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calimary

(90,130 posts)
51. So damn true!
Sun Aug 12, 2018, 03:53 PM
Aug 2018

I wondered about that, just this morning.

Say we do win in November and flip the House. Then comes the vote for Speaker.

Are we REALLY gonna dissolve into internal bickering and divisiveness quibbling over who should be Speaker?

Are we REALLY gonna tarnish that win we will just have worked so hard to earn?

Are we REALLY gonna mess up the narrative, that badly? So badly that the media and the opposition both take that up and run with it -about how all Democrats can do is fight among themselves and won't get anything done and they've thus turned a big victory into a bigger and colossally embarrassing world-class public relations blunder?

Are we REALLY gonna voluntarily make ourselves look like jerks? And just keep on feeding the narrative that Democrats are famous for snatching defeat from the jaws of victory?

WE CAN'T AFFORD THAT, Brothers and Sisters!

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So damn true. Wellstone ruled Aug 2018 #1
Yup. If we lose in November, it won't matter, because MineralMan Aug 2018 #4
Just happen to be back in state Wellstone ruled Aug 2018 #17
Well, there will be a few new House members elected MineralMan Aug 2018 #21
I'm with you 100% Power 2 the People Aug 2018 #38
Oh yes,been Wellstone ruled Aug 2018 #55
Or productive? "It's Pelosi, not Kavanaugh, libtards." Hortensis Aug 2018 #62
So damn true! calimary Aug 2018 #51
Very true randr Aug 2018 #2
I have no problem with a Democratic primary winner who doesn't MineralMan Aug 2018 #6
Well said. old guy Aug 2018 #3
Agree +10000 bronxiteforever Aug 2018 #5
Thank you! MineralMan Aug 2018 #8
I agree this is a discussion that ought to be delayed until after the election, but it's absurd tritsofme Aug 2018 #7
What does concern about who will be speaker accomplish? MineralMan Aug 2018 #10
Choosing the person who sits two heartbeats from the presidency tritsofme Aug 2018 #14
What role do you play in selecting the next Speaker? MineralMan Aug 2018 #15
Members don't operate in a vacuum, they are accountable to their stakeholders tritsofme Aug 2018 #19
Based on who is winning primaries, it looks to me like MineralMan Aug 2018 #22
As I've repeatedly said, happy to wait until after November. tritsofme Aug 2018 #24
just an fwiw, there are two votes shanny Aug 2018 #25
That's actually incorrect. Incoming members vote in leadership elections, outgoing members do not. tritsofme Aug 2018 #27
citation please shanny Aug 2018 #31
I'm not going to do your homework. tritsofme Aug 2018 #34
You just know? well OK then shanny Aug 2018 #65
Whatever. You are wrong. You have access to google, this is a silly discussion. tritsofme Aug 2018 #68
Hannity, Rush, Trump are not allowed to dictate who leads OUR party. nt oasis Aug 2018 #9
Exactly. They keep trying, though. MineralMan Aug 2018 #11
they've been doing it for years and we let them because liberals believe the rw myths certainot Aug 2018 #26
Period.... . . . no text Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2018 #71
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Aug 2018 #12
I agree gopiscrap Aug 2018 #13
Yo're darn right it is MM. This can be done AFTER the midterms. Right now we need to stay on still_one Aug 2018 #16
Some of the Democratic House candidates who say they won't MineralMan Aug 2018 #18
Sure, but bringing it up now maes no sense still_one Aug 2018 #42
You are 100% correct MM spanone Aug 2018 #20
Thanks! And MineralMan Aug 2018 #23
ALWAYS!!!!!👍🏼 spanone Aug 2018 #33
Agreed. This is the right trying to scare their base into lutherj Aug 2018 #28
Win the damn elections lsewpershad Aug 2018 #29
Concur. Candidates should simply say she's not a priority. . . DinahMoeHum Aug 2018 #30
Bill Maher asked one of his guests, a Dem congressman, BigmanPigman Aug 2018 #32
the right sets up this entire discussion...they demonize their targets for years, Pelosi, Hillary... spanone Aug 2018 #43
Agree! Does an OP focus on winning in November? RiverStone Aug 2018 #35
The Speakers position is by it's very nature one that NoMoreRepugs Aug 2018 #36
That's why I said it's not my call JonLP24 Aug 2018 #37
Completely agree. And there should be follow up by other Dems in support of what Nancy said OnDoutside Aug 2018 #39
You are correct, sir. Iggo Aug 2018 #40
One thing has nothing to do with the other Algernon Moncrieff Aug 2018 #41
Divisiveness & Destruction is the Point dlk Aug 2018 #44
Yup. MineralMan Aug 2018 #46
And starting yet another OP that encourages the pro and con arguing is NOT destructive? LiberalLovinLug Aug 2018 #45
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true heaven05 Aug 2018 #48
Utter nonsense. We have been debating this issue since the 2016 election. Trust Buster Aug 2018 #49
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You are blaming Pelosi for tRump. "certain people have led us to this". Welcome to DU? Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2018 #58
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Odd that you don't refute that you blame Pelosi for tRump. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2018 #70
NOT censoring. It's about adult self-control to focus on priorities. Time & place for everything Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2018 #57
That is just your opinion. I believe being the leader of the Democrats in the House for 15 years Trust Buster Aug 2018 #63
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I agree. As voters, we play virtually no role in selecting MineralMan Aug 2018 #72
Voters can pressure Representatives choice of Speaker, but now is not the time. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2018 #74
We do agree. Sadly, a few will refuse to vote for the Democratic MineralMan Aug 2018 #75
Agreed Gothmog Aug 2018 #50
Hear, hear! wryter2000 Aug 2018 #52
How do you stop the press from asking... JaneQPublic Aug 2018 #54
If I were such a candidate, I would respond by saying, MineralMan Aug 2018 #73
The reality is Dem candidates ARE answering the question now JaneQPublic Aug 2018 #76
Yes. I am aware of that, which is why I started this thread. MineralMan Aug 2018 #77
You're greatly overestimating DU's influence on politics at large... JaneQPublic Aug 2018 #78
Absolutely! It is deliberately divisive. TryLogic Aug 2018 #56
At this point in history, Lunabell Aug 2018 #59
The Argument about Pelosi IS needed Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2018 #60
Thank you. MineralMan Aug 2018 #69
Exactly. MontanaMama Aug 2018 #64
I'm with you MineralMan, the moles and trolls are beginning to make their play... Pluvious Aug 2018 #79
CNN & MSNBC are once again doing the GOP's work ecstatic Aug 2018 #80
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