Reply #20: I've voted in every election...

[ljm2002]

...since I was eligible to vote, over 35 years ago, with one exception that was due to moving and being given incorrect information by the DMV so I was not registered in time. I communicate with my representatives, sharing my views on various issues. Yet my views have been made irrelevant by the party leaders, who routinely ignore the progressive wing.

It always amazes me that people are surprised when there is robust, heated debate during primary season. It's the nature of the beast. Of course we will be vocal, and make statements about who we can and cannot vote for.

But when push comes to shove, most of us vote anyway, and vote Democratic. It would take a lot this time to make me not vote for the Democratic candidate -- basically, they'd have to be caught red-handed in some sort of outright perfidy. But during the primaries, I most certainly will push for progressives over the corporate-friendly DLCers who have redefined their base to be the fringe. Call me old fashioned -- I preferred the party when it represented workers, and the poor, over the plutocrats.