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Buddy....
What the actual fuck do you think happens if Republicans just run under (both of) the only two parties?
And why are you acting like the primary is over and we have to accept this bullshit?
The primary is in June, if we can't talk about primary candidates before a primary....
Just...
Do you know anything about this at all?
It feels like you have no idea what's happening here, just kneejerk defending actual Republicans openly attempting to inflitrate the only other option because he said "trump bad" which, fucking newsflash buddy, everyone else running in Dem primaries agree with.
That's not the only bar for being a Dem, and the last decade should show you it's not enough to win a general.
Sorry, maybe you misunderstood me. With a two party system, the antics are strong. The whole, "don't vote because your vote doesn't count" mentality is a pain point example.
And yes, like you alluded, there are those that run in the opposing or independent ticket just to pull votes away from the Repub or Dem party.
My point is that it's easily exploited and should have more possibilities. (ie: weighted votes or something a little more robust)
Cool, and I wish Santa was real.
We deal with the reality we have and right now that means voting for the best in a primary and the least worse in a general. Maybe we'll be able to change the system later, but the only way to do that is thru the current system, or armed revolution.