Mon Jul 23, 2018, 11:47 AM

Terrified moderate Dems terrified by the "Sanders Wing" that might actually help people

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/sanders-wing-party-terrifies-moderate-dems-here-s-how-they-n893381

Terrified Third Way Dems apparently include:

former Delaware Gov. Jack Markell

Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio

Iowa state Sen. Jeff Danielson

Rep. Cheri Bustos, D-Ill

former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu

Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn

According to the article, they are all scared of "anger", rocking the boat, abolishing ICE, fighting in an "uncivil" way, single-payer healthcare, going after Democratic voters rather than trying to court Republican voters fed up with Trump.

Here's my favorite quote from the article:

"You're not going to make me hate somebody just because they're rich. I want to be rich!" Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, a potential presidential candidate, said Friday to laughs.

ha ha ha!!! That's funny because hating the rich is obviously what motivates the progressive wing of the party. Not actually wanting to take care of ourselves and our fellow citizens. Oh ho ho, Rep Ryan, you hilarious comedian.

Many of these people in the article are nominally Democrats, and we aren't supposed to criticize Democrats. I will say, however, that I disagree with their election strategy.

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Terrified moderate Dems terrified by the "Sanders Wing" that might actually help people (Original post)	ProfessorPlum	Jul 2018	OP
.	stonecutter357	Jul 2018	#1
I call BS on the OP.. Awesome Dems are out there Winning All Over the Country and Actually Helping	Cha	Jul 2018	#198
Excellent post Cha.	sheshe2	Jul 2018	#230
Our Dems ARE Helping People.. "terrified of	Cha	Jul 2018	#235
+1	betsuni	Jul 2018	#232
plus++ a gazillion!	Sunlei	Jul 2018	#267
Same old same old... maybe it's time for a new strategy?	InAbLuEsTaTe	Jul 2018	#2
Hard to call Tim Ryan same old same old.	NCTraveler	Jul 2018	#11
I can't stand him. N/t	Horse with no Name	Jul 2018	#208
The "Sanders wing" won't "help people" if Democrats don't win the election.	brooklynite	Jul 2018	#3
All of them?	ProfessorPlum	Jul 2018	#8
How about Conor Lamb?	RhodeIslandOne	Jul 2018	#12
Doh !	OnDoutside	Jul 2018	#34
OFFS	Recursion	Jul 2018	#13
the question was how many _could_ she win in?	ProfessorPlum	Jul 2018	#14
There's about 15 or 16 House districts she could win	Recursion	Jul 2018	#16
thank you for the look into the future, Kreskin	ProfessorPlum	Jul 2018	#44
I dig how you indict others for the same things you do	LanternWaste	Jul 2018	#67
Thanks!	ProfessorPlum	Jul 2018	#75
Amen.	shanny	Jul 2018	#106
You nailed it	wryter2000	Jul 2018	#111
How many primaries have candidates like her won?	mythology	Jul 2018	#25
lol	JNelson6563	Jul 2018	#187
I remember that Democrats are not the enemy. We are Democrats	ProfessorPlum	Jul 2018	#207
This message was self-deleted by its author	AtomicKitten	Jul 2018	#221
Straw man. No one is promoting a one size	KPN	Jul 2018	#236
Well said	ProfessorPlum	Jul 2018	#241
Highly inaccurate statement you are making here.	NCTraveler	Jul 2018	#193
you cant	qazplm135	Jul 2018	#253
How has the Sanders wing helped people since we lost in 2016?	brooklynite	Jul 2018	#275
Stop attacking her.	Chickensoup	Jul 2018	#41
I had the real Chang last week	ProfessorPlum	Jul 2018	#46
You should tly the fly lie.	Chickensoup	Jul 2018	#76
will. . . .not . .. . laugh . . .	ProfessorPlum	Jul 2018	#80
Then u will cry alone!!	Chickensoup	Jul 2018	#85
literally LOLing now	ProfessorPlum	Jul 2018	#87
for whatever it's worth I like u.	Chickensoup	Jul 2018	#179
Luckily for all of us,	H2O Man	Jul 2018	#132
i agree, especially when they are meeting together	ProfessorPlum	Jul 2018	#143
+1000	G_j	Jul 2018	#147
Exactly!	peggysue2	Jul 2018	#272
Looks like the Republican owned media has found something to split the Democratic party again.	docgee	Jul 2018	#4
Exaxctly, they are even dusting off the term "third way."	FSogol	Jul 2018	#5
Third Way is the name of the think tank that hosted this get together	ProfessorPlum	Jul 2018	#7
In the real world they are insignificant. On DU they are the most	FSogol	Jul 2018	#21
Third Way is the most powerful boogie-man on DU?	ProfessorPlum	Jul 2018	#36
"they are insignificant"?	LiberalLovinLug	Jul 2018	#169
BS. The DLC did not become the Third Way. The third way is minor un-notable think tank,	FSogol	Jul 2018	#171
Useful as a bogeyman, though, neh?	MineralMan	Jul 2018	#173
Exactly. n/t	FSogol	Jul 2018	#174
The DLC and the Third Way as a policy, were tied to the hips.	LiberalLovinLug	Jul 2018	#176
Pure Claptrap.	FSogol	Jul 2018	#178
Brilliant rebuttal	LiberalLovinLug	Jul 2018	#181
Ham and Cheese!	FSogol	Jul 2018	#183
All of this happened in the 80s and 90s. Catch up. Or at least	Squinch	Jul 2018	#199
Yup	wryter2000	Jul 2018	#114
As a past supporter and actual delegate for Bernie	randr	Jul 2018	#6
Because last election there was too much protest voting.	docgee	Jul 2018	#9
If you have to explain it to them	awesomerwb1	Jul 2018	#39
A higher percentage of Saders voters voted for Clinton in 2016	mythology	Jul 2018	#40
I absolutely don't believe the study that says 25% of Clinton voters went for McCain.	LisaM	Jul 2018	#96
CNN exit poll puts it at 17% voting for McCain.	progressoid	Jul 2018	#184
Not certain "a CNN exit poll" is a sufficiently accurate measure	AtomicKitten	Jul 2018	#225
This message was self-deleted by its author	AtomicKitten	Jul 2018	#224
They should listen to Stacy Abrams,	NY_20th	Jul 2018	#10
great idea to stop pursuing Republican voters	ProfessorPlum	Jul 2018	#15
The next governor of Georgia!	oberliner	Jul 2018	#17
She doesn't get the point of politics	Renew Deal	Jul 2018	#20
Which is why Republicans control all three branches of the fed government. They	ProfessorPlum	Jul 2018	#24
Whenever I see folks try to bring up "well thats why republicans control all three branches" stuff	stevenleser	Jul 2018	#190
Whenever I see folks question the rightward shift of the party,	disillusioned73	Jul 2018	#255
That has nothing to do with what I wrote. Your attempt at distraction does not change the facts	stevenleser	Jul 2018	#269
Yeah.. your right.. all is well - we're doing fine here..	disillusioned73	Jul 2018	#276
No sale. If you want to control people's behavior, which is really what this is about. You need to	stevenleser	Jul 2018	#277
Control peoples behavior??..	disillusioned73	Jul 2018	#278
Yep, that's what this is. You want people to do what you want them to do (vote a certain way)	stevenleser	Jul 2018	#279
I don't see it that way at all.	NY_20th	Jul 2018	#28
so THAT'S how the pukes win!	shanny	Jul 2018	#109
IKR? LOL	ProfessorPlum	Jul 2018	#112
THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS!!!	EffieBlack	Jul 2018	#33
I'm with Stacy. nt	PunkinPi	Jul 2018	#135
On MSNBC last week, one of the	DeminPennswoods	Jul 2018	#168
Well said	Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin	Jul 2018	#175
But isn't the Sanders wing trying to win republicans?	ecstatic	Jul 2018	#264
what the hell is a 'moderate Democrat?'	bigtree	Jul 2018	#18
I would use the term "pragmatic" to describe a moderate Democrat.	honest.abe	Jul 2018	#29
ah yes, "pragmatism"	ProfessorPlum	Jul 2018	#32
There's always Pokemon Go.	LuvLoogie	Jul 2018	#45
If eating peas gets us back in power and removes that lunatic from the WH..	honest.abe	Jul 2018	#47
"If eating peas gets us back in power" Relies on facts not in evidence	ProfessorPlum	Jul 2018	#55
If all who claimed to be progressives supported and voted Democrats in the last election..	honest.abe	Jul 2018	#61
I think a huge percentage of them did	ProfessorPlum	Jul 2018	#66
Yes, perhaps, but clearly not all.	honest.abe	Jul 2018	#82
we could have used everyone's help, for sure	ProfessorPlum	Jul 2018	#84
I'm not fully onboard with Democratic party candidate and incumbent corporate	sprinkleeninow	Jul 2018	#124
for now, of course. We've built a huge, corrupt (and corrupting) system	ProfessorPlum	Jul 2018	#127
Understood. I have strong qualms regarding divisiveness, purity testing,	sprinkleeninow	Jul 2018	#144
that is my fervent hope	ProfessorPlum	Jul 2018	#150
Gotta. Just gotta.	sprinkleeninow	Jul 2018	#160
If union members had supported and voted Democrats in the last election...	progressoid	Jul 2018	#186
During the last election many Progressives relentlessly criticized us who supported Hillary Clinton.	honest.abe	Jul 2018	#194
I can't post some of the things I heard Hillary supporters say about Obama during the 08 campaign	progressoid	Jul 2018	#217
Not comparable at all.	honest.abe	Jul 2018	#220
Your suspicion would be incorrect.	progressoid	Jul 2018	#238
If you recall there was a group called the PUMAs back then.	honest.abe	Jul 2018	#242
Ah, the "No True Scottsman" comeback.	progressoid	Jul 2018	#246
Wasn't "pragmatism" the battle cry of the winning side of the primary this last round?	TCJ70	Jul 2018	#149
It would have worked out fine..	honest.abe	Jul 2018	#195
they are actually defined by what they vote for. I don't trust those votes.	bigtree	Jul 2018	#42
You have a "trust" problem.	honest.abe	Jul 2018	#49
doesn't take a genius to understand that this isn't just my problem	bigtree	Jul 2018	#53
OH! Let's bring the woodchuck back to life, shall we?	MineralMan	Jul 2018	#141
You must live in a very small world. Moderate Democrats are the backbone of the Party.	tonyt53	Jul 2018	#182
I love the last part you wrote	bigtree	Jul 2018	#185
Democrats need to focus on getting elected	Renew Deal	Jul 2018	#19
they do if they encourage Democratic leaders and candidates to embrace progressive	ProfessorPlum	Jul 2018	#27
I think we need to embrace whatever it takes to win back Congress and the WH.	honest.abe	Jul 2018	#43
please examine that list	ProfessorPlum	Jul 2018	#58
For the most part "progressive" candidates have lost, and in many cases...	George II	Jul 2018	#102
"Third Way Dems" --- Oh brother! GMAFB!	NurseJackie	Jul 2018	#22
That term must have focus grouped very well in St Petersburg	Generic Brad	Jul 2018	#98
LOL! Exactly!	Squinch	Jul 2018	#142
Fuck that noise.	murielm99	Jul 2018	#23
THIS	sheshe2	Jul 2018	#192
Cheri Bustos for House Speaker!	farmbo	Jul 2018	#210
I think she may be house speaker someday,	murielm99	Jul 2018	#237
The Democrats have been doing pretty well electorally since Trump was elected	Proud Liberal Dem	Jul 2018	#26
this is true	ProfessorPlum	Jul 2018	#30
I can't speak as to why that isn't happening	Proud Liberal Dem	Jul 2018	#38
progressives are garroted pretty routinely by the party in primaries	ProfessorPlum	Jul 2018	#52
Vote your conscience or preference in your primary	pecosbob	Jul 2018	#31
yes, a good strategy	ProfessorPlum	Jul 2018	#48
yes...but never forget that a blue dog is in fact, still a dog.	pecosbob	Jul 2018	#50
I really don't care if the moderate wing is terrified of the liberal wing or	Vinca	Jul 2018	#35
Nicely put!	awesomerwb1	Jul 2018	#57
LOL	Scurrilous	Jul 2018	#37
Way too many divisive threads like this turning up. I'm suspicious. (nt)	Paladin	Jul 2018	#51
I'm suspicious, too. n/t	murielm99	Jul 2018	#54
Yep. Names we haven't seen in ... why, it must be almost two years, now! How time flies.	Squinch	Jul 2018	#56
I arranged to have Third Way hold a meeting ridiculing progressives	ProfessorPlum	Jul 2018	#59
Nice work!! hahaha!!	InAbLuEsTaTe	Jul 2018	#118
don't mention the numerous AOC attack threads	bigtree	Jul 2018	#63
Yes, exactly.	LiberalLovinLug	Jul 2018	#180
Thank you, me too	ProfessorPlum	Jul 2018	#239
Rising Tide Lifts All Boats	colsohlibgal	Jul 2018	#60
totally agree	ProfessorPlum	Jul 2018	#62
Wouldn't it make more sense to go after republicans instead of fellow Democrats?	George II	Jul 2018	#64
Yeah... you'd think, wouldn't ya?	NurseJackie	Jul 2018	#68
By who? When is it going after other democrats and their messaging and when is it just being	JCanete	Jul 2018	#71
yep	bigtree	Jul 2018	#81
Third Way?	kcr	Jul 2018	#254
what a weird and insidious game you're playing here	bigtree	Jul 2018	#257
Really? Clarifying things by pointing out the facts is insidious?	kcr	Jul 2018	#260
you had your moment	bigtree	Jul 2018	#263
I'm heartbroken	kcr	Jul 2018	#265
+1000	stonecutter357	Jul 2018	#89
Moderate/Centrists are the true progressives	poetshepherd	Jul 2018	#65
I can make no sense of this post	ProfessorPlum	Jul 2018	#73
I think some puffing is going on.	FSogol	Jul 2018	#78
and fluffing	shanny	Jul 2018	#113
there is no sense to make.	NRaleighLiberal	Jul 2018	#153
Welcome to DU.	fleabiscuit	Jul 2018	#189
Why do we need a new freedom caucus?	Gothmog	Jul 2018	#69
Better Believe It!!	MrsCoffee	Jul 2018	#70
LOL!	Squinch	Jul 2018	#146
I'm a bigger fan of the warren wing. And she doesn't use fear tactics against me.	NCTraveler	Jul 2018	#72
This exactly	dansolo	Jul 2018	#243
"Third Way Dems?" Again?	MineralMan	Jul 2018	#74
that's the name of their own organization	ProfessorPlum	Jul 2018	#77
It's an out-of-date, slanderous shibboleth.	MineralMan	Jul 2018	#86
do not get	ProfessorPlum	Jul 2018	#88
I won't waste any more of my time.	MineralMan	Jul 2018	#90
Ok, thanks. I didn't call them Third Way, it was the name of the group that organized the meeting	ProfessorPlum	Jul 2018	#92
Of course you would call them those things.	MineralMan	Jul 2018	#94
Oh no. I wouldn't have said anything if I thought you would	ProfessorPlum	Jul 2018	#95
I didn't realize your love for Cheri Bustos would brook no argument	ProfessorPlum	Jul 2018	#100
Not my district.	MineralMan	Jul 2018	#104
Back from where	ProfessorPlum	Jul 2018	#110
Posting stats are visible to everyone.	MineralMan	Jul 2018	#115
are you talking about this spring when I was battling cancer?	ProfessorPlum	Jul 2018	#120
You probably shouldn't	melman	Jul 2018	#137
I see. Haven't seen you around for a while.	MineralMan	Jul 2018	#138
You should take a closer look at those 'posting stats'	melman	Jul 2018	#140
I think you are starting to see boogeymen (boogeypersons?)	hueymahl	Jul 2018	#163
What's slanderous is tarring the entire Democratic party	kcr	Jul 2018	#258
Let me know when somebody does that	ProfessorPlum	Jul 2018	#262
You. In your OP.	kcr	Jul 2018	#270
Strawman much?	ProfessorPlum	Jul 2018	#271
No. You only acted like it was the whole damn party.	kcr	Jul 2018	#273
welcome to ignore, you liar	ProfessorPlum	Jul 2018	#274
Scary: Third-way Dems gonna git ya!	FSogol	Jul 2018	#83
It's where they met. It's where they're organizing	bigtree	Jul 2018	#91
Is the name of the think tank a problem?	ProfessorPlum	Jul 2018	#93
it's a good vehicle to steer around substance, and a trigger here at DU	bigtree	Jul 2018	#99
hmmm. thanks for the clarification.	ProfessorPlum	Jul 2018	#101
Terrified? Nope	Freethinker65	Jul 2018	#79
They always claim 'big tent' when they want us to vote for right wingers. nt	RandiFan1290	Jul 2018	#97
How can there be a "Sanders wing" of the Democratic Party when Sanders isn't a Democrat?	scheming daemons	Jul 2018	#103
keep thinking. you'll figure it out	ProfessorPlum	Jul 2018	#107
Sorry... if he isn't willing to register as a Democrat, I'm not willing to acknowledge his "wing"	scheming daemons	Jul 2018	#128
jesus, talk about old talking points	ProfessorPlum	Jul 2018	#133
I Don't "like" BS always throwing insults at our Democratic Party.. here in his Own words..	Cha	Jul 2018	#218
There Isn't.. and No one is "terrified" either.. it's	Cha	Jul 2018	#197
We'll see how helpful the "Sanders Wing" are, once the primaries are over. It shouldn't take that	OnDoutside	Jul 2018	#105
abolishing ICE as it exists now	ProfessorPlum	Jul 2018	#108
You continue down the Abolish ICE trail and you will have saturation coverage of ads saying that	OnDoutside	Jul 2018	#116
We can have better sound bites and also better policies	ProfessorPlum	Jul 2018	#121
Well then come up with sensible policies to reform ICE and campaign on that. That's something likely	OnDoutside	Jul 2018	#123
I'll let AOC pick her messaging, she seems to be doing just fine	ProfessorPlum	Jul 2018	#130
It is analogous to killing NAFTA, Korean Trade Deal, and the Trans-Pacific Free Trade Agreement	olegramps	Jul 2018	#148
The thing is	ProfessorPlum	Jul 2018	#156
icymi	shanny	Jul 2018	#117
Yes I saw it, but that's irrelevant to feeding Rep talking points.	OnDoutside	Jul 2018	#119
sorry but the pukes are going to have nasty over-the-top talking points	shanny	Jul 2018	#122
Then don't GIVE them a free gift of an over the top talking point !!!	OnDoutside	Jul 2018	#125
We could, for example, shove their love for ICE and their Nazi tactics	ProfessorPlum	Jul 2018	#131
This message was self-deleted by its author	Squinch	Jul 2018	#126
How much longer a we going to continue to drive a wedge in the Democratic Party	SFnomad	Jul 2018	#129
I agree	ProfessorPlum	Jul 2018	#134
No, you don't agree	SFnomad	Jul 2018	#213
sorry, did I do that? Or did the people in the article separate themselves and	ProfessorPlum	Jul 2018	#214
Yes, you have done it and you continue to do it n/t	SFnomad	Jul 2018	#215
I suspect it is not naivete. I suspect it is malicious. The tells are all there.	Squinch	Jul 2018	#152
We don't need division for crying outloud. Unity, Unity!	olegramps	Jul 2018	#155
Sanders Democrats want to bring the functions of ICE under some authority	Sophia4	Jul 2018	#136
well stated	ProfessorPlum	Jul 2018	#139
Tim Ryan makes around $147K	vi5	Jul 2018	#145
Plz,,,,,,,These crooks would work with no salary,,,,	Cryptoad	Jul 2018	#157
you can almost support a family in the Boston area	ProfessorPlum	Jul 2018	#158
Oh, I know that....	vi5	Jul 2018	#167
A little bit strange today...	BittyJenkins	Jul 2018	#151
.	Squinch	Jul 2018	#154
yeah, again, I'm not sure the threads (like mine) are the problem	ProfessorPlum	Jul 2018	#159
You may not be sure, but most of the rest of us are.	Squinch	Jul 2018	#166
+1. (n/t)	FreepFryer	Jul 2018	#201
Thank you for keeping track of these type of threads, I've been seeing more of them also	uponit7771	Jul 2018	#172
I guess losing it all in 16 wasn't enough...more losing with this sort of post.	Demsrule86	Jul 2018	#161
America is not a leftist country, will never be one, we are a	beachbum bob	Jul 2018	#162
"There's a lot of people that just don't really like protests and don't like yelling and screaming,	riversedge	Jul 2018	#164
isn't that nuts?	ProfessorPlum	Jul 2018	#165
Think it would be helpful if the "terrified" Dems worried about their own districts	bigbrother05	Jul 2018	#170
Bingo!	MineralMan	Jul 2018	#177
Can we cut the decisive crap?	we can do it	Jul 2018	#188
Dah Komrade!	whistler162	Jul 2018	#191
Lol!	Squinch	Jul 2018	#200
I call BULL on the OP.. We have Dems All Over the Country Actually HELPING PEOPLE... & No One is	Cha	Jul 2018	#196
Journalism School Drop Out That I am	Dyedinthewoolliberal	Jul 2018	#202
that was my own not subtle attempt at humor	ProfessorPlum	Jul 2018	#205
Tim Ryan is a fool if he thinks he has a chance to be President.	LiberalFighter	Jul 2018	#203
I think he's just an attention getter	mvd	Jul 2018	#204
We need to be more aggressive in taking credit for liberal beliefs.	LiberalFighter	Jul 2018	#209
Kiss the mid-terms good-bye	Adrahil	Jul 2018	#206
Their strategy is nothing new.	AtomicKitten	Jul 2018	#211
Sanders never accomplished jack, get real man. lol. nt	BootinUp	Jul 2018	#212
Exactly.	Cha	Jul 2018	#219
This message was self-deleted by its author	Oneironaut	Jul 2018	#216
I'm not terrified by the "Sanders wing." Just tired of them.	EffieBlack	Jul 2018	#222
+Millions!	Cha	Jul 2018	#223
"Terrified moderate Dems terrified"	betsuni	Jul 2018	#226
"Terrified!!!!!111"	Cha	Jul 2018	#228
Terrified of things that "might actually help people."	betsuni	Jul 2018	#231
Right.. well, that's what they're tying to push	Cha	Jul 2018	#234
Expecting the wealthy to pay their employees living wages	TexasBushwhacker	Jul 2018	#227
The incomparable Charlie Pierce:	shanny	Jul 2018	#229
+1	AtomicKitten	Jul 2018	#233
Thank you	ProfessorPlum	Jul 2018	#240
"Abolishing ICE" is a nonstarter position	jmowreader	Jul 2018	#244
ICE is only 15 years old	ProfessorPlum	Jul 2018	#245
You miss the point entirely...	brooklynite	Jul 2018	#247
It is certainly a problem of both leadership and structure	ProfessorPlum	Jul 2018	#249
La Migra was just as bad as ICE	jmowreader	Jul 2018	#248
call it what you will	ProfessorPlum	Jul 2018	#250
What you would like...	jmowreader	Jul 2018	#251
Or even just any immigration security with adult supervision	ProfessorPlum	Jul 2018	#261
You know who's pushing this Pro-Sander's message? Bernie Sanders..	brooklynite	Jul 2018	#252
False hyperbole...no demoract is fearful but we do know how easy it is for	beachbum bob	Jul 2018	#256
The Sanders' Wing. Like the Buffalo Wing, but more terrifying.	betsuni	Jul 2018	#259
please don't attack any "wings" of D votes, we can't fly without wings. we need them ALL.	Sunlei	Jul 2018	#266
agreed, we should just let these Democrats	ProfessorPlum	Jul 2018	#268

Response to ProfessorPlum (Original post)

Mon Jul 23, 2018, 11:50 AM

stonecutter357 (12,495 posts)

Terrified moderate Dems terrified by the "Sanders Wing" that might actually help people

1. .

198. I call BS on the OP.. Awesome Dems are out there Winning All Over the Country and Actually Helping

230. Excellent post Cha.

235. Our Dems ARE Helping People.. "terrified of

232. +1

267. plus++ a gazillion!

2. Same old same old... maybe it's time for a new strategy?

11. Hard to call Tim Ryan same old same old.

208. I can't stand him. N/t

3. The "Sanders wing" won't "help people" if Democrats don't win the election.

8. All of them?

12. How about Conor Lamb?

34. Doh !

13. OFFS

14. the question was how many _could_ she win in?

16. There's about 15 or 16 House districts she could win

44. thank you for the look into the future, Kreskin

67. I dig how you indict others for the same things you do

75. Thanks!

106. Amen.

111. You nailed it

25. How many primaries have candidates like her won?

187. lol

207. I remember that Democrats are not the enemy. We are Democrats

236. Straw man. No one is promoting a one size

241. Well said

193. Highly inaccurate statement you are making here.

253. you cant

275. How has the Sanders wing helped people since we lost in 2016?

41. Stop attacking her.

46. I had the real Chang last week

76. You should tly the fly lie.

80. will. . . .not . .. . laugh . . .

85. Then u will cry alone!!

87. literally LOLing now

179. for whatever it's worth I like u.

132. Luckily for all of us,

143. i agree, especially when they are meeting together

147. +1000

272. Exactly!

4. Looks like the Republican owned media has found something to split the Democratic party again.

5. Exaxctly, they are even dusting off the term "third way."

7. Third Way is the name of the think tank that hosted this get together

21. In the real world they are insignificant. On DU they are the most

36. Third Way is the most powerful boogie-man on DU?

169. "they are insignificant"?

171. BS. The DLC did not become the Third Way. The third way is minor un-notable think tank,

173. Useful as a bogeyman, though, neh?

174. Exactly. n/t

176. The DLC and the Third Way as a policy, were tied to the hips.

178. Pure Claptrap.

181. Brilliant rebuttal

183. Ham and Cheese!

199. All of this happened in the 80s and 90s. Catch up. Or at least

114. Yup

6. As a past supporter and actual delegate for Bernie

9. Because last election there was too much protest voting.

39. If you have to explain it to them

40. A higher percentage of Saders voters voted for Clinton in 2016

96. I absolutely don't believe the study that says 25% of Clinton voters went for McCain.

184. CNN exit poll puts it at 17% voting for McCain.

225. Not certain "a CNN exit poll" is a sufficiently accurate measure

10. They should listen to Stacy Abrams,

15. great idea to stop pursuing Republican voters

17. The next governor of Georgia!

20. She doesn't get the point of politics

24. Which is why Republicans control all three branches of the fed government. They

190. Whenever I see folks try to bring up "well thats why republicans control all three branches" stuff

255. Whenever I see folks question the rightward shift of the party,

269. That has nothing to do with what I wrote. Your attempt at distraction does not change the facts

276. Yeah.. your right.. all is well - we're doing fine here..

277. No sale. If you want to control people's behavior, which is really what this is about. You need to

278. Control peoples behavior??..

279. Yep, that's what this is. You want people to do what you want them to do (vote a certain way)

28. I don't see it that way at all.

109. so THAT'S how the pukes win!

112. IKR? LOL

33. THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS!!!

135. I'm with Stacy. nt

68. Yeah... you'd think, wouldn't ya?