What Is So Wrong About A "Progressive Political Revolution" For The Dem Party?....

[global1]

Hillary won the nomination and she is the nominee of the Dem Party. We have a Hillary/Kaine ticket now and they need to beat Trump in November. So I can't understand why the supporters of Hillary here on DU are still fighting the primary battles and dissing Bernie and his supporters. The primaries are over. Hillary won. We need to focus on Trump now and beat him and the Repugs. Please channel your energies and hate to Trump. And you Bernie supporters that can't get over the fact that Bernie is not our nominee - get over it as well. We all need to move on - but there is no reason why we all can't come together and support a "Progressive Political Revolution" to take us into the future.

I've heard all along that Hillary and Bernie weren't that far apart with their values and platforms. Now we come to this convention and we have the most Progressive Democratic Platform in the history of the Party - and yet we still see this animosity between the Hillary supporters and the Bernie supporters.

So I ask - "What is so wrong with a "Progressive Political Revolution" taking the Dem Party into the future. We have a good chance now of winning the WH and the Senate. I believe we can make in-roads in the House as well - and there is a good chance given the dis-unity in the Repug Party with Trump as their nominee - that we could even win back the House in November as well.

But going forward through the next 4 years and beyond - what is wrong with supporting a "Progressive Political Revolution" to achieve all those things that the Repugs have stonewalled against over the last 8 years and more?

The Dem Party is the Progressive Party. Let's - for God's sake and the sake of the future of America - get together and join the "Progressive Political Revolution" so that our children our grandchildren and their children can live in a country that is for everyone and not just the 1%'ers.

[Chasstev365]

1. Nothing is wrong with it!

[MichiganVote]

2. Well you might have lost some with the chant of "Lock Her UP!" today.

Them's the breaks.

[uponit7771]

3. BULL FUCKIN SHIT!!! When most of the black speakers are boo'd at the convention its not HRC supporte

... supporters who are fighting the last fight and you damn well know it.

Your OP acts as if folk can't fuckin see who's acting like straight up assholes

[bettyellen]

8. This. There is a time to accept where you are and regroup. Instead we get ugly sour grapes...

And I have NO faith these people will stay the course and vote in two Years.

[joeybee12]

9. Yup..and it's the garbage disrupting

Who are still fighting the primary

[Sparkly]

20. Really.

Whatever the hell they claim as principles, they don't seem to understand real grievances. People have real life experiences they could learn from, but they feel better about themselves whining about the DNC and waving "TPP" signs. As if those things really oppress them, and nobody understands their plight or gives them sufficient "respect."

[JoeOtterbein]

4. Good point !

[stopbush]

5. It assumes that there is only one level of being progressive,

and that is ultra progressive.

The D Party is a big tent party. It makes no sense to give the ultraprogressive wing of the party undue influence over the entire party.

[forjusticethunders]

11. It's not even about being "ultra progressive"

These people aren't progressives. They're Ron Paul kids who want attention and glom onto whoever seems """""""RADICAL"""""""" """"""""""ANTI ESTABLISHMENT""""" """"AGAINST THE SYSTEM THAT THEY BARELY UNDERSTAND"""""

They were eating up Mises.org and Lewrockwell.com 5 years ago.

[stopbush]

13. Well, there's that, too.

[avaistheone1]

21. Pure nonsense.

Thanks anyways.

[global1]

16. What Is "Ultraprogressive" About This Political Revolution?....nt

[JI7]

6. how is wanting to lock her up and saying trumps better progressive ?

[treestar]

7. Who is booing at the convention?

Hillary supporters?

[procon]

10. Why do you think that hijacking the Democratic Convention is the appropriate venue

to stage a "Progressive Political Revolution" that is intended to undermine the nomination of Hillary Clinton as the first woman President of the United States?

[JoeOtterbein]

12. "When they need to use foul language, you will know they are wrong"

words of wisdom form my late Mom.

[TheKentuckian]

14. Plenty if one is an ideological corporate "centrist" and/or a neocon.

Doubly true if one is an anti civil liberties type.

[RonniePudding]

15. This OP couldn't possibly be more tone deaf.

What a pant load.

[uponit7771]

17. +1

[grubbs]

18. I read it as satire

It is less pants-shittingly backwards that way.

[Sparkly]

19. Timing.

"Revolt" LATER. Weakening the Democratic party and its candidates with "revolt" at the point of the freaking CONVENTION is NOT helpful.

[kestrel91316]

22. Nothing whatsoever. We desperately need it.

The rightward turn of the Democratic Party over the last 25 years or so is horrifying to me. But it's still a whole lot better than the folks on the right.