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120. You should to tell that to people who think that Superdelegates

Reply to JCanete (Reply #117)

Fri Jun 8, 2018, 10:11 AM

Jun 2018

have the ability to change the way people vote...

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Note to Our Revolution: Democratic Voters Decide for Themselves [View all] MineralMan Jun 2018 OP

It's like they don't trust us, hmmmmmm all american girl Jun 2018 #1

Well, their approach is failing all across the nation. MineralMan Jun 2018 #2

Spot on!!!!! all american girl Jun 2018 #3

It is, so why this post? Don't we have enough Hortensis Jun 2018 #105

They have a totalitarian strain about them, it's force people to do what THEY think is best. nt Blue_true Jun 2018 #17

They seem to be trying to start a third party within the existing one. MineralMan Jun 2018 #32

That is the scary part DFW Jun 2018 #77

That's exactly what is going on here. yardwork Jun 2018 #103

Makes you wonder DownriverDem Jun 2018 #31

+100 MineralMan Jun 2018 #38

We'll know them by their actions... Pluvious Jun 2018 #56

This quote is from the Director of Strategic Outreach for Our Revolution. NCTraveler Jun 2018 #4

This Tezlyn Figaro? sheshe2 Jun 2018 #7

. NCTraveler Jun 2018 #8

Thanks for the link, NCTraveler. sheshe2 Jun 2018 #12

She was on Fox every other day and a dear friend of Nina Turner... sob sob meanies made Turner Demsrule86 Jun 2018 #19

I'm not as confident as you that she is no longer with them. NCTraveler Jun 2018 #23

You may be right...Turner hates Democrats and really doesn't mind Trump if you think about it. Demsrule86 Jun 2018 #76

Sanders group reverses, ditches aide who made anti-immigrant comments Exotica Jun 2018 #114

I have read that. NCTraveler Jun 2018 #115

If she still is w/ OR, then it would mean that Turner just flat out lied on record (not saying that Exotica Jun 2018 #116

That quote isn't what I want Progressive dog Jun 2018 #16

Once that came out didn't they fire her though? Nonetheless that quote says volumes... brush Jun 2018 #26

I think that might have been a lot of theater. NCTraveler Jun 2018 #28

I hope they had the good sense to let her go but you're probably right. brush Jun 2018 #36

Her sites copyright is 2018. NCTraveler Jun 2018 #39

Well, that's always a risk, I suppose. MineralMan Jun 2018 #35

That's because Democrats are tools EffieBlack Jun 2018 #5

Those tools set their own destiny. MineralMan Jun 2018 #10

K&R ! stonecutter357 Jun 2018 #6

gladly will support the Dems who won the primaries in the general.... bunny planet Jun 2018 #9

Can't the party talk him into resigning and then replace him? Garrett78 Jun 2018 #15

He better f*cking not JustAnotherGen Jun 2018 #27

Go get 'em, JAGen, and congrats on your new position. brush Jun 2018 #37

Nailed it! peggysue2 Jun 2018 #41

Congratulations JAG! mcar Jun 2018 #88

Yes, now that there is a Dem gov who can appoint someone to replace him. brush Jun 2018 #33

He has a better shot than the challenger in the primary would have. Demsrule86 Jun 2018 #20

Hell to the yeah JustAnotherGen Jun 2018 #29

This is true...I support business in general but think regulation and taxation is needed. I make an Demsrule86 Jun 2018 #74

Volunteer for his campaign JustAnotherGen Jun 2018 #30

I supported Bernie rownesheck Jun 2018 #11

Exactly right. Nina Turner and Bernie's "Our Revolution" group do more harm than good. NurseJackie Jun 2018 #42

Too bad you weren't around for the primary in 2016.. disillusioned73 Jun 2018 #99

I think that a lot of people feel the same way. yardwork Jun 2018 #104

When did we become so petty? mythology Jun 2018 #13

Sanders has not yet been imprisoned for his primary challenge. Orsino Jun 2018 #14

Pretty much causing Democrats who are trying to win back Congress problems...and beginning his Demsrule86 Jun 2018 #21

Really. It's like Cha Jun 2018 #24

I am so angry about that. I couldn't believe she said that stuff.... Demsrule86 Jun 2018 #72

Nobody's being petty. This is not about Bernie Sanders. MineralMan Jun 2018 #25

Disingenuous at best, political malpractice at worst BeyondGeography Jun 2018 #43

We will see what happens in November. MineralMan Jun 2018 #44

Maybe...waiting to see what the Trotskyites come up with BeyondGeography Jun 2018 #46

I doubt that many revolutionaries Progressive dog Jun 2018 #18

our revolution are fake revolutionaries living the good life off off donations in my opinion. Demsrule86 Jun 2018 #22

sorry that is bullshit dembotoz Jun 2018 #34

No it is true. Their livelihood depends on getting donations. Demsrule86 Jun 2018 #70

so now you wanna set peoples pay...... dembotoz Jun 2018 #84

Not at all...and calling someone a Trumper...shame shame! haha Demsrule86 Jun 2018 #90

to compare stein and sanders???????????? shame on you dembotoz Jun 2018 #95

I didn't mean to do that...Stein is a ...well you know...but Sen.Sanders who has angered me from Demsrule86 Jun 2018 #106

it is a sensitive subject. bernie has come to my state working for dems several times...others not dembotoz Jun 2018 #111

+1. And that is not just in the US. OnDoutside Jun 2018 #51

What does that mean? Is OR connected with some foreign entity? Demsrule86 Jun 2018 #69

No, sorry, I meant they're the same in as in other countries, more OnDoutside Jun 2018 #80

I agree with you and I wondered if they were or are involved with Russia...not to transparent with Demsrule86 Jun 2018 #92

I've been wondering the same thing. Someone has definitely been working on their messaging. OnDoutside Jun 2018 #93

I think so too. Demsrule86 Jun 2018 #107

Ortega once did that in Nicaragua. brush Jun 2018 #40

Well done! HenryWallace Jun 2018 #45

I'm sorry, but why should I listen to you? MineralMan Jun 2018 #47

He isn't asking for fealty, just the opposite I think. Our revolution is wasupaloopa Jun 2018 #57

So much wrong here! HenryWallace Jun 2018 #68

The "issues based endorcements" ignore the local issues that candidiates run on. Each House district wasupaloopa Jun 2018 #75

So you want Our Revolution to become what you want it to be? HenryWallace Jun 2018 #83

I don't give a damn what Our Revolution does or is. I mostly ignore them. I am saying wasupaloopa Jun 2018 #87

Yes we disagree HenryWallace Jun 2018 #94

Oh good grief! NurseJackie Jun 2018 #102

Their goal is to keep GOP in power if they cant have power. I consider them enemies of freedom Eliot Rosewater Jun 2018 #109

One can't accomplish ANYTHING if one doesn't get elected to office. George II Jun 2018 #110

"Fixated on all things Russian" mcar Jun 2018 #89

Post removed Post removed Jun 2018 #97

I acknowledge no such thing mcar Jun 2018 #98

Some can't admit that the Russians helped get Cha Jun 2018 #112

Some have their heads in the sand, Cha mcar Jun 2018 #113

Yeah, they're stuck on their agenda.. Cha Jun 2018 #118

It had major consequences for our Federal Republic JustAnotherGen Jun 2018 #100

How do we know that Russian interference had no effect on the outcome? George II Jun 2018 #101

No, disloyalty and believing the GOP and the Dems are the same is how we got here...and now Demsrule86 Jun 2018 #73

So, just out of sheer curiosity, what inspired this at this particular point in time? KPN Jun 2018 #48

Yesterday's primary elections. MineralMan Jun 2018 #49

Has Our Revolution been belly-aching about the results? KPN Jun 2018 #50

I have no idea. MineralMan Jun 2018 #52

It is irrelevant. I was just wondering as I hadn't seen or heard anything. KPN Jun 2018 #54

You haven't seen or heard anything because it's irrelevant. marble falls Jun 2018 #119

They never bellyache over any results. All results "show that they are right" ehrnst Jun 2018 #58

Sanders has not yet been imprisoned for primarying Clinton. n/t Orsino Jun 2018 #121

I like the current Dem strategy vlyons Jun 2018 #53

Yes. Local candidates know their own districts. MineralMan Jun 2018 #55

Imagine that.... (nt) ehrnst Jun 2018 #61

I have 6 great choices in VA 10th - a happy quandary. lagomorph777 Jun 2018 #59

Why send this JUST to Our revolution karynnj Jun 2018 #60

I didn't send it to anyone outside of DU. MineralMan Jun 2018 #62

I wrote this poorly - I know it was a message on DU karynnj Jun 2018 #65

It was an attack, more or less. MineralMan Jun 2018 #66

Sorry...if they are not aligned with our party, they don't share our values...Democrats are the Demsrule86 Jun 2018 #108

Our Revolution did not do well in these primaries Gothmog Jun 2018 #63

They haven't done well in any of the primaries so far, really. MineralMan Jun 2018 #64

We are Democrats, not the Comrade Society. Dawson Leery Jun 2018 #67

OR isn't on our side... They're just here to fuck us up Blue_Tires Jun 2018 #71

Are they complaining? Eliot Rosewater Jun 2018 #78

KnR Hekate Jun 2018 #79

K&R mcar Jun 2018 #81

Analysis: How did Bernie Sanders Democrats do in the primaries? Gothmog Jun 2018 #82

Yes. Exactly. MineralMan Jun 2018 #85

Thanks for that from the Vermont Cha Jun 2018 #86

kicked Blue_Tires Jun 2018 #91

They love to tell me that they would never vote for a candidate that takes corporate money Downtown Hound Jun 2018 #96

what are you even talking about? What is this referring to? Where does Our Revolution dispute JCanete Jun 2018 #117

You should to tell that to people who think that Superdelegates ehrnst Jun 2018 #120

They don't need to, since they can nullify 10,000 votes a piece. That shit is stupid. JCanete Jun 2018 #122

Do you have any data that shows the vote for any candidate has been "supressed" by SDs? ehrnst Jun 2018 #124

I dodn't know that there's any data on that effect, although I can tell you there are probably a lot JCanete Jun 2018 #125

So, the idea that they do suppress, and have suppressed votes is your opinion, and is not based ehrnst Jun 2018 #126

again, 10,000 votes is not influencing. That is 10,000 votes. Second, I absolutely explained it. JCanete Jun 2018 #127

You claim that it's voter suppression to have superdelegates who are party faithful ehrnst Jun 2018 #128

I did comment on caucuses. I asked for clarification on what you were speaking to. I gave you JCanete Jun 2018 #129

Are you saying there was a deal? ehrnst Jun 2018 #130

I have no idea whether there was a deal and how would I know that. I know that the democratic party JCanete Jun 2018 #131

Yes, there were many things unprecedented about his campaign. ehrnst Jun 2018 #132

I think that's a stupid decision. I'm pretty sure the reason Sanders runs as a democrat in vermont JCanete Jun 2018 #133

Do you also think that the majority of Democrats are also "stupid?" ehrnst Jun 2018 #134

according to what? Did the majority of democrats really weigh in on this? I certainly don't remember JCanete Jun 2018 #135

I am so glad that voters ignored sanders and our revolution Gothmog Jun 2018 #123