Although that's obviously false, Bernie doesn't even run in a primary

And look, they didn't even do that.
Well, I guess that's just my fault because I only voted for them in the general and not the primary.

is the game. A deadly serious game. Look, I'm a Medicaid recipient. The Senate Dems gave up the idea of supporting my healthcare like day 2 of the shutdown. I kept writing and telling them to at least hang in there for ACA anyway, because purity is such a silly idea right now.

A lot has changed since Trump. The Progs stopped running for some seats. They're having a hard time with the idea they'll spoil Dem candidates, even though they literally have a separate party from the moderates for the obvious reasons. It's why we should have ranked voting. But we don't and so this

I can still vote for them in the general. I don't see it as building power for them or a lack of...morals? (you're being vague, I don't know what you mean, but I think "purity" is anti-community) I see it as a form of protest and dialogue.

who often have a whole field. If I use my one vote on the spoiler candidate who thinks civil rights are good and climate change is real and is just really worried about fiscal responsibility, then maybe I spoil the nasty guy. Maybe the Rs get the message. I can still stump for the Prog candidate.

Yes, it is safe here. When you're a voter in Vermont and you show up on primary day, you're given not two ballots, but often THREE. The Dems, who _might_ have more than one candidate, the Progressives who I've never seen with more than one (unless it's more than one seat), and the GOP,

...do you not know how primaries work? Because even if the R candidate I voted for DID win, it's not like I voted for them again in the general, lmao

Vermont has the same deal. I've actually never had a party affiliation, and I can remember years where the Dem candidates looked identical or were running unopposed, so I voted for the least horrible R.

I've only read one Sumerian recipe. I'll have to read more and get back to you.

This is a joke, of course. I didn't hand make these garments without learning all about #shadowmilkcookie 😅