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In reply to the discussion: Why Hasn't The American Left Convinced More Americans To Vote For More Progressive Candidates? [View all]Number23
(24,544 posts)The reason there are so few left wing candidates is because many of the "left" would rather tear down center-left or not "as progressive as thou" candidates rather than focus their (extremely limited) resources on the Republicans. As a result, progressive candidates (even alot of GREAT progressive candidates) don't even bother putting their hats in the ring, knowing that the Repubs will give no quarter and the "left" will castigate and criticize everything they do damn near as much as conservatives instead of supporting them. What doesn't make sense or is difficult to understand about that?
As for the second bit of your post, did the numerous posts of support for post #2 hurt your feelings or something? Your knee-jerk and totally unnecessary hostility is the only thing "mindless" so far. There was nothing "mindless" or "anxious" about my support for the post. I wholeheartedly agree with it.