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In reply to the discussion: The imminent backlash of the Democratic Left. [View all]muriel_volestrangler
(101,414 posts)That you decided to vote for the candidates picked by someone else (a 'party line') doesn't mean you voted 'third party'. You voted for the recommendations of the 'Working Families Party'. For president and senator in New York, I see these were the Democrats; you presumably can say whether they were Democrats at other levels, or Independents or another party - or even an actual Working Families Party candidate (if you're in New York - as far as I can tell, only a few states use this system on ballots, and NY is the biggest).
As I expect you know, when people talk about voting 'third party', they don't mean voting for Democrats recommended by someone outside the Democratic Party; they mean voting for someone who is neither a Democrat nor Republican, such as a Green. I suspect no-one ever bothers telling Obama how many votes came via a non-Democratic party line; whether anyone in the Democratic Party pays attention to it probably depends on how often the WFP withholds a recommendation from the Democrats (do they recommend someone else instead, or just have no recommendation?)