We ran an outlier candidate against an establishment pol and did not get a large enough majority of votes to overcome the establishment advantages, fair or unfair. Yet we became enough of an electoral force to allow Bernie to get many of the ideas we campaigned on into the Democratic platform. If we come out in numbers to vote Clinton over the top, we give Bernie and other progressive tremendous new strength in the halls of power, and give them voter backed leverage to press her when she tries to change the positions she promised to support. If we vote third party, or not at all, we will have shot ourselves in the foot again and will have completely wasted this revolutionary effort. leaving us once again on the outside looking in, complaining and whining like a lot of the folks writing here. Lets use our brains, think strategically. Voting is power. Don't throw your vote away, use it. Be an electoral force, strengthen Bernie and others in the halls of power by making your vote count.
Thank you for mentioning this. I just don't understand the folks who take wild stabs at predicting what Clinton's foreign policy will be while ignoring the possible 30 year dominance of the no doubt ridiculous reactionary court he will have three or more appointments to. Citizens United, voter suppression, infiltration of every branch of government by christianist fanatics, more destruction of the middle class by predatory tax and monetary policy, the rise of dangerous racist, sexist, anti-immigrant forces,the destruction of the public sector, the privatizing of the public square, the continued denial of science in fighting global warming, which puts the whole planet in danger. If it's a question of survival, there's no choice here. Every president in my lifetime, except Jimmy Carter, has been an interventionist. We and the world have survived, not without casualties for sure, but because our system has built in restraints and we as a people have the freedom to protest and effect policy. But do any of you think that the impulsive trump, of questionable intelligence, of clear psychological problems and hair trigger anger, can be restrained?! He will surround himself with sycophants and apocalyptic religious fanatics, and none of these people will stop him, no matter how destructive his actions. They couldn't even get him to prepare for a debate! I winced a bit when I read the professor's letter, but he made the effort to talk some truth. I just don't get how so many of you are willing to ignore it. Please, use your brains, be strategic. A big Bernie turnout for Clinton gives him and other progressives new strength in the halls of power, and leverage to hold her to the agreements she made in the platform. A victory for trump leaves progressives on the outside looking in, again. This new voting generation experienced being an electoral force. Now's not the time to abandon that, it's time to use it. Voting is power. Use it wisely.
We ran an outlier candidate against an establishment pol and did not get a large enough majority of votes to overcome the establishment advantages, fair or unfair. Yet we became enough of an electoral force to allow Bernie to get many of the ideas we campaigned on into the Democratic platform. If we come out in numbers to vote Clinton over the top, we give Bernie and other progressive tremendous new strength in the halls of power, and give them voter backed leverage to press her when she tries to change the positions she promised to support. If we vote third party, or not at all, we will have shot ourselves in the foot again and will have completely wasted this revolutionary effort. leaving us once again on the outside looking in, complaining and whining like a lot of the folks writing here. Lets use our brains, think strategically. Voting is power. Don't throw your vote away, use it. Be an electoral force, strengthen Bernie and others in the halls of power by making your vote count.
Thank you for mentioning this. I just don't understand the folks who take wild stabs at predicting what Clinton's foreign policy will be while ignoring the possible 30 year dominance of the no doubt ridiculous reactionary court he will have three or more appointments to. Citizens United, voter suppression, infiltration of every branch of government by christianist fanatics, more destruction of the middle class by predatory tax and monetary policy, the rise of dangerous racist, sexist, anti-immigrant forces,the destruction of the public sector, the privatizing of the public square, the continued denial of science in fighting global warming, which puts the whole planet in danger. If it's a question of survival, there's no choice here. Every president in my lifetime, except Jimmy Carter, has been an interventionist. We and the world have survived, not without casualties for sure, but because our system has built in restraints and we as a people have the freedom to protest and effect policy. But do any of you think that the impulsive trump, of questionable intelligence, of clear psychological problems and hair trigger anger, can be restrained?! He will surround himself with sycophants and apocalyptic religious fanatics, and none of these people will stop him, no matter how destructive his actions. They couldn't even get him to prepare for a debate! I winced a bit when I read the professor's letter, but he made the effort to talk some truth. I just don't get how so many of you are willing to ignore it. Please, use your brains, be strategic. A big Bernie turnout for Clinton gives him and other progressives new strength in the halls of power, and leverage to hold her to the agreements she made in the platform. A victory for trump leaves progressives on the outside looking in, again. This new voting generation experienced being an electoral force. Now's not the time to abandon that, it's time to use it. Voting is power. Use it wisely.