So the view of the so-called Democratic party is that they will be anti-democracy for 50 years bc they fucked up? Oh.
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Replying to @emptywheel
I would say that given the choice between evil and a lot less evil, don't cast a protest vote in close elections.
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Replying to @TeresaKopec
You do know we have an electoral college in this country that means vast majorities votes don't count?
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Replying to @emptywheel
Nader voted swung the election. Bottom line. And we are all still feeling the after effects.
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Replying to @TeresaKopec
As did 10 other things the Democratic party had in direct control. Still, is that a reason to demean voters? 16 years later?
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Replying to @emptywheel @TeresaKopec
would it also be inherently anti-democratic to criticize people for voting for *Bush* in 2000?
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Replying to @emptywheel @TeresaKopec
sometimes! isn't that why we are annoyed at the press corps of that era?
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Replying to @sethdmichaels
That's different from outright disdain for people making a choice they think is best rational choice.
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Replying to @emptywheel @TeresaKopec
"in retrospect, it was bad for X reasons that you voted as you did" is not anti-democracy, though
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Retrospective crit is not. Pre-election shit-assing of other candidates demagoguery worthy of non-democracies @TeresaKopec
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