i warned against this in 2016, and it was part of my calculus in weakly endorsing clinton in the end; there was the jimmy dore faction that suggested that a trump victory may create a left-wing backlash, and i said to them "you're all fucking daft. if you elect trump, you'll create the biggest tent the democrats have ever seen, and end up with the most right-wing democrat since andrew jackson".

and, here we are.

and, now?

this election can't be about defeating trump, not anymore, not with the way the democrats are going; america, you need to send a message to the democrats that the direction they're moving is not acceptable, and grit your teeth and cry and vote for a third party, instead.

now is the time to abandon the democrats.

i encourage you to follow my lead.