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10. We're on the same page. I battled against that mindset you speak of during the 2016 General Election

Mon Mar 12, 2018, 10:32 AM

Mar 2018

There are many here though who do blame Bernie. Thanks for your responses

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Independents and Our Binary Political System [View all] Tom Rinaldo Mar 2018 OP

This isn't that complicated. Adrahil Mar 2018 #1

Repugs are masters at falling in line Freddie Mar 2018 #3

This isn't that complicated either Tom Rinaldo Mar 2018 #4

FFS... it's not a lecture. Adrahil Mar 2018 #6

The first step is easy. Adrahil Mar 2018 #9

Our system is not set up for third parties Freddie Mar 2018 #2

Not blasting Bernie Freddie Mar 2018 #8

That's a recurring theme of your messaging in this thread. LanternWaste Mar 2018 #28

Just found an OP I wrote last year where I had done some research on this Tom Rinaldo Mar 2018 #29

Recommended. H2O Man Mar 2018 #11

Bernie did excite students NewJeffCT Mar 2018 #12

Case in point - How the GOP controls Texas dalton99a Mar 2018 #15

Yep. And the question remains... Tom Rinaldo Mar 2018 #16

Wow Proud Liberal Dem Mar 2018 #18

DURec leftstreet Mar 2018 #17

So. ismnotwasm Mar 2018 #19

My points were basic Tom Rinaldo Mar 2018 #20

The system isn't strictly binary because of primaries. Jim Lane Mar 2018 #22

I don't see "closed" primaries as a big problem. Jim Lane Mar 2018 #25

Well I do in fact live in NY, so that might color my views... Tom Rinaldo Mar 2018 #26

Party identification continues to fall. alarimer Mar 2018 #24

And that is why I chose to write about it. Tom Rinaldo Mar 2018 #27

I think the sheer number of nonvoters is also important. alarimer Mar 2018 #30