Comments on: Democrats for Mitt http://isgreaterthan.net/2008/02/05/democrats-for-mitt/ An eclectic journal exploring the intersections of culture and politics, art and the free market, technology and science Sat, 22 Nov 2008 22:33:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7-beta3 hourly 1 By: Che http://isgreaterthan.net/2008/02/05/democrats-for-mitt/comment-page-1/#comment-1075 Che Tue, 12 Feb 2008 03:53:19 +0000 http://isgreaterthan.net/2008/02/05/democrats-for-mitt/#comment-1075 I see this as a very aggressive political move by these democratic voters, something I would not usually associate with liberals. They used to be an idealist movement, now liberals are often as much realists as Rove himself. Perhaps we have learned too much from the other side. I see this as a very aggressive political move by these democratic voters, something I would not usually associate with liberals. They used to be an idealist movement, now liberals are often as much realists as Rove himself. Perhaps we have learned too much from the other side.

]]> By: Levi http://isgreaterthan.net/2008/02/05/democrats-for-mitt/comment-page-1/#comment-1049 Levi Wed, 06 Feb 2008 20:11:44 +0000 http://isgreaterthan.net/2008/02/05/democrats-for-mitt/#comment-1049 I'm pretty sure this strategy is how Ellen Craswell ended up being the R nominee for governor of Washington in 1996: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_Craswell And Alex, if your party is literally not taking your vote into consideration (as in Michigan, and as in my own state of Washington, where the Ds have a caucus and a meaningless primary), why not use your vote to try and get yourself an easier-to-beat opponent? Doesn't seem like a waste to me. In fact, maybe I'll vote for Romney in the WA primary . . . I’m pretty sure this strategy is how Ellen Craswell ended up being the R nominee for governor of Washington in 1996: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_Craswell

And Alex, if your party is literally not taking your vote into consideration (as in Michigan, and as in my own state of Washington, where the Ds have a caucus and a meaningless primary), why not use your vote to try and get yourself an easier-to-beat opponent? Doesn’t seem like a waste to me. In fact, maybe I’ll vote for Romney in the WA primary . . .

]]> By: alex http://isgreaterthan.net/2008/02/05/democrats-for-mitt/comment-page-1/#comment-1048 alex Wed, 06 Feb 2008 19:23:28 +0000 http://isgreaterthan.net/2008/02/05/democrats-for-mitt/#comment-1048 I find it discouraging that youth today are so cynical about the political process as to endorse voting for candidates such as Mitt romney. Why waste your vote on a protest vote? Whu so much cynicism? I find it discouraging that youth today are so cynical about the political process as to endorse voting for candidates such as Mitt romney. Why waste your vote on a protest vote? Whu so much cynicism?

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