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In reply to the discussion: Not my first choice, but I voted for her. [View all]radius777
(3,635 posts)which has become overly emoprog, where we essentially alienate would be allies, eat our own, and get hung up on attacking individuals instead of structures.
People are imperfect, and it's their overall body of work/character we should judge them by, not a moment of weakness, or a word they utter in anger (ex: Alec Baldwin absurdly being accused of being a homophobe for locker room type of talk) or said 20 years ago (ex: Hillary being accused of being a racist for saying 'superpredator', when she was just addressing youth crime that was rampant back in the 80s/90's).
Purity simply doesn't work in politics, which is a cynical business, especially in a 2 party system that demands appealing to a large and ideologically diverse electorate.
Republicans also have purity tests, but they more easily come to terms with, and can easily overlook past imperfections or disagreements, and get in line when it comes time to vote.