Reply #1481: I agree dotymed

[libmom74]

I am a new poster but I have lurked for over a year now, I was a huge supporter of President Obama's and worked hard in 2006 and 2008 to elect a Democratic majority but I have been very disappointed to see business as usual when it comes to lobbyists and big money winning out over what is best for the people of this nation and helping to move us forward (loss of the public option, weak financial regulation, progress on DADT and DOMA, the continuation of both wars, voting against the extension of UE benefits and EFCA and on and on). The two party system is broken, and like you I believe one way to invigorate our democratic (small d) system is to vote for more progressives, even if those progressives are third party candidates. I feel that shutting down discussions of third party progressive candidates that represent democratic values, more than some of our current Democratic representatives do is ultimately harmful to democracy.