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In reply to the discussion: It would be nice if the centrists in this party did some introspection, too. [View all]davsand
(13,421 posts)That's how it works. Stein was a part of the General Election.
As a Progressive Dem, I have all kinds of criticism for the folks who refused to back the party nominee in the general election. (Hint, the DEM part of Progressive Dem is a focal point there.) I lost friends because I backed the party nominee and I still feel kinda salty about it. Bottom line is, if you want to call yourself a partisan, you support your ticket. Period. You can (and should) fight like hell for your vision in the Primary, but once that is over you work just as hard for the entire ticket in the general. I spent 18 months out there working for Sanders--with no regrets--but once the nominee was chosen, my work turned to the nominee.
I'm still a progressive, and I'm still a Dem. You can be both in spite of the crap being flung around saying "Progressives" are somehow unwelcome or somehow to blame for current events. Let me make this real clear, the people that are an issue are the ones that didn't bother to vote or even engage.
Laura