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submitted 2 years ago by [M] to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net
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Tuitto

Imagine getting outflacked from the left by a normal green socdem when you call yourself a democratic "socialist"

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[–] 49 points 2 years ago (9 children)

They do actually have a shot at winning though.

As much as people like Claudia are 100x better, the Green's have over 270 possible electoral votes

AOC wouldn't be shit-stirring (against a party that she once campaigned for) unless shit was really hitting the fan for the dems.

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  • [–] 27 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    Can you give me a source for that? I saw the Breakfast club interview, and as much as I want to believe they have a genuine chance to win many electoral votes, are they not just mostly scrambling to get enough Dem voters to force Dems to make concessions?

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  • [–] 58 points 2 years ago* (3 children)

    To be completely honest, no candidates are likely to beat the Imperialist/Fascist combo of Kamala/Trump.

    However, the Green's have waaaaay over 270 possible electoral votes

    Versus the map that the Dems keep sharing

    And they're having AOC campaign against her old party (and acting like she's never even heard of the Green Party that she took the Green New Deal from)

    That, along w/ forcing large lib talk-shows to shit on RFK/Stein/Claudia, makes me think that the dem's internal polls must be abysmal and they are 100% not winning.

    Can we get the libs on board for anything left of "hunting the poors for sport"? Likely not brainworms

    Edit: To clarify, I would vastly prefer the PSL, but I think the Greens have a genuine shot (albeit, likely very naive of me to think so)

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    And they're having AOC campaign against her old party (and acting like she's never even heard of the Green Party that she took the Green New Deal from)

    Tbf If i’m a high level politician with the dem, i would keep a person who betrays her old party on a leash and keep giving them crumbs

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  • [–] 42 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    The reason why voting Green is productive(ish) is that if they get a high enough % than they get certain rights as a "legitimate" party. Certain federal funds and ballot access are the basic ones. I think if they get a certain amount then they'll also be included in the presidential debates. If they ever get that far it may just tip their legitimacy enough to make them a viable third-party.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    What I want to see is third parties targeting local and state elections where they have a chance of getting in office as opposed to presidential elections which are just neutered demonstrations. I must see the PSL take Chattanooga.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    Is there a reason why we haven't seen this happen?

    I get that PSL does the Presidential campaign for exposure, but I don't see why they don't do local campaigns where they could actually organize a victory. Shit like that is why I feel like participating in PSL would just be pointless protests without much substance or wins.

    Granted, I feel that way about the other parties too. I also talk a lot of shit about DSA but at least they've ran candidates and won.

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