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8. "Just vote blue" is a beginning, not a destination.

Sun May 18, 2014, 08:00 PM

May 2014

Because any other path leads to places no sane individual would want to go.

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Don't "just vote blue." [View all] Scuba May 2014 OP

Meh otohara May 2014 #1

Yup nadinbrzezinski May 2014 #3

+10000 woo me with science May 2014 #7

I have said this for years nadinbrzezinski May 2014 #4

There are two kinds of elections. jeff47 May 2014 #5

Agreed. Thanks. Scuba May 2014 #6

"Just vote blue" is a beginning, not a destination. baldguy May 2014 #8

So does "just voting blue" without consideration for policies. Scuba May 2014 #9

Democracies don't function properly when most people don't vote. baldguy May 2014 #10

At no point did I advocate "not supporting Democrats". Scuba May 2014 #11

But there is an alternative to "just" voting blue. Scuba May 2014 #13

I thought this was DEMOCRATIC UNDERGROUND? B Calm May 2014 #14