If a person votes someone else's character, than there is no point
in their having cast a ballot, them self. They did not impress their
individual perspective upon the process.
Voting in a democracy can be self-declaration. It can say, 'I exist. I matter. This is what I believe."
But there is that ideal, and then there is a disappointing reality.
In a recent interview with Huffington Post columnist Allison Kilkenny, independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader decried self-described "progressive" voters's ballot box-betrayals of belief.
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The past two decades have been disappointing ones for principled progressives:
The Democrat Party has retreated from hallmark progressive ambitions
like ending all executions, genuinely pursuing cessation of
international militarism, promoting equal civil rights (including gay
marriage and not the separate-but-equal 'civil unions'), protecting
citizens from governmental spying, and punishing corporate crime.
Disappointing decades, yes. But also educational and instructive ones.
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Dear Nader/Gonzalez Supporters,
Our names are Nickie Brooks, Mike Richardson, Mike Welch, David Peyton, Ben Drendel, Emily Przekwas, and Sarah Colgrove and we’re the Nader/Gonzalez National GOTV Field Coordinators. We have split up the United States between us and we are working diligently to support you and your state, regional, and campus coordinators in reaching out to voters in your communities.
We’ve spent weeks with our web team overhauling the state pages in the Take Action section of votenader.org and we’ve just unveiled the exciting new GOTV features.
Our favorite new feature on the state pages? An individualized Nader/Gonzalez state blog. This new blog operates just like our national blog, except it goes out only to Nader/Gonzalez supporters in your state and will be posted on your state webpage. It can be found by clicking first on the Take Action page and then on your state in the blue map.
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