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In reply to the discussion: Do I have this right? There are DUers who [View all]Jamastiene
(38,187 posts)I have a Blue Dog Democrat's sign in my front yard right now. Why? He got it right on NC's Medicaid Expansion vote. He was one of VERY FEW here in NC who voted to expand Medicaid to go along with ACA as originally intended. That is one of the best parts of the ACA, that Medicaid Expansion, for me, personally, or would have been had NC's Teabagger assholes in charge not screwed it up. It still irks me that NC and other states were allowed to opt out of such a good part of the ACA.
This Blue Dog Democrat was the mayor of a city that I admittedly despise for its backasswardness in all things progress. He was the mayor of my hometown for a long time. He has my vote, despite the fact that he is more conservative than I would ever want in an ideal situation. I would bet his stance on marriage equality is shit like almost all politicians in NC, but where I live, the fact that he has never said round up all us gays and kill us is kind of rare in a politician in any party, to be honest. So, he gets my vote and I'll work on him on that and other issues as I go along. He CAN be reasoned with in time.
You can only work with what you have and the alternative in NC is unconscionable. Fucking McCrory needs to go, like yesterday. Many of his minions need to be ousted. There is PLENTY of reason to vote to vote against them, if nothing else. They need to go. That isn't going to happen by Democrats NOT voting.
So, yes, I'm voting FOR one guy and against a fuckton of Republicans who are willfully stupid asshole Teabaggers. Those were the cards dealt. So, I'm dealing as best I can with what I have to work with. It's not like a wave of super progressive Democrats is ever going to exist in my part of NC. If they did, I would be thrilled. That is just not gonna happen though. Instead, I'm voting against a fuckton of teabaggers (which is still VERY important to do) and for one guy who had the compassion to vote for the Medicaid expansion to happen in NC as it was intended to happen when the ACA was written. I have to give the one guy positive reinforcement on his actions if I expect him to continue to act in a positive way.