Reply #52

In the discussion thread: Vote third party and [View all]

Response to Liberal_Stalwart71 (Reply #11)

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 12:36 PM

Erose999 (4,400 posts)

52. A vote for Obama would be considered approval of his (right-wing) policies by party leadership....

rather than a dislike of Newt and the GOP. What other force is there besides voters voting 3rd party or staying home to pull candidates back to the left?

Reply to this post

Back to OP Alert abuse Link to post in-thread

Always highlight: 10 newest replies | Replies posted after I mark a forum

Replies to this discussion thread

65 replies	Author	Time	Post
Vote third party and [View all]	ProSense	Jan 2012	OP
OK....	mike_c	Jan 2012	#1
I highly recommend hiding it!	Luminous Animal	Jan 2012	#3
Before or after you post on it?	Bobbie Jo	Jan 2012	#29
Que? It was a suggestion. I never claimed I was going to hide it. Rolling on the floor laughing.	Luminous Animal	Jan 2012	#43
It's another answer to all those posts about Hedges	Warpy	Jan 2012	#4
Yes, "flame bait" designed to incite the imbeciles who are voting 3rd party	Warren DeMontague	Jan 2012	#7
I think stuff like this does deliberate harm to the sense of community here....	mike_c	Jan 2012	#9
Right,	ProSense	Jan 2012	#10
Are you referencing this op? I think you must have misposted.	lonestarnot	Jan 2012	#18
If people are seriously planning on voting 3rd party	Warren DeMontague	Jan 2012	#24
if it's against the rules	paulk	Jan 2012	#34
sense of community? i suppose the 3 year anti-dem campaign is strengthening it?	dionysus	Jan 2012	#54
Get ready for PUMA II - the sequel	Hugabear	Jan 2012	#47
Flame baiting as in quelling calls for third party candidates, a clear violation of DU rules?	Liberal_Stalwart71	Jan 2012	#23
Do you have someone in mind that you are going to run third party??	Angry Dragon	Jan 2012	#2
Getting Old...	PhoenixAbove	Jan 2012	#5
Getting?	cherokeeprogressive	Jan 2012	#49
Ever notice the only people suggesting voting third party are the ones well off financially?	NNN0LHI	Jan 2012	#6
Don, I have voted for mostly green candidates since 2002....	mike_c	Jan 2012	#12
I disagree.	SomethingFishy	Jan 2012	#27
That is complete bull. I have voted 3rd party and my mother may have voted 3rd party	amyrose2712	Jan 2012	#55
We'll be blaming Democrats who pander to Republicans no matter who wins.	Tierra_y_Libertad	Jan 2012	#8
Exactly...	PhoenixAbove	Jan 2012	#13
What?	ProSense	Jan 2012	#17
I am not a political historian but...	PhoenixAbove	Jan 2012	#28
That's	ProSense	Jan 2012	#33
Interesting	ProSense	Jan 2012	#15
Should we applaud Democrats who pander/enable Republicans?	Tierra_y_Libertad	Jan 2012	#45
And WE have the responsibility to vote MORE progressives in office. Again, it does us no good not	Liberal_Stalwart71	Jan 2012	#21
Fine. IF there is a Democrat, who is a liberal, to vote for.	Tierra_y_Libertad	Jan 2012	#44
That is what I don't understand. People think that they can force Democrats and Obama to be	Liberal_Stalwart71	Jan 2012	#11
Big tent doesn't mean you ignore, insult and harass a large part of your base. n/t	PhoenixAbove	Jan 2012	#14
And I agree with you, but Big Tent also means that you have to approach governance in a more	Liberal_Stalwart71	Jan 2012	#19
I am a dead center Moderate. But I have sent checks to hardcore Progressive	bluestate10	Jan 2012	#25
Many progressives feel that they have already compromised too much in the past and that moderate	Liberal_Stalwart71	Jan 2012	#31
Rational judgement?	PhoenixAbove	Jan 2012	#39
I don't pretend to understand what you're going through and could NEVER	Liberal_Stalwart71	Jan 2012	#58
I have an explanation. There is a condition called	bluestate10	Jan 2012	#22
More insults. n/t	PhoenixAbove	Jan 2012	#41
it truly is koo koo. Something that fell out of Hamsher's	Whisp	Jan 2012	#30
Since Obama became president, it has dawned on me that you have to be damn near crazy	Number23	Jan 2012	#42
That is why the Democratic Party tends to lose. The party holds such high--nearly impossible--	Liberal_Stalwart71	Jan 2012	#60
"The Political Left has failed at this."	Number23	Jan 2012	#61
A vote for Obama would be considered approval of his (right-wing) policies by party leadership....	Erose999	Jan 2012	#52
Work from the bottom up, as I stated above. It's NOT just about Obama. You have to	Liberal_Stalwart71	Jan 2012	#59
"Staying home" might have been a bad choice of words. Voting progressives dem for congress, but	Erose999	Jan 2012	#63
Well, if writing in candidates and voting 3rd party is your preogative, then you should	Liberal_Stalwart71	Jan 2012	#64
K & R	lonestarnot	Jan 2012	#16
DU is such a great site....	unkachuck	Jan 2012	#20
and a bit more sense	RetroLounge	Jan 2012	#36
Heh. Took me a minute to get that.	progressoid	Jan 2012	#51
Yep. Might as well vote for	DevonRex	Jan 2012	#26
More flypaper from Spinderella. Yawn. nt	Bonobo	Jan 2012	#32
How	ProSense	Jan 2012	#37
so telling how you're offended by folks supporting dems on a... democratic board...	dionysus	Jan 2012	#57
More BOG jack-off threads?	RetroLounge	Jan 2012	#35
K & R	Scurrilous	Jan 2012	#38
Santorum looks like an evil robot on the verge of malfunctioning and going crazy n/t	RZM	Jan 2012	#40
How DARE you suggest that I support the Democratic Party	Hugabear	Jan 2012	#46
lol	redqueen	Jan 2012	#53
Never call me...	Rex	Jan 2012	#48
LOL! I think	ProSense	Jan 2012	#56
K'd & R'd	DeathToTheOil	Jan 2012	#50
I like the Chucky/Newt doll. Does the head spin too?	Rectangle	Jan 2012	#62
K&R!	great white snark	Jan 2012	#65

Edit History

Please login to view edit histories.