My Endorsement for US President

I find it distressing that so many progressives have so totally absorbed the long, right-wing smear campaign against Hillary Clinton. It’s one thing to disagree with specific policies or past actions of hers. I myself don’t like her general hawkishness and openness to military actions. But this group-think hypnosis that she’s a criminal, sociopathic, corrupt, totally dishonest, evil bitch-monster is such a bizarre distortion of reality that I can’t believe how many have adopted it. And nothing seems to budge it. Neutral fact-checking sites rate her the most honest major candidate in this election? Doesn’t make a dent in the Hate-Hillary mentality. Endless hearings and court cases, all originating from right wing GOP politicians and rich backer, come up empty of finding anything? Doesn’t matter, the damage is done.

Luckily, a lot of people can see through all this (witness the primary results), but is anything going to make more people see that she’s done a lot of good things, made some mistakes, and is dedicated to public service? I.e. a human being, not some kind of fantasy monster.

You said it Shel…. I, too, am voting for Jill Stein — along with my siblings who have left the Democratic Party.

If voting for Green takes a vote away from Hillary that in effects goes toward Trump which in my humble opinion means a vote against our planet. I get the frustration. I too was a big Bernie supporter but I do not understand the I will not vote now mentality. I think it goes against everything Bernie open our eyes towards, that we have to make self sacrifices for the good of the bigger picture. For me the greater good is still more important than the me which is in fact what those who will disengage are really concerned about. I don’t like, I think, I this, I that. Yup it sucks but nothing compared to how badly it will suck if Trump is President! Little suck versus massive suck. but it’s your right to not to vote. the beauty we have this election. Next election? Maybe not.

I’ve been a fan of Ranked Choice/Instant Runoff Voting for more than 20 years, Trish Truitt–was involved in a group called (if I remember right) Pioneer Valley Democracy Campaign that advocated IRV and several other reforms. Linda Stirling, glad to know we can count you in the progressive camp. I came to marketing through progressive activism. I share your views on the mainstream Dismalcrats and wish we had better options. One of the BIG lessons from the Sanders campaign is that a candidate can organize and fundraise and built a movement even with the active opposition of his or her party. A year ago, everyone thought Sanders was a fringe candidate and even though the delegate selection process was tilted heavily against him. But he won state after state, despite the party’s massive (and not-always-ethical) push for Clinton.

Thank you, Shel.

I love Stein too. And if Sanders was your candidate, like me, it is hard not to be disappointed in reading of the contents of the DNC email hack. And to wonder why, if Hillary is such a strong candidate, they felt a need to cheat, when they already had every advantage. It is eye-opening for me and has me questioning the content of CNN and MSNBC reporting, just like I always did of FOX.

Rachael Metelica Kashner See what this fellow from the neighborhood has to say….

Thank you.

Thanks Shel. Well said!!