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36. Yes, WFP is usually, but not always, the D candidate in NYS. But I never vote on that line as I don't want WFP on the

Reply to NellieStarbuck (Reply #26)

Fri Sep 6, 2024, 11:09 AM

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ballot at all. I find the WFP annoying

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I will NEVER support a "Working Families Party" candidate. I will NEVER endorse a DSA candidate. I will NEVER * [View all] Oopsie Daisy Sep 2024 OP

I have never understood people who "vote their conscience" or a protest vote Walleye Sep 2024 #1

"I have never understood people who vote their conscience" WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2024 #2

Well, I'm not gonna vote for somebody who I think is immoral if that's what you mean. But I'm not gonna vote third-party Walleye Sep 2024 #3

. WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2024 #8

That is true, of course. That's the way our system is supposed to work. Walleye Sep 2024 #9

I applaud your efforts, Walleye. When anyone goes to such great lengths to twist words and meanings, and split hairs * Oopsie Daisy Sep 2024 #12

Agree Walleye Sep 2024 #13

Well I don't have to...I am a Democrat...my conscience is fine. Perhaps you have voted third party? Demsrule86 Sep 2024 #17

Mine too. calimary Sep 2024 #29

Been voting only for Democrats since I started voting in 1972 Walleye Sep 2024 #40

I believe in seeking the greatest good, not intellectual masturbation. Happy Hoosier Sep 2024 #21

Exactly right. You're making a choice, not a statement. Nobody cares Ocelot II Sep 2024 #6

That's what I was trying to say, only you said it much better. Walleye Sep 2024 #10

Easy to manipulate people with emotion, no thinking. betsuni Sep 2024 #41

Excellent point Walleye Duncanpup Sep 2024 #31

They are not voting their conscience SocialDemocrat61 Sep 2024 #34

Well said Walleye Sep 2024 #35

Bingo. It's a way of saying "My values are so far superior to everyone else's Ocelot II Sep 2024 #37

The "conscience" ones fall for demonization of Democrats as morally corrupt evil establishment elites betsuni Sep 2024 #38

DSA is not a party. They endorse but don't run their own candidates. WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2024 #4

Thanks. Oopsie Daisy Sep 2024 #7

They don't endorse many Democrats if any...they don't even endorse AOC. Demsrule86 Sep 2024 #18

The national org withdrew its conditional endorsement of AOC; AFAIK the NYC local chapter has not. WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2024 #20

Great post. sheshe2 Sep 2024 #5

A vote for a third party is a vote for the GOP candidate LetMyPeopleVote Sep 2024 #11

That's very true. Whether people like it or not, we have a de facto two-party system * Oopsie Daisy Sep 2024 #16

DSA is not a party, they do not run candidates obamanut2012 Sep 2024 #14

Oh please. You know what I mean. Just insert the word "affiliated" before DSA. Oopsie Daisy Sep 2024 #19

I think this started in the late 1960's when younger Democrats protested Vietnam FakeNoose Sep 2024 #15

And more recently... GopherGal Sep 2024 #23

As I recall McCarthy was not on the general election ballot. fargone Sep 2024 #28

Correct. And McCarthy was also a Democrat, not a third-party candidate. Ocelot II Sep 2024 #32

I voted third party or democrat until Bush's war ismnotwasm Sep 2024 #22

I cast my first vote for John Anderson sab390 Sep 2024 #24

I do sometimes vote on the Working Families line. NellieStarbuck Sep 2024 #25

Me, too. I don't know if it's the same everywhere, but here they GOTV for the D candidates that they endorse. femmedem Sep 2024 #30

I do sometimes cast my vote on the Working Families Party line. NellieStarbuck Sep 2024 #26

Yes, WFP is usually, but not always, the D candidate in NYS. But I never vote on that line as I don't want WFP on the Raftergirl Sep 2024 #36

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Whooosh .... stopdiggin Sep 2024 #33

K&R betsuni Sep 2024 #39