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New Hardly betrayed.
He's advocating LEV and what does he say about that? He explicitly tells me I don't have to vote.
Simply put, LEV involves, where you can, i.e. in safe states, voting for the losing third party candidate you prefer, or not voting at all. In competitive “swing” states, where you must, one votes for the “lesser evil” Democrat.


And he even says there's at least an "outside possibility" that I'm right with respect to foreign policy.

Emphasis Mine.
Before fielding objections, it will be useful to make certain background stipulations with respect to the points below. The first is to note that since changes in the relevant facts require changes in tactics, proposals having to do with our relationship to the “electoral extravaganza” should be regarded as provisional. This is most relevant with respect to point 3) which some will challenge by citing the claim that Clinton’s foreign policy could pose a more serious menace than that of Trump.

In any case, while conceding as an outside possibility that Trump’s foreign policy is preferable, most of us not already convinced that that is so will need more evidence than can be aired in a discussion involving this statement.

I do not feel any sorrow. I've known since I was 10 years old that this corrupt neo-Fascist State would collapse one day. With our Presidential elections down to the choices we have this year, the demise may come sooner than even I expected. I said in the early 1980's that the 21st century would vindicate Marx. Given our, er, um, choices for leadership in November, that vindication may come early enough in this century for me to observe it. Why would I feel sorrow?
New Indiana is a swing state - It voted D in 2008.
New That's rich. In 2012 it went back to Red.
And before 2008? When did the Democratic Party's candidate last carry Indiana? 1964.

Edit:
Aside: Now if the candidate had been Bernie, then yeah, it could have also gone Democratic in 2016. ;0)
Expand Edited by mmoffitt July 29, 2016, 08:31:47 AM EDT
New It can Swing from Red to Blue. Definition of a Swing State. HTH.
New ROFL! Two D victories since 1940 makes it a swing state?
Indiana General Results

1900: R
1904: R
1908: R
1912: D
1916: R
1920: R
1924: R
1928: R
1932: D
1936: D
1940: R
1944: R
1948: R
1952: R
1956: R
1960: R
1964: D
1968: R
1972: R
1976: R
1980: R
1984: R
1988: R
1992: R
1996: R
2000: R
2004: R
2008: D
2012: R

29 Elections. Democrats won 5, Republicans won 24. Indiana's hardly a swing state.
Expand Edited by mmoffitt July 29, 2016, 08:51:08 AM EDT
Expand Edited by mmoffitt July 29, 2016, 08:52:45 AM EDT
New It can swing, and has recently. So it's a Swing State. This isn't hard.
New That's an election bet I'd take.
New emphasis yours
which some will challenge by citing the claim that Clinton’s foreign policy could pose a more serious menace than that of Trump.
Your belief I take it (Chomsky, who is not shy about these things, did not advance it as his own). Duly noted, then.

FWIW, the tone of the speech and of the convention preceding it, was more belligerent, global hegemony-wise, than I would have liked. I am less inspired by HRC than might be a woman of my generation (my wife, for example, who feels fairly comfortable with and even cheerful about the candidate. FWIW further, I know one woman who, contrariwise, makes you look like a Romney voter, and has derided me online as an "establishment conservative" because I did not vote for Saint Bernard and now will not vote for Jill Fucking Stein (I am also faulted for dismissing the chemtrail conspiracy), so grading on the curve you get points for sweet reason, and also a participation trophy (insert typographical emoticon signifying jocular goodwill).

cordially,
     poor Mike, betrayed yet again - (rcareaga) - (11)
         Well, with the lunatic fringe of the radical far left . . . - (Andrew Grygus)
         A glance at his listing of the more egregious human-failures of the stunted Drumpf psyche - (Ashton)
         That's not a complete list (no SCOTUS), but it's a great piece. Shared. ;-) Thanks. -NT - (Another Scott)
         Hardly betrayed. - (mmoffitt) - (7)
             Indiana is a swing state - It voted D in 2008. -NT - (Another Scott) - (5)
                 That's rich. In 2012 it went back to Red. - (mmoffitt) - (4)
                     It can Swing from Red to Blue. Definition of a Swing State. HTH. -NT - (Another Scott) - (3)
                         ROFL! Two D victories since 1940 makes it a swing state? - (mmoffitt) - (2)
                             It can swing, and has recently. So it's a Swing State. This isn't hard. -NT - (Another Scott) - (1)
                                 That's an election bet I'd take. -NT - (mmoffitt)
             emphasis yours - (rcareaga)

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