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mcar

(42,489 posts) Wed Nov 7, 2018, 05:02 PM Nov 2018

Sinema trailing by

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Democrat Krysten Sinema trailing by fewer than 15,000 votes in #azsen with 99% reporting. The Green Party candidate got nearly 40,000 votes

Third party candidates in FL's Gov race got tens of thousands of votes.

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Sinema trailing by (Original Post) mcar Nov 2018 OP

GREEN PunkinPi Nov 2018 #1

Fucking greens: can't win, will not compromise, generally help the Republican take it ... marble falls Nov 2018 #2

If they had Ranked Choice Voting this wouldn't be an issue. We now have it in Maine. Greens Stink! LBM20 Nov 2018 #3

Would love to see who donated to them MrGrieves Nov 2018 #4

Good question mcar Nov 2018 #5

I swear the Green Party is attached to the Republicans. redstatebluegirl Nov 2018 #6

Yep mcar Nov 2018 #7

PunkinPi

(4,883 posts)

1. GREEN

Reply to mcar (Original post)

Wed Nov 7, 2018, 05:05 PM

Nov 2018

Getting
Republicans
Elected
Every
November

marble falls

(57,854 posts)

2. Fucking greens: can't win, will not compromise, generally help the Republican take it ...

Reply to mcar (Original post)

Wed Nov 7, 2018, 05:09 PM

Nov 2018

easy way to fix it: run offs when no candidate can break 50%.

LBM20

(1,580 posts)

3. If they had Ranked Choice Voting this wouldn't be an issue. We now have it in Maine. Greens Stink!

Reply to mcar (Original post)

Wed Nov 7, 2018, 05:10 PM

Nov 2018

MrGrieves

(315 posts)

4. Would love to see who donated to them

Reply to mcar (Original post)

Wed Nov 7, 2018, 05:12 PM

Nov 2018

mcar

(42,489 posts)

5. Good question

Reply to MrGrieves (Reply #4)

Wed Nov 7, 2018, 05:14 PM

Nov 2018

redstatebluegirl

(12,265 posts)

6. I swear the Green Party is attached to the Republicans.

Reply to mcar (Original post)

Wed Nov 7, 2018, 05:20 PM

Nov 2018

They have hurt us so many times.

mcar

(42,489 posts)

7. Yep

Reply to redstatebluegirl (Reply #6)

Wed Nov 7, 2018, 05:50 PM

Nov 2018

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