@DCliffo I should get you together with the Trump fanatics who insist that a third party vote is a vote for Harris and see what y'all come up with. I genuinely wish either mainstream party could field a real candidate and thus earn my vote without recycling old scare tactics.

@MHS_Jenkins I'm not recycling a scare tactic. Any vote that doesn't go to the Dem or Repub from the main party is a vote for the other side. I just happen to be liberal. So a vote for 3rd party is a vote for Trump. Just like a conservative vote for 3rd party is a vote for Harris. That's not a "scare tactic" it's the truth. 3rd parties have zero chance of winning. So essentially the vote is wasted. I'd love to have a viable 3rd party. But we're not there yet. Probably not in my life time.

@DCliffo However you have to justify it to yourself is fine by me; I'm not the one that needs convincing. As for a "real candidate"--given that there was in effect no primary can we really say that?

@MHS_Jenkins I feel that Harris is a real candidate. If Biden had died she would have taken over. It's not like she just came in on the last train. She's qualified. Certainly more so than trump. I don't feel the need to justify my stance on 3rd party. It's my opinion. I don't give a shit who agrees or disagrees. For this particular election, they are detrimental to our way of life. I refuse to give trump one inch. I have voted 3rd party. This election It's crucial we not get distracted.

@DCliffo @MHS_Jenkins I see any vote not for Harris as a vote for tfg. It’s always that way but THIS year is the most critical election ever. Its no time for a protest or revenge vote. #politics

@NorCalCherylLyn @DCliffo For me it's neither a protest nor a revenge vote; it's a vote the reflects my belief in human rights, human dignity, and the need to end the prison industry in all forms.

@MHS_Jenkins @DCliffo we all should vote how our heart leads us to. Sure wish that more people’s hearts lead them toward peace and acceptance.

@NorCalCherylLyn @DCliffo I wish for that as well, and that's why I try to encourage folks to truly vote in that direction.

@MHS_Jenkins @DCliffo if we all just voted for what is best for the most people we’d be golden!

@DCliffo I think you're confusion the constitutional process of presidential succession with how the DNC handles its nomination process. And if you don't need to justify your stance on third parties--and I agree that you don't--why are you spending so much time doing just that?

If we're going to avoid distractions, let's avoid getting distracted from the human rights abuses that people like Harris perpetuate.

@MHS_Jenkins But the fact is, Harris is a real candidate, so there's that.