• Wolf@lemmy.today
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    1 day ago

    Are you a liberal?

    If not, why wouldn’t you throw your support behind a leftist or progressive candidate at least until the primaries are over? I am 100% for not letting perfect be the enemy of the good, but I am also against letting mediocrity be the enemy of the good.

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      12 hours ago

      Because the next step is more important that the perfect step. Sander’s and people like him can’t win right now. I want to support progress and sometimes that means smaller steps.

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        3 hours ago

        So, If I am understanding your correctly, you think that if the left rallies behind a progressive/leftists candidate that they might be able to win the primary- but not the general election?

        If that is not what you are saying then I don’t understand your reply.

        I’m not trying to flame you, I am seriously interested in your point of view.

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        2 hours ago
        • Mamdani wins
        • AOC wins
        • Sawant wins
        • Walton wins
        • Sanders has to have a primary rigged to keep him from winning
        • Sanders polls better in Red states that Trump and Hillary

        Sander’s and people like him can’t win right now