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In reply to the discussion: Why do I hate Greens? Here's why [View all]RandiFan1290
(6,269 posts)36. Greens were told they were irrelevant
and their votes were not needed.
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Third party voters were the final nail. Comey/FBI, media's false equivalency, and
still_one
Apr 2017
#1
DISTURBING NUMBERS!..Jill Stein, Ralph Nader.. F***them and the idiots who supported them. N/T
Upthevibe
Apr 2017
#8
Oh, I've seen them sway governor races and even state level congressional seats.
herding cats
Apr 2017
#16
Yep. The 2016 Democratic platform was literally the most progressive in US history
Recursion
Apr 2017
#11
What pisses me off is they run against the Dems, constantly bash us but never the repugs
brush
Apr 2017
#53
Keep in mind Jill Stein was the first and only significant figure to challenge the results.
tenorly
Apr 2017
#22
Not true! She did NOT do it to help shift the vote to its rightful winner. She did it to make money.
pnwmom
Apr 2017
#29
And she did it with the stated goal of shifting the result to its rightful winner: Hillary.
SickOfTheOnePct
Apr 2017
#66
And Gary Johnson pulled far more votes than stein in all those states. So what?
PaulaFarrell
Apr 2017
#23
Greens are always demonizing democrats as if there are no republicans who are preventing
JI7
Apr 2017
#25
A look at the increase number of votes for third party in the 2016 over 2008 and 2012 undermines
boston bean
Apr 2017
#33
Nope, thats a copout argument. No one thinks someone elses vote belongs to them.
stevenleser
Apr 2017
#91
Nope. Its very simple. We all make choices like this in our lives all the time. This is nothing
stevenleser
Apr 2017
#95
She did but ironically, they didn't actually give enough of a shot about the environment
bettyellen
Apr 2017
#108
On another thread I explained my experience with the polls during a past election
Jake Stern
Apr 2017
#107
No, its time to stop imagining that 1968-1988 didnt happen and that things didnt change
stevenleser
Apr 2017
#93
So centrists are a much more unreliable voting block, and yet you hate thre Greens more.
redgreenandblue
Apr 2017
#105
Reality is exactly the opposite of what you claim and its easy to prove it. Before Bill Clinton and
stevenleser
Apr 2017
#92
She is personally responsible for the belief that our voting system is solid.
NCTraveler
Apr 2017
#64
I recently rejoined the Democratic Party now that we have a criminal in the White House causing...
Portland_Anni
Apr 2017
#75
clue: dems are not ENTITLED to all left-of-center votes, and if they expect their competition to
TheFrenchRazor
Apr 2017
#98