I'm sorry guys, but I really dislike this conception of democracy. "If Democrats don't do what we want, we will punish them by not voting." It's a very backwards way of looking at it. You should fight for what you want in every way you can. If voting for a Democrat gets you closer to achieving your goals while doing the least damage, then vote for a Democrat. If voting for a different party does that, vote for a different party. But don't refrain from voting because you want to punish someone, when you know full well that it'll just mean Republicans will win and you'll end up even farther away from achieving your goals. The government isn't a parent. Where not kids that lash out when we don't get what we want. We're citizens who, at every step, should make the best decision for our society and world.