combined. she paid her own way. it's a nothing burger
And what media outlet is also inviting Putin? You are burying the lede that it is Russian State TV, RT. Kinda proves my point.
that's not proof: it's innuendo
Oh, please. Why hide that it was Russian state media? You know it smells to high heaven.
no one was hiding that
Yeah, no deception or spin there. /s
you asked why she was there. its state affiliation wasn't relevant to the answer, but it is a well-known fact.
Therese kind of personal attacks have no place in this community
Removed, keep it civil.
Goes both ways for people accusing me of supporting genocide!
your second link contains actual lies or facts that have changed since it's publication.
I don’t think so. Stein is a Russian agents.
you can't prove this, mostly because it's not true, but partially because there isn't any proof
then you should take the bet.
What, bet $1,000 to win $0.50 that 3rd party candidates will lose?
no, take 50 cents from anyone who thinks your wrong