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I'll go farther. To a degree, Democrats caused this by offering such terrible options.

(I mean, no, they are not the Single Root Cause - clearly not. They're a part of the causal chain, though. If they had run a solid candidate in any of the last three elections, we wouldn't be here.)

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"The democratic candidate isn't perfect, so I'll let the fascists win, and it's the democrats fault"

The democrats have the responsibility for picking electable candidates. Thats the party's main job.

Democratic party supporters need to move away from this dumb groupthink. It is embarrassing, as they like to think they are the better alternative. A better alternative doesn't tell people how to vote; a better alternative earns the vote with vote-worthy candidates.

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