2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Those Who Say They Won't Support the Eventual Nominee -- Consider This... [View all]jeff47
(26,549 posts)You're making the same, tired old "lesser of two evils" argument. So you're not going to get discussion. It has been hashed out over and over and over again.
Fundamentally, the problem is the party has ignored, derided and abused the left 3/4ths of the party for the last 30 years. The party relies on "who else you gonna vote for" to do this - which is exactly what your post comes down to.
We'd like the party to stop doing that and actually reflect the majority of the electorate, much less the party (example: single-payer has 60-70% support nationally, depending on the poll).
Pleas have not worked. Attempts to turn the party apparatus have not worked (The county party literally took away a seat rather than let me win it). Cutting off donations has not worked, it just makes the party cling closer to the 1%. Attempts to "hold the party's feet to the fire" in less-critical positions have failed. The party has treated the results of that as "Third Way can't fail, it can only be failed". Heck, the party has actively campaigned against Democratic nominees in order to keep the "right kind" of politician in power (example: Lieberman).
We're out of options. Either the party has to start giving a shit about the base, or they lose.
Does that mean a Republican can win? Yes. From our perspective, we're looking at a slow drive to hell or a fast drive to hell. We still end up in hell. And those of us younger than Boomers will live long enough to arrive there on either path.
Don't like being held hostage? Now you know how I have felt for my entire adult life.