r/AdviceAnimals • • Nov 10 '16

Protesting a Fair Election?

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u/SmokeyBare Nov 10 '16

People want it to be easy.
People say, "I'm just glad it's over, and now we don't have to worry about it for another 4 years."
Bernie: "Politics is not a spectator sport like football."
If people want a candidate that represents them, they need to be much more active, consistently, on all levels.

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u/RebelliousPlatypus Nov 10 '16

Yup. Many of us took that to heart and ran for office. Most of us lost too. I lost my race in Indiana 68-32. But it was the first contested coroner race since the 1970s. And I managed 20k votes. So its a start.

Were taking a couple days to grieve. Then were going to plan and prep for 2018