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To End 'Nightmare' in Gaza, Sanders Moves to Block Funding for Israeli Weapons
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Let's organize a write in for Bernie this election
Bernie might not run for reelection at the end of his senate term later this year. I can't blame him for wanting to get away from it all; he will be 83.
I love Bernie, but that's how you hand Trump a win. If you live in a swing state you're unfortunately stuck voting for the lesser of two evils.
And if you don't live in a swing state then your vote doesn't really matter.
I understand where you are coming from, and if you decide to do the 'lesser of two evils approach', I'm not mad at you. It's a much better response than voting for the Dems because you believe they aren't evil.
I'm torn, because I quite obviously do not want any fascist-leaning-anyone to win, but I'm also horrified at the long term impact of a two-evil-party system. I've been paying closer and closer attention every four year cycle and the Manchin-Sinema block was the start of the end for me. The final nail was somewhere between finding out about Pelosi and her finances and the "we have power now, but vote for us next time and we will really do something about women's bodily autonomy".
If I find an independent I agree with I'll vote for them. If not I'll write in Bernie. You may end up on the correct side of history as I stand weeping into a burning creator that was once a hopeful country.
Added context: I'm blue County red state.
Reminds me of this famous Eugene V. Debs quote.
This makes too much sense. Thank you for the share!
You're welcome, and of course it does -- Debs was more or less the Bernie Sanders of his generation.
Yeah, because it worked such wonders the last time...
There are socialist third party candidates already running. Claudia/Karina from PSL (Party for Socialism and Liberation) and Cornell West. I think it would make more sense to throw support behind one of them.
I agree. If you are in a decidedly red state that will already vote for a Republican. A socialist runner up would be hilarious.
Heck even in a decidedly blue state. I would be willing to do that in California, but just not the swing states.
There was an app for the 2016 election called #NeverTrump that tried to do exactly this by means of "vote trading". Voters in swing states that wanted to vote 3rd party would get matched up with Californians willing to put in their "protest vote" in CA in exchange for voting Hillary in the swing state. Obviously it didn't work, but this isn't a new concept. The stakes are too high a third year in a row to fuck around.