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In reply to the discussion: The "extreme left" didn't give us Trump. The path to hell was paved by [View all]pat_k
(9,313 posts)... but it does not appear to be mine.
Sure, if all the Stein voters had voted for Clinton, she would have won.*
And sure, if Republican legislatures and secretaries of state had not been so effective in suppressing votes, Hillary would have won. (I have no doubt that underallocation of resources in "certain areas" created lines so long that at least 1 in 10 to turned around and went home without voting.)
The problem is, the fact that it was close enough for things like that to make a difference is NOT the fault of the "extreme left wing."
If the Democratic leadership had not spent the last few decades immobilizing the party with their fear of'backlash' and policy of "can't win, so don't fight," it would not have been close.
More here:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=8771920
*The premise that, but for the existence of Stein, those voters would have voted for Hillary is a very shaky premise, but for the purpose of discussion, let's pretend that premise is correct.