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I think there are many, many reasons, but a simple one is: Democratic voters don't like being told who to vote for. Republican voters demand to be told who to vote for.
So 'dividing the left' is super-easy and profitable.
And something that helps all the enemies of America very, very much, too.
Anyone familiar with the Forward Party? Seems like there could be some real momentum behind this. A good home for independents and anyone sick of the 2-parties fighting who's better when they're both corrupt. There's more than 2 polar opposites, everyone..
https://www.forwardparty.com/#values
Fuck that shit with a rusty chainsaw.
No.
Fuck no. That’s Andrew Yang’s centrist, populist love-child.
It’s going no where, anyway.
It's tickles the same people that fully embrace the Murc's Law bullshit narrative that has been the common currency for far too long.
Saying "both sides" should be something that is universally treated like the punchline it is. Just like when Donvict says "two weeks" should be.
It's contemptible bullshit.
Yeah, you say, "fuck no" like it's awful, but then provide no context as to why it's so repulsive or why he is a bad person...
As far as a party is concerned, focusing on uniting the middle ground of voters who could use a voice or representation, more consumer privacy, and doing the right thing, yeah, it's so terrible! /s
So long as you have no intention of winning federal office in the next couple of decades. Heck the Greens have been a third party forever and they still only have 5 or so local officers and no federal ones.
Political organizing is crazy hard and expensive for third parties.
Well, same with Libertarian and Reform parties. No big corporate sponsors means smaller budgets yes, but not impossible. I also like the fact they will only promote positive stuff about their own part vs just slander and bash the other candidates. Telling me someone else is bad doesn't tell me why you're good.
Not impossible, just very unlikely. At this time.
Not just Democratic voters. People of all stripes who have a modicum of critical thinking skills. Which was why I didn't participate in that myself. Just pointing out (correctly) who would win if it wasn't the democrat. (I wish I could have been wrong) To the loudest most obsessed posters. Doesn't matter who you voted for or if you didn't vote at all. It's your right. But I think we should all strive to be as informed as possible. And not self destructively manipulated as many were. I genuinely believe most were ernest, sincere, and extremely naive.
It's fucking damning that the genocide wasn't optional in the election. And still isn't a deal breaker for national leadership. But without an actual plan to replace or remove them. At least not kneecapping ourselves should be the baseline.