As Donald Trump surged to the presidency this Tuesday night, shocked Democratic voters stumbled to understand how the election unexpectedly slipped through their fingers.
Rightly or wrongly, many are directing their anger towards third-party candidates, namely Jill Stein, who’s special brand of pandering possibly siphoned away crucial progressive votes from Hillary Clinton.
Thinking of this, I popped over to Stein’s Twitter account. It’s been about an hour since Hillary conceded and Stein’s Twitter has been silent for about 5 hours, but the comment threads on Stein’s recent posts are a different story.
Although the pro-Stein contingent is present, it’s oddly muted, as if they’re mulling over what just happened. Everything else is a palpable anger.
Below is a sampling:
you've just helped elect a climate change denier. @GreenPartyUS
— 📣Margo Kingston💧🔥 (@margokingston1) November 9, 2016
https://twitter.com/tanepiper/status/796190201081135104
https://twitter.com/_j7md/status/796189840157118464
Too late now, the train has left the station.
— AB Election issue is UCP corruption (@Albertagirl46) November 9, 2016
Um, a little late. You cared more about yourself.
— Kelli Russell Agodon (@KelliAgodon) November 9, 2016
Feel good about yourself now? Proud you chose worst time in US politics to push Green agenda + grab swing votes? For shame!
— HamsterCake (@ComedyHamster) November 9, 2016
https://twitter.com/yourdailysense/status/796203235812016128
Comes down to math:
260,000 votes wasted on 3party candidates in #Florida.Wasted.
But cheers to a moral stand right!?🙄— 🔱CØøkieMønsta 🔱 (@ChocoweezieBeez) November 9, 2016
try using your voice in the new regime you helped install
— earthling (@candymaptones) November 9, 2016
https://twitter.com/jcrogel/status/796208408852504576
https://twitter.com/DebYNYer/status/796213489354293248
https://twitter.com/ryanhoover/status/796186592847298560
You'll go down is history as a Trump enabler! Bravo!
— Intergalactic Power Squad (@milrock71) November 9, 2016
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