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In reply to the discussion: In 18 years since Naders run, what has been accomplished by attacking the Dem party from the left? [View all]Demsrule86
(68,586 posts)have different reasons. Most voters are affiliated with one party or the other. They may live in non-partisan states or be angry at their former party...they are not persuadable unless they are already in your camp mostly...there is a tiny group that goes back and forth, but by and large, they don't. And those that go back and forth would be moderates...not partisan. So you have a two party system that isn't functioning as it should but there is no way to change it ...third parties have no chance in this system...and the GOP has learned how to game the system...The poll is meaningless for our purposes. Thus it comes down to voting for your own interest...in terms of conservative policy vs. liberal policy...and the GOP has us beat as their voters understand winning is everything and support even unpopular candidates like Trump with an "R" next to his name.