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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Why I re-registered as a Democrat after spending my entire adult life as a Green. [View all]2banon
(7,321 posts)54. "I Have No Choice"
Been saying and thinking that forever. We never do have a choice. It's whoever the oligarchs and their minions want to coronate.
Not a damn thing to do with who we want, what we want. Because it's the WHY we want it that's anathema to the 1% .. HRC/Trump/Bush etc.
Obama stirred up inspiration for a political revolution (that hope and change thing) when he ran in 2008.. Bernie is now taken that baton and we have to have his back all the way. it's about having a clear eyed, and REAL choice for the rest of us.
Not the illusion of "choice" every four years..
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Why I re-registered as a Democrat after spending my entire adult life as a Green. [View all]
GreenPartyVoter
Feb 2016
OP
It's a hint at splitting the vote crap too. That's one reason Bernie ran as a
Dustlawyer
Feb 2016
#49
So if Bernie isn't the nominee, I have no doubt you will vote for the Democratic nominee in the GE
still_one
Feb 2016
#3
I can't have Trump, Cruz, or his ilk running the country, so I have no choice. (I hate our current
GreenPartyVoter
Feb 2016
#7
none of us do on either side of the political landscape no matter who is the Democratic nominee
still_one
Feb 2016
#9
I do think that plays a part in low voter turnout, along with other problems like
GreenPartyVoter
Feb 2016
#61
Exactly! I adore President Obama, but there have been many policy decisions that saddened me. (ACA
GreenPartyVoter
Feb 2016
#50
It's such an unusual quality in a politician, and I love that about him!
GreenPartyVoter
Feb 2016
#74
Thanks!! Hopefully my answer was cautious enough to stay within the rules but still
GreenPartyVoter
Feb 2016
#48
There are others in this thread who have, so I think it's a good bet that we are not alone. :) But
GreenPartyVoter
Feb 2016
#47
VERY well reasoned, GPV! Thanks for your update...and your vote. You'll always remember...
FailureToCommunicate
Feb 2016
#36
I have been checking with friends and family as well. Just about broke my
GreenPartyVoter
Feb 2016
#70
That's even another great reason: your children!! Your father would understand.
FailureToCommunicate
Feb 2016
#64
He was! A young Republican for Goldwater at one time. A Navy vet, he had an
GreenPartyVoter
Feb 2016
#68
Yikes! That was some boss! But yes, I think that you hit the nail on the head; he absolutely
GreenPartyVoter
Feb 2016
#80
I agree that that most important thing is to keep the Repubs out of power,
GreenPartyVoter
Feb 2016
#86
I still have the archaic notion that my vote belongs to me, not to a party or candidate.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Feb 2016
#83