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<blockquote data-quote="Frank Underwood" data-source="post: 81322" data-attributes="member: 35">I disagree.&nbsp; Had the Green Party received just 5% of the vote, they would have been recognized as an official national party.&nbsp; They also would have received federal funding proportional to the amount of votes received.&nbsp; It would have increased their exposure, forcing Dems to compete with Greens for the progressive vote.&nbsp; Casting a vote for the &quot;lesser evil&quot; results in minimal change, and would have felt more like a wasted vote to me.Of course, I&#039;ve also pointed out several times that I live in a blue state that was going for Hillary anyway.&nbsp; So my vote literally made no difference one way or the other.So that&#039;s how you defend her taking none of the blame?&nbsp; That&#039;s not even my primary objection.&nbsp; What really gets me is all the lying she&#039;s doing in a desperate attempt to blame progressives.That&#039;s because Dems like Hillary are a bigger hurdle to overcome than Republicans.&nbsp; Progressives want real change, while the Hillary wing wants the voters to be docile as they force feed us neoliberalism.That all depends on your point of view.&nbsp; I&#039;ve admitted several times that Hillary has been the target of some ludicrous allegations, but I find many of the criticisms of her to be perfectly valid.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Frank Underwood, post: 81322, member: 35"] I disagree. Had the Green Party received just 5% of the vote, they would have been recognized as an official national party. They also would have received federal funding proportional to the amount of votes received. It would have increased their exposure, forcing Dems to compete with Greens for the progressive vote. Casting a vote for the "lesser evil" results in minimal change, and would have felt more like a wasted vote to me. Of course, I've also pointed out several times that I live in a blue state that was going for Hillary anyway. So my vote literally made no difference one way or the other. So that's how you defend her taking none of the blame? That's not even my primary objection. What really gets me is all the lying she's doing in a desperate attempt to blame progressives. That's because Dems like Hillary are a bigger hurdle to overcome than Republicans. Progressives want real change, while the Hillary wing wants the voters to be docile as they force feed us neoliberalism. That all depends on your point of view. I've admitted several times that Hillary has been the target of some ludicrous allegations, but I find many of the criticisms of her to be perfectly valid. [/QUOTE]

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