Sitting this one out because they didn't have a candidate perfect enough. So they're probably not gonna vote for Hillary either because she comes up less than perfect, so their answer is to thoughtfully stand aside and make way for the bad guys to pull through? Sorry. I do NOT get it. And I WON'T do it. And that way we win - HOW???????? Next time? How many next times do we concede without even trying because we simply must be absolute purists?
How'd that vote for ralph nader work out for ya in 2000? Did it send a message? 
Yep, sent a message alright. We got eight years of bush/cheney. THERE'S yer message. We sat it out in 2010, too. Nobody perfect enough. Meh, no use. So why even bother trying? Now we're stuck with the tea baggers who had enough momentum to start gaining ground. And they used our apathy and laziness and lack of determination to gain a foothold that they won't easily give up. We actually had a shot at nipping that tea bagger "phenomenon" in the bud - and we passed. So now we have jerks like ted cruz to put up with for however long he can manipulate his incumbency. Thanks a whole heap, sit-it-out'ers! Was it worth it?
Every time I hear one of those "we've gotta SEND a MESSAGE!!!!" mewlers at election time, I just want to throw up. The only message you send - by voting for an offshoot with ZERO chance of winning and thereby splitting our total vote take, or sitting it out because nobody was perfect enough for you - is a big fat juicy valentine from the bad guys that reads- "hey THANKS for the nice win, CHUMPS!!!!"
Machiavelli, where are you when WE need you???????
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