That was my first reaction too. Very pleasantly surprised by that number. Had no idea that there were so many communists in this country that are still capable of a bit of critical thinking.
Just think about how many people the party has alienated by embracing The Fringe extremists. Believe it or not there are a lot of Democrats who think that the party has just lost its goddamn mind. I was a lifelong Democrat before Trump. I grew up thinking that the Republicans were all the bad guys and that the Democrats were the good guys and that everything the Democrats did was good no matter what. Then Trump came along and showed me that there was a better way and that we don't have to be the evil empire.
Quite a few Ds voted for DJT in 2016. Salena Zito and Brad Todd wrote a book called The Great Revolt about it. They did real journalism and went to counties that had been highly for Obama the previous election and did interviews. Was a very interesting read.
I'm still registered D and I have no desire to change my party registration. The fact that I'm still registered D means my vote is less likely to get thrown in the trash.
In 2016 my registration was magically disappeared when I went to vote for Bernie but my boomer mother was still registered. They messed with the registrations for the Bernie Demographic. Once the Side of Beef was the nominee, my registration magically fixed it self.
At this point I leave it registered D but this is an open primary state so I have little motivation to do that. I like to take up their field advisors time with dumbshit questions when they call.
I can't believe I'm saying this but there is a woman I am close to who I would say would probably waffle between center and center-left who is waiting atleast u til the end of the year before she is going to get the shot because it's experimental and doesn't trust it, doesn't agree with the far left and is willing to listen to me on my beliefs and debate me on them while being reasonable and listening to and trying to understand where I am coming from.
She knows that I have some "extreme" beliefs but knows I'm a good person and clearly not a "terrorist"
So we shouldn't write everyone off on the left as some will awaken just like we did. We just helped set the path for those realizing it now.
That was my first reaction too. Very pleasantly surprised by that number. Had no idea that there were so many communists in this country that are still capable of a bit of critical thinking.
Just think about how many people the party has alienated by embracing The Fringe extremists. Believe it or not there are a lot of Democrats who think that the party has just lost its goddamn mind. I was a lifelong Democrat before Trump. I grew up thinking that the Republicans were all the bad guys and that the Democrats were the good guys and that everything the Democrats did was good no matter what. Then Trump came along and showed me that there was a better way and that we don't have to be the evil empire.
Salt, people like yourself give me hope.
Quite a few Ds voted for DJT in 2016. Salena Zito and Brad Todd wrote a book called The Great Revolt about it. They did real journalism and went to counties that had been highly for Obama the previous election and did interviews. Was a very interesting read.
I'm still registered D and I have no desire to change my party registration. The fact that I'm still registered D means my vote is less likely to get thrown in the trash.
It just gets "adjudicated" Instead...
My mom does the same thing. She calls it 'intel' .
In 2016 my registration was magically disappeared when I went to vote for Bernie but my boomer mother was still registered. They messed with the registrations for the Bernie Demographic. Once the Side of Beef was the nominee, my registration magically fixed it self.
At this point I leave it registered D but this is an open primary state so I have little motivation to do that. I like to take up their field advisors time with dumbshit questions when they call.
I can't believe I'm saying this but there is a woman I am close to who I would say would probably waffle between center and center-left who is waiting atleast u til the end of the year before she is going to get the shot because it's experimental and doesn't trust it, doesn't agree with the far left and is willing to listen to me on my beliefs and debate me on them while being reasonable and listening to and trying to understand where I am coming from.
She knows that I have some "extreme" beliefs but knows I'm a good person and clearly not a "terrorist"
So we shouldn't write everyone off on the left as some will awaken just like we did. We just helped set the path for those realizing it now.
Me too! I thought it would be about half that, if even.