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In reply to the discussion: Our Revolution candidate destroyed in most high profile race so far - Ohio Gov. [View all]Gore1FL
(21,098 posts)I'm suggesting that it is foolish to proactively push people away.
I do not understand the desire to drive potential allies, or even potential sometimes-allies away.
We have the system that we have. It's designed to have a nomination phase and a general election phase. If we don't come together for the general election, we lose. While there is an argument to be made that some of the voters won't support the nominee. There are three possible approaches:
1> Tell the voters of the losing candidate to fuck off (as this thread does).
2> Do Nothing
3> Embrace the voters of the losing candidate, and welcome them into the next phase with their new candidate.
Projected Outcomes:
1> We lose. People will blame those that they told to fuck off for fucking off.
2> Tossup. The yield will be lower than it could have been
3> We win. Democrats unite behind the candidate they chose in a fair process. Though some may do it grudgingly, many will show up and vote for the Democrat.
Where is the error in my logic? What do we lose by encouraging voter participation on the left?