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electric_blue68

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8. Well, for me it would always be another Democrat Unless under a -very rare- circumstance where an Independent was...

Wed Oct 23, 2024, 06:03 PM

Oct 23

better than a Dem. But that might almost be impossible bc unless it seemed extremely obvious by campaign events, on the ground reporting, etc - really evident; I'd be afraid that a vote for an Independent would end up having the Republican win.

Being I'm at least 20+ yrs older than you - I can remember when there were
Real Liberal Republicans back in the day.

The "day" being '65 & '69, '70 [I was 12 in '65, 16 in '69, and 17 in '70] when 2 different candidates; Mayor John V Lindsay, and then Rep. Charles Goodell were both more socially liberal than the Democratic candidates facing each of them!

So I volunteered in '69 for Lindsay & '70 for Goodell. The only times I ever volunteered for Republicans.
I never voted for a Republican.

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