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Other: Both loyalty oaths and "I'm done" oaths are way premature. The primary has not even begun. merrily Feb 2015 #1
It wasn't meant as a loyalty/disloyalty oath thing F4lconF16 Feb 2015 #6
Yup. Agschmid Feb 2015 #31
I don't see our possible candidates as the lesser of the two evils. hrmjustin Feb 2015 #2
When the two-party system becomes Democratic and Green KamaAina Feb 2015 #3
Hillary or any equivalent is my red line Man from Pickens Feb 2015 #4
Post like this, in combination with alert stalkers, make me worry about DU's future. merrily Feb 2015 #7
Do you mean like post #13 just below? [n/t] Maedhros Feb 2015 #35
Dunno. msongs has always been an enigma to me. However, I have seen many posts merrily Feb 2015 #36
There are many bullies on DU. [n/t] Maedhros Feb 2015 #40
Fortunately, IMO, many have begun to refuse their bullying and to speak their own truth more boldly. merrily Feb 2015 #73
so you didn't vote for obama then? nt msongs Feb 2015 #13
That was my last time I will do that. Katashi_itto Feb 2015 #57
I look at the candidates and choose the one that best fits my idea of what a candidate should be. Agnosticsherbet Feb 2015 #5
A couple questions: F4lconF16 Feb 2015 #12
If one pickle is a planck length longer than another. One is still longer. Agnosticsherbet Feb 2015 #21
Some thoughts. F4lconF16 Feb 2015 #27
The applicants will both be asked to vote on matters that count. The better applicant Agnosticsherbet Feb 2015 #34
Extraordinarily well said. Nt stevenleser Feb 2015 #42
Wow that was a great post Egnever Feb 2015 #58
Outstanding response to the foolhardy "lesser than two evils" argument. great white snark Feb 2015 #81
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^This...times a gazillion...^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ pkdu Feb 2015 #93
I have hypertension and consequently moderate Chronic Kidney Disease DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2015 #85
thank you guillaumeb Feb 2015 #28
NO ONE has ever voted for his or her perfect candidate. merrily Feb 2015 #38
Under no circumstances do I go to a restaurant and order shit that I despise TheKentuckian Feb 2015 #68
I will ALWAYS vote for the best choice that can win... brooklynite Feb 2015 #8
voting for someone who can't win still shows the winner what we want alc Feb 2015 #25
Well said. F4lconF16 Feb 2015 #29
Nader voters sure showed Bush* what they want and he showed them by invading Iraq. DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2015 #94
As we saw last November from the low voter turnout, most voters are already THERE. closeupready Feb 2015 #9
I'd agree with that, particularly when you look at younger voters. F4lconF16 Feb 2015 #14
When there is a viable alternative Lurks Often Feb 2015 #10
Exactly. So far we've only seen spoiler candidates - TBF Feb 2015 #55
If a popular former president couldn't win as a third part candidate... DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2015 #95
It's a different decade - TBF Feb 2015 #99
I don't think Jeb or Hillary are evil in how I view the word. NCTraveler Feb 2015 #11
You don't think Jeb is evil? BrotherIvan Feb 2015 #92
I think evil is a relative term. NCTraveler Feb 2015 #108
I will vote for the Democratic nominee. Terra Alta Feb 2015 #15
"Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2015 #16
+1. We should always vote for what we believe in. nt F4lconF16 Feb 2015 #17
Political triangulation can now be called a failed experiment. pa28 Feb 2015 #18
"A great idea until it hauled the intellectual center of the Democratic party to the right of 1980's F4lconF16 Feb 2015 #24
When I voted for Obama twice, I didn't vote for the lesser of two evils Cali_Democrat Feb 2015 #19
Evil, no. F4lconF16 Feb 2015 #20
You said it just fine. Most DUers understand that Lesser of two evils is shorthand and they also merrily Feb 2015 #39
very simple - I will vote for a progressive alternative when doing so will not risk throwing the Douglas Carpenter Feb 2015 #22
I've known who I was going to vote for since 1978 ileus Feb 2015 #23
I've been doing this for years. bigwillq Feb 2015 #26
Then a question: F4lconF16 Feb 2015 #72
When I don't think one candidate will offer much difference than the other. bigwillq Feb 2015 #74
Thanks for the answer. nt F4lconF16 Feb 2015 #75
My response is ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2015 #30
All this whining about candidates Sheepshank Feb 2015 #32
Gee, it's been a while since the mindless pony meme got posted. merrily Feb 2015 #41
mindless pony meme? The shoe fits to a "t" here on DU lately Sheepshank Feb 2015 #61
People get too hung up on politicians' perceived characteristics as a human being. Starry Messenger Feb 2015 #33
Well said. YoungDemCA Feb 2015 #76
I like your metaphor A Little Weird Feb 2015 #106
I will always vote for the lesser of two evils treestar Feb 2015 #37
My life is full of "lesser of two evils". We should all work to improve the 'better of the two evils pampango Feb 2015 #43
The effort to depress the Democratic turn out continues. JoePhilly Feb 2015 #44
The most successful effort to depress Democratic turnout in history ... Scuba Feb 2015 #46
The perpetually disgruntled are always disgruntled. JoePhilly Feb 2015 #53
Don't have the time at the moment to properly reply F4lconF16 Feb 2015 #62
That's the level of compassion of the Third Way and corporatists in general. woo me with science Feb 2015 #96
Yes, just dismiss us as the "professional left" or "perpetually disgruntled." Scuba Feb 2015 #64
Dean's 50 state strategy was on guns and confederate flags. joshcryer Feb 2015 #67
When are you willing to let theocratic teabagger fascists totally take over the government workinclasszero Feb 2015 #45
That's certainly what the Koch brothers want you to think. Scuba Feb 2015 #47
Every candidate nominated by the Party thus far has run saying shitty things about LGBT rights and Bluenorthwest Feb 2015 #48
Well, I can't speak for others F4lconF16 Feb 2015 #66
I don't do this...I resort to writing in a democratic candidate that is acceptable. HereSince1628 Feb 2015 #49
When there is a sufficient SCOTUS majority allowing for ... 11 Bravo Feb 2015 #50
By the time Kentucky votes, the nomination will already be sealed. Ykcutnek Feb 2015 #51
There's never "not" been the lesser of two evils. liberalmuse Feb 2015 #52
I consider this post an attempt at inducing voter apathy. MohRokTah Feb 2015 #54
It works well for the 1%er party though workinclasszero Feb 2015 #56
Hyperbolic nonsense. MohRokTah Feb 2015 #60
Not voter apathy so much as voter awareness. F4lconF16 Feb 2015 #70
I've never voted for the lesser of two evils in my life. MohRokTah Feb 2015 #71
We have the opportunity to choose the Democratic candidate in the primary. Someone who can't win the Chathamization Feb 2015 #59
You seem to be a young man or woman DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2015 #63
Why just dismiss this? Why not instead recoginize that it's a call for wresting the Party ... Scuba Feb 2015 #65
I am and there are many, many, many more like me. F4lconF16 Feb 2015 #69
Exactly, their only narrative is bully and intimidate. Which is why we lost last year. Rex Feb 2015 #80
My thoughts are in Post 85. /NT DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2015 #86
LOL. And people like you wonder why we lost on November 4th. Rex Feb 2015 #78
I wouldn' be here if I would votw for a repukian turd maggot olddots Feb 2015 #77
I have hit what I call The Popeye Point hifiguy Feb 2015 #79
Same here, they are a poison to the party and seem not to care or even know it. Rex Feb 2015 #83
The poison to the party are ideological purists who hold their breath until they turn blue MohRokTah Feb 2015 #98
What I hear in the majority of the replys: ret5hd Feb 2015 #82
Cool strawman, bro. eom MohRokTah Feb 2015 #100
Maybe this is more apt: ret5hd Feb 2015 #101
Cooler strawman, bro! eom MohRokTah Feb 2015 #102
Does "Not voting for the lesser of two evils..." mean Blue_Tires Feb 2015 #84
Either one you should choose. F4lconF16 Feb 2015 #91
I have never voted for anyone evil-that includes President Obama. great white snark Feb 2015 #87
I'll stop voting for the lesser of two evils when a candidate offers me more than that. n/t Exhibit A Feb 2015 #88
Let me change that a little bit: Exhibit A Feb 2015 #90
EVERY election i ever voted in was the lesser of two or more evils. hobbit709 Feb 2015 #89
I'm a native Lefty Democratic Californian. hunter Feb 2015 #97
Other. H2O Man Feb 2015 #103
I forgot to include the assumption that there are no good options F4lconF16 Feb 2015 #104
It's an interesting H2O Man Feb 2015 #105
Other: lesser of two evils, provided there's been an open nomination contest. Jim Lane Feb 2015 #107
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