I Will Not Vote
Blue No Matter Who
LINKS:
The Establishment Now Has Three Horses In The Race — And None Won New Hampshire
Truth Out - February 11, 2020
Bernie Sanders Isn’t A Radical — He’s A Pragmatist Who Fights To Un-Rig The System
Market Watch - February 11, 2020
Sam Shain: Why Bernie Supporters Aren’t ‘Blue No Matter Who’
Central Maine - February 7, 2020
https://www.centralmaine.com/2020/02/07/sam-shain-why-bernie-supporters-arent-blue-no-matter-who/
Video: Mike Bloomberg: “Bernie Sanders Would Have Beaten Trump In 2016 & Would’ve Walked Away With It.”
Sally Hunt On Youtube - February 6, 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lw-JsYsCu9U&feature=share&app=desktop
A Look Back At Seven Centrist Defeats
Common Dreams - February 1, 2020
https://www.commondreams.org/views/2020/02/01/look-back-seven-centrist-defeats
Get A Grip, Bernie Bed-Wetters: His Message And Media Machine Could Be Potent Against Trump
Vanity Fair - January 31, 2020
Video: Krystal Ball DESTROYS CNN & Andrew Gillum's Anti-Bernie Sanders Narrative & Talking Points
The Progressive Voice On Youtube - January 30, 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=fgOWjIXCRlQ&app=desktop
They Forgot About Bern
The American Prospect - January 28, 2020
https://prospect.org/politics/they-forgot-about-bernie-sanders/
Voters Want Change, Not Centrism
USA Today - December 26, 2019
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/12/26/voters-want-change-not-centrism/2752368001/
Manchin Says He Wouldn't Back Sanders Against Trump In Presidential Race
The Hill - October 31, 2019
Centrists—Or Neoliberals–Control The Party And The Media And They're Risking Losing To Trump Again In 2020
Common Dreams - October 25, 2019
How Centrist Democrats Botched The 2020 Primary
New York Magazine - October 22, 2019
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/10/democratic-donors-bloomberg-clinton-michelle-obama-biden.html
The Sunset Of Neoliberalism
Jacobin - August 24, 2019
Centrists Are Going To Kill Us
Common Dreams - August 24, 2019
https://www.commondreams.org/views/2019/08/24/centrists-are-going-kill-us
Dear Democrats, The Mainstream Media Are Not Your Friends
The Nation - August 22, 2019
https://www.thenation.com/article/democrats-media-debates/
Video: Cornel West Says This Is Not The Time For Centrism
CNN Politics - June 17, 2019
There Is Hard Data That Shows That A Centrist Democrat Would Be A Losing Candidate
Salon - June 2, 2019
Video: The Problem With "Vote Blue No Matter Who"
Hard Lens Media On Youtube - May 10, 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ibv5PuIRbX8
The Era Of “Centrist” Establishment Democrats Is Over
TruthOut - April 30, 2019
https://truthout.org/articles/the-era-of-centrist-establishment-democrats-is-over/
Preemptive Surrender: “I Love Bernie, But I’ll Vote for the Eventual Democratic Nominee No Matter How Hard They Suck”
Medium, Kathy Copeland Padden - May 1, 2019
The Ungodly Privilege of “Vote Blue No Matter Who”
Medium, Raegan Davis - June 2, 2019
https://medium.com/@raegandavis/the-ungodly-privilege-of-vote-blue-no-matter-who-5171630bed7c
How To Lose An Election (Again) In Three Easy Steps
Medium, Kathy Copeland Padden - August 1, 2019
No More Mushy Middle: 2018 Will Be The End Of Centrist Politics
MacLeans - December 1, 2017
https://www.macleans.ca/opinion/no-more-mushy-middle-2018-will-be-the-end-of-centrist-politics/
This Would Have Been The Electoral Map If Bernie Sanders Had Run Against Trump
All That's Interesting - November 9, 2016
https://allthatsinteresting.com/bernie-sanders-electoral-map
I will not promise my vote to the DNC after the blatant cheating in the 2016 primaries. Pledging my vote to whoever the DNC anoints is giving them permission to cheat again. Our problems didn't suddenly start on the day Trump was elected, I won't pretend that getting rid of him is going to fix the problem of systemic corruption in Washington. We need REAL change.
The "purity" test is pretty simple: Don't take money from super PACS or corporate interests. Taking money from them ensures that politicians will be beholden to them, not us. No one gives hundreds of thousands without expecting something in return. In elite circles, its not called a donation...its called an investment. This is because they know they will get a return in the form of deregulation/corporate tax cuts/contracts. This is the most important change that we must force in order to truly change anything else.
When people criticize the fact that we are holding these politicians accountable for their words and past votes, what they are really saying is that they don't care about the corruption in the democratic party and are willing to turn a blind eye just to "win". If we return to the same status quo that we've had for the last 40 years....who is really winning? It is not the job of the people to vote for the candidate no matter what....It is the job of the candidate to EARN our vote and inspire us to go to the polls for them. My vote will only go to a candidate that DESERVES it.