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Hillary Supporter: I Would Rather Lose Elections Than Move The Democrats To The Left!


Centrist Twitter is a terrifying place, among their tweets bashing anyone who dare take a step towards the left or comparing Hillary Clinton to God - yes, literally - their political ignorance often slips through the cracks. A '#StillWithHer' Twitter account by the name of Jay Robertson, most likely a fake account, recently let his ignorance show when he admitted that rather than allowing the Democratic Party to embrace Bernie Sanders style progressivism, Jay would be more willing to live under Republican rule until at least 2024, the same exact political party and ideology he claims to be against.

Let's dissect Mr. Robertson's "surrendering the party" claim, because if he is this passionate about the Democratic Party, Democratic approval ratings must be skyrocketing, right? Well, no. The Democratic Party's approval rating has hit 37%, a 25 year low, a poll recently conducted by the Social Science Research Solutions (SSRS) has found. SSRS' poll, which records the favorability and unfavorability of the Democratic Party roughly four to five times each year also found that the Democrats unfavorability rating has hit 54%, the highest since the poll began in 1992.

The Democratic Party is the least popular it has been in at least 25 years, so why would anyone want to defend a party that is in freefall? This is the very same group of people that were recently defeated by Donald Trump, the least popular president-elect in four decades with his approval rating at 40% at the time he was named as the 45th President, the very same Donald Trump who admitted to paying hardly any federal taxes and is quoted as saying "we have to take out their families", referring to the innocent family members of suspected terrorists. Innocent people. The Democrats lost to this complete and utter moron. Change is most definitely needed.

The people who Mr. Robertson likes to attack are the very same people who the Democrats need to lure back to the party in order to begin winning elections again, so the progressive base in America is not one to be ignored. Groups such as Brand New Congress, Justice Democrats, Our Revolution National Nurses United, the Green Party and Democratic Socialists of America are experiencing a surging number of members and have won elections as recently as this week. Lee Carter of Democratic Socialists of America won his race in Virginia's 50th District House of Delegates against the sitting Republican Majority Whip, Jackson Miller. This brings the number of elected DSA members up to 35 across the country, not bad for a supposed 'fringe, radical leftist' organisation.

Is this a case of using a single example to tarnish a whole group? Perhaps, but it is evident that these thoughts are deeply embedded in the supporters of a Democratic Party that is in turmoil. The constant punching of the Left will only cause the Democratic Party's approval rating to continue to decline, putting together Bernie Sanders' popularity, the Democrats decreasing popularity and left-wing groups that are now on the rise, the answer is surely obvious, right? Well, not if Jay Robertson has his way. I'm sure you all look forward to at least 8 years of Donald Trump's rule, enjoy.
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