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politicaljunkie41910

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60. What this says to me is that running a major party is hard work. The Clinton's and the Obama's made

Mon May 21, 2018, 02:15 PM

May 2018

it look like organizing, raising money, campaigning, and holding it all together look easy; but the truth is it's a helluva lot of hard work. Lots of people want to be president, but fewer people understand what it takes to organize and smooth over bruised egos, in order to put in the behind-the-scenes effort it takes to organize, maintain, and get behind a party and a platform, if you want to win. While our party is bitchin and moanin over who shot John when, Trump is creeping up in the polls and more people each day are satisfied with the job he is doing running the government. (Note I didn't say these were smart people.) Trump and Guiliani are controlling the narrative (because Mueller is a professional and can't) and Trump's fake media is succeeding in trying to normalize his behavior. Come on Dems, let's get our act together.

"I don't belong to any organized party; I'm a Democrat".
Will Rogers

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Politico: "Bernie's army in disarray" Our Revolution flailing, poor fundraising, candidates losing [View all] stevenleser May 2018 OP

The local Our Revolution group attacked an Asian candidate Gothmog May 2018 #1

I'm not surprised. This is what we have seen from those folks. They immediately datamine all stevenleser May 2018 #3

+1. dalton99a May 2018 #9

In other words, scorched-earth campaigning. emulatorloo May 2018 #12

If only a FRANK and OPEN discussion of what is really going on was possible Eliot Rosewater May 2018 #52

I am happy Gothmog May 2018 #79

info on how we can donate to your friends campaign? samnsara May 2018 #28

Here is a link to campaign website Gothmog May 2018 #45

Wow. (nt) ehrnst May 2018 #31

Our local Bernie club endorsed an Asian. Sophia4 May 2018 #40

CD 22 is very diverse which is why Sri is a good candidate Gothmog May 2018 #44

They lost me for good when they attacked Dolores Huerta, farmworkers & civil rights icon... Hekate May 2018 #56

The article cited in the OP shows that the Our Revolution ignores Hispanic candidates Gothmog May 2018 #64

Right! Two stalwart icons Cha May 2018 #84

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Ooooh! Cha May 2018 #4

Right? Me. May 2018 #6

Insane...Right Me. May 2018 #5

I know.. I was Cha May 2018 #7

I Could Care Less If She's Not Happy Me. May 2018 #10

Not surprised.. still it's cray! Cha May 2018 #15

And it would be just as valid to point out mythology May 2018 #18

Good point! Sophia4 May 2018 #42

No, it isn't.. it has nothing to do with Cha May 2018 #71

No, once again you're trying to bring the Cha May 2018 #70

In other words, she wants to be a spoiler and give Trump a 2nd term Maven May 2018 #21

I never did like her. She was always so LOUD. Big turnoff. Lil Missy May 2018 #80

K&R ! stonecutter357 May 2018 #8

Good Morning, stonecutter Cha May 2018 #16

What a great way to start off the week! BannonsLiver May 2018 #11

A clusterfuck of vindictive narcissists. MrsCoffee May 2018 #13

This is so silly and childish. Greybnk48 May 2018 #14

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I agree. Discussions are appropriate. But obsessing Greybnk48 May 2018 #19

We're living with the disastrous product of these people's machinations so I would hardly call it stevenleser May 2018 #20

Like Jill Stein and the Green Party? And Russion Greybnk48 May 2018 #22

He might be a good man, but he's not a Democrat. DemoHack May 2018 #24

Flake is a Republican. Positing a false equivalency is Greybnk48 May 2018 #30

Sanders is not a Democrat. DemoHack May 2018 #47

FINALLY yes, here and now, NOT BACK THEN, if this SHIT only happened BACK THEN Eliot Rosewater May 2018 #53

Good. It's the Green Party 2.0. DemoHack May 2018 #23

Well, no. sheshe2 May 2018 #68

Just yesterday he was hyping them on Facebook: MrsCoffee Jun 2018 #92

Lol sheshe2 Jun 2018 #93

I know, right? MrsCoffee Jun 2018 #94

He could have shut it down and shared his mailing list two years ago ucrdem May 2018 #25

Nor Will We Ever See His Tax Returns Me. May 2018 #51

And why dont ALL of his supporters want to see them? Eliot Rosewater May 2018 #55

Maybe They're Afraid Me. May 2018 #61

Obama held on to his email list until late in 2015. progressoid May 2018 #63

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Don't give a hoot about our revolution. Kurt V. May 2018 #27

Joe Biden. DemoHack May 2018 #48

How does that line go? Plucketeer May 2018 #29

Oh good, back to a comfortable narrative: Democrats in Disarray! gratuitous May 2018 #32

Democrats aren't in "disarray", Our Revolution is. tammywammy May 2018 #33

Just watch gratuitous May 2018 #35

Reminds me of Obama's "Internet Army" leftstreet May 2018 #34

Several of these zipplewrath May 2018 #58

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KARA! wallyworld2 May 2018 #37

As noted in the article, Our Revolution didn't endorse Kara Eastman tammywammy May 2018 #39

Kara Eastman was not endorsed by Our Revolution. DemoHack May 2018 #49

It's time for change wallyworld2 May 2018 #50

The article was specifically about Our Revolution. tammywammy May 2018 #54

Nope. DemoHack May 2018 #59

So now you will get a real Republican...so enjoy. Demsrule86 May 2018 #67

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I love the Establishment! John Lewis, Planned Parenthood.. Cha May 2018 #69

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Regardless of Bernie himself, this is the same story every campaign cycle Azathoth May 2018 #46

Wowzers HenryWallace May 2018 #57

What this says to me is that running a major party is hard work. The Clinton's and the Obama's made politicaljunkie41910 May 2018 #60

I'd paraphrase that as, the complaints about the Democratic party from the peanut gallery are stevenleser May 2018 #62

I participate on a much smaller version of DU and I know this very progressive person Eliot Rosewater May 2018 #65

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Our Revolution and DACA Gothmog May 2018 #73

I lulz'd KG May 2018 #74

LOL! Look at the Nina vs. Bernie wars starting... R B Garr May 2018 #76

Fifteen minutes are almost up! R B Garr May 2018 #77

Two candidates opposed by Our revolution won in Texas Gothmog May 2018 #78

Good on these Dems winning Cha May 2018 #83

And OurRev only endorsed Moser, who lost, AFTER Hortensis May 2018 #86

K&R betsuni May 2018 #81

why is that what the presidency would have looked like? According to what? JCanete May 2018 #82

Inability to manage something to be effective and avoid disarray stevenleser May 2018 #89

it isn't his organization, because he can't be involved at this point can he? JCanete May 2018 #90

Is this the new line?? Our Revolution isn't successful, so it isn't Sanders' R B Garr May 2018 #91

From my twitter feed Gothmog May 2018 #88