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39. Thanks for the Reality Check. this is NOT about "EC"

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Control of the SCOTUS was on the ballot in 2016 as well as the fate of Roe v. Wade and VRA [View all] LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2021 OP

Many on DU at the time mcar Jul 2021 #1

I was not one of these posters LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2021 #4

Well, but no honest posters said that. We're not crazy whackjobs. Hortensis Jul 2021 #22

It reflected a large enough social media group mcar Jul 2021 #48

Yes. We'll never know how many voters were swayed by their lies. nt Hortensis Jul 2021 #50

I'll always be angry about it mcar Jul 2021 #51

There's something obviously wrong with people too divorced from reality Hortensis Jul 2021 #55

That's right. Remember the post ACA midterms mcar Jul 2021 #60

Oh, yes! The ACA cost Dems 63 house seats, 63!, lost to the Republicans, Hortensis Jul 2021 #70

And from what I can tell many are still at it. Demsrule86 Jul 2021 #82

The 2016 disaster is STILL happening in 2021. Hortensis Jul 2021 #111

I think there were a lot of bots, trolls, and hacks at DU in 2016. lagomorph777 Jul 2021 #136

Perhaps. But it's not like DU make this decision fescuerescue Jul 2021 #58

They claimed pointing out that SCOTUS was at stake was "scare tactics" kcr Jul 2021 #122

That's right mcar Jul 2021 #124

While trying to scare the hell out of people with a cartoonish Hillary "Satan" Clinton betsuni Jul 2021 #128

And all the Democrats who just "could not bring themselves" to vote for Hillary question everything Jul 2021 #2

Jill Stein voters in swing stares ColinC Jul 2021 #3

A vote for Jill Stein was a vote for the former guy and to gut Roe v. Wade LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2021 #5

In swing states ColinC Jul 2021 #8

Do you tire of being wrong? LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2021 #14

How many electoral college votes did Jill Stein get? ColinC Jul 2021 #27

Here are facts for you to ignore LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2021 #32

In swing states, I agree ColinC Jul 2021 #35

Thanks for the Reality Check. this is NOT about "EC" Cha Jul 2021 #39

+1 betsuni Jul 2021 #52

"Jill Stein is now officially the Ralph Nader of 2016." Cha Jul 2021 #37

The number of votes The Russian Princess- Jill Stein- in Wisconsin and other Demsrule86 Jul 2021 #83

Bullshit, Sir The Magistrate Jul 2021 #6

Agreed LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2021 #34

Progressives have to start voting like adults! Thunderbeast Jul 2021 #7

This post is bullshit and meant to cause division luv2fly Jul 2021 #9

So the SCOTUS did not gut the voting rights act? LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2021 #15

Not so sure it's helpful calling fellow Democrats idiots luv2fly Jul 2021 #71

People who did not vote for Hillary are the reason why the SCOTUS gutted the remainder of the VRA LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2021 #76

Which includes all sorts of folks luv2fly Jul 2021 #80

I didn't see anyone call "fellow Democrats" idiots, or anyone idiots. But if they were Jill Stein... George II Jul 2021 #79

Nobody said that. Nobody is doing that. NurseJackie Jul 2021 #103

Cut people some slack. The Supreme Court decision today opened old wounds. Politicub Jul 2021 #36

No, it's political history & too bad it makes Cha Jul 2021 #42

Yes, nobody here voted for Susan Sarandon or Jill Stein. lagomorph777 Jul 2021 #125

The rage in my heart towards the "I just don't like Hillary" self-proclaimed progressives Aristus Jul 2021 #10

Absolutely! MountainMama Jul 2021 #28

Enjoy the shitshow? XanaDUer2 Jul 2021 #127

Don't know.... MountainMama Jul 2021 #137

The DNC was shortsighted running Hillary leftstreet Jul 2021 #11

You are wrong LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2021 #12

You're actually right leftstreet Jul 2021 #13

Yes Putin was more effective that we thought LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2021 #16

She got more votes than President Obama got in the primary. Caliman73 Jul 2021 #29

Her approval rating was 64% in 2013. Voted Most Admired Woman for 17 years. She was liked. betsuni Jul 2021 #54

But that didn't get her to 2016 leftstreet Jul 2021 #56

But nobody knew the future. So many unprecedented things happened. betsuni Jul 2021 #69

It wasn't just the Republicans...there was much mud slinging from the left/ Greens which Demsrule86 Jul 2021 #85

For a fantasy populist "revolution." betsuni Jul 2021 #90

She left office with a 69 percent job approval, 66 percent personal favorability. StevieM Jul 2021 #65

Qualified does not mean electable. Voltaire2 Jul 2021 #31

Putin was very effective and got his moneys worth LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2021 #93

And yet the invincible Putin couldn't beat Biden. Voltaire2 Jul 2021 #101

Four years after 2016, they knew very well about Russian interference. betsuni Jul 2021 #102

The DNC didn't select Hillary, Democratic primary voters did. tritsofme Jul 2021 #18

The claim that the DNC selected Hillary is one of the lies Putin used effectively LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2021 #19

This is a misunderstanding of how primaries work uponit7771 Jul 2021 #57

No, I get how they work leftstreet Jul 2021 #59

How? LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2021 #61

The DNC didn't run anyone. StevieM Jul 2021 #66

+1, more of the ... DNC ... chose HRC vs the voters did crap uponit7771 Jul 2021 #72

There are congressional candidates who pushed the Putin lie on DNC selecting Hillary LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2021 #116

Yep, uponit7771 Jul 2021 #117

+1 betsuni Jul 2021 #118

She won the primary. Millions voted for her. And I heard this same shit in 15 and 16. The Demsrule86 Jul 2021 #84

Okay. Millions of people chose the wrong candidate then n/t leftstreet Jul 2021 #86

Actually they picked the best candidate running LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2021 #91

Post removed Post removed Jul 2021 #97

I just saw TYT say that wealthy donors chose Kamala Harris as VP. betsuni Jul 2021 #92

Conspiracy theory. "Easily the most ridiculous argument this year was that the DNC betsuni Jul 2021 #100

So you're arguing the DNC not Hillary's voters nominated her? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2021 #112

Ari Berman is correct LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2021 #17

Remember, in the fall of 2016 Sarandon said that trump would bring the revolution sooner... George II Jul 2021 #20

Sarandon is another poster child for white privilege Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2021 #113

Explain to me how castigating the voters of 5 years ago helps us today? lagomorph777 Jul 2021 #21

Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2021 #23

I think we all know the history. Now you're just repeating it... lagomorph777 Jul 2021 #24

It's not repeating the history, it's reminding us of what happened in history, hoping people.... George II Jul 2021 #25

Then don't read it.. it's not going to be buried Cha Jul 2021 #45

Hillary tried to warn us LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2021 #62

Rt TY.. That pisses me the hell off. Cha Jul 2021 #44

Due to stein voters and sanders voters who voted for TFG, the VRA has been gutted LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2021 #78

Rt TY! Cha Jul 2021 #81

It isn't "castigating". It is reminding people that when they consider their vote... Caliman73 Jul 2021 #33

OK. Let's point that out. If the choice is centrist Dem vs Reptilian (or sitting it out), lagomorph777 Jul 2021 #41

I don't think they care if they alienate people with all this. SunImp Jul 2021 #95

It helps ETERNALLY Petty people sleep at night I guess SunImp Jul 2021 #94

Oh, well kcr Jul 2021 #123

The Voting Rights Ruling Is Worse Than It Seems LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2021 #134

It is a terrible ruling; we all know that. lagomorph777 Jul 2021 #135

This is like a company blaming the consumers for not buying its product. A losing strategy IMHO. jalan48 Jul 2021 #26

You do know that Putin targeted sanders and Stein voters LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2021 #77

We needed a better candidate who could beat shithead. Voltaire2 Jul 2021 #30

Post-election surveys have shown that a large portion of Stein and Nader voters TheRickles Jul 2021 #38

+1 Earth-shine Jul 2021 #49

Bullshit...self serving polls if you ask me. Demsrule86 Jul 2021 #87

If the choice is between your opinion or CNN's analysis of exit polls..... TheRickles Jul 2021 #104

Just as many DU'ers did I begged cajoled and pleaded with ppl to remember SCOTUS PortTack Jul 2021 #40

Better to focus on what should be done NOW, not in 2016 Fiendish Thingy Jul 2021 #43

I have been volunteering on voter protection efforts for a very long time LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2021 #74

It still continues. Look how Biden was attacked and is currently attacked by groups that are Demsrule86 Jul 2021 #88

Choices: 1) waste time & energy fretting about "attacks from allies" or Fiendish Thingy Jul 2021 #110

I'll go with #3. 11 Bravo Jul 2021 #121

SCOTUS was the only issue for me in 2016. It was a devastating blow. Pepsidog Jul 2021 #46

"Jill Stein is now officially the Ralph Nader of 2016." Cha Jul 2021 #47

They would've cheated her regardless peppertree Jul 2021 #53

Why don't Gary Johnson voters ever get shit? Sympthsical Jul 2021 #63

Agreed. Johnson took more votes from Hillary than Stein did. StevieM Jul 2021 #67

Stein campaigned in areas where she could do the most damage and it is her votes in blue Demsrule86 Jul 2021 #89

I don't disagree but we should not ignore James Comey destroying our candidate over nonsense. (eom) StevieM Jul 2021 #99

Right? Sympthsical Jul 2021 #108

I don't think the reading of causes has been terribly accurate either. StevieM Jul 2021 #114

Because he tends to hurt the other side fescuerescue Jul 2021 #106

Yeah, this horse has been flayed into oblivion Sympthsical Jul 2021 #107

Fuck them forever. Never let them forget what they did to our country. W_HAMILTON Jul 2021 #64

I don't disagree with the point being made, but it tends to overshadow what Comey did. StevieM Jul 2021 #68

I agree to a point rockfordfile Jul 2021 #73

Ari Berman-We need to fight GOP Voter Suppression now LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2021 #75

"How we voted is not as important as that we voted. Head & heart at odds for many." betsuni Jul 2021 #96

and everyone else who voted for anyone but Hillary. nt iemanja Jul 2021 #98

For this thread LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2021 #133

Losing elections suck. It happens about half the time. fescuerescue Jul 2021 #105

Clinton would not have lost but for Jill Stein and sanders voters LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2021 #115

It happens fescuerescue Jul 2021 #126

Thank you! You are the only here speaking logically and rationally SunImp Jul 2021 #130

SCOTUS and redistricting. nt Kahuna Jul 2021 #109

The Voting Rights Act has been gutted due to this stupidity LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2021 #119

Yes. Thank you. NurseJackie Jul 2021 #120

And yet we still see posts cheering on Nina Turner here DFW Jul 2021 #129

A vote for Jill Stein was a vote for the former guy and to gut Roe v. Wade LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2021 #131

"The Supreme Court's Conservatives Have Laid the Groundwork for the Devastation to Come" LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2021 #132