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louis c

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37. I have seen this movie before...

Tue Feb 19, 2019, 09:03 AM

Feb 2019

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...I've been a life long Democrat and I serve as the elected Democratic chairman of my ward. I have attended every state convention in the past 15 years.

In 2016, a fresh batch of young participants entered the committee and were pushing Bernie. I was for Hillary, but I welcomed the new members. I was happy that the party would grow. It was similar to 2008, I thought, when the new members were Obama voters and we joined forces after the primary and won the general election. Those folks stayed in the party and are a great asset.

However, Bernie's supporters were different. Almost all of them disappeared after the convention and some were espousing Jill Stein bullshit. They seemed bitter and I haven't seen any reappear at any level of city government, let alone the party.

I am a Democrat. I will choose a candidate in the primary. Probably the person I feel can best defeat Trump. But if my candidate loses, I will work my ass off for the nominee, just as I did in 2008.

You see, that's what I think a true Democrat does.

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I am a member of the Democratic Party... Are you?? [View all] Peacetrain Feb 2019 OP

Nah, I'm only going to use them when it serves my needs and I can get their mailing lists. NightWatcher Feb 2019 #1

No... nope nope nope... got to join the club first Peacetrain Feb 2019 #2

What if I join for a couple of weeks and after I lose, I go back to being Independent? NightWatcher Feb 2019 #5

My greatest fear! Peacetrain Feb 2019 #9

Based on what, the fact that he did it last time? ... Or NightWatcher Feb 2019 #11

That also! I do not want to have to try and make sense Peacetrain Feb 2019 #20

"Ego is a hell of a drug" Maru Kitteh Feb 2019 #23

Don't forget money nt Apollyonus Feb 2019 #73

Very well said nt Apollyonus Feb 2019 #65

Spot on. cwydro Feb 2019 #19

Only if you complain about the DNC rigging it for treestar Feb 2019 #55

Win Or Lose No Diff Me. Feb 2019 #103

Never Bernie agingdem Feb 2019 #36

Ditto onetexan Feb 2019 #54

If they don't the damage might be worse exboyfil Feb 2019 #61

he can run as whatever, just not on the Dems ticket. He ended up splitting us anyway so what does it onetexan Feb 2019 #64

My signature line says it all nt Apollyonus Feb 2019 #68

bernie is NOT A DEMOCRAT!!! if he changes just to run .... that is just opportunistic. trueblue2007 Feb 2019 #136

Bazinga! George II Feb 2019 #6

Proud Member of the Democratic Party DownriverDem Feb 2019 #84

I am a member of the Democratic Party... teamster633 Feb 2019 #3

Yep... the stakes are too high.. we have to all be on the same train pulling in the same direction Peacetrain Feb 2019 #7

In a low-stakes election with one or two other candidates, sure, Bernie. forgotmylogin Feb 2019 #71

I am, and I've been a Democrat OFFICIALLY since 1972. And I've run for (minor) office... George II Feb 2019 #4

72... same as me Peacetrain Feb 2019 #8

Life long Democrat since 18 year olds got the right to livetohike Feb 2019 #10

I was in that first "class" of under 21 voters, too. George II Feb 2019 #13

George McGovern was a good man Taraman Feb 2019 #14

Yes he was. I enthusiastically supported him. I was a livetohike Feb 2019 #25

First campaign I worked on Bradshaw3 Feb 2019 #101

What's to stop him from leaving the party if he wins? PTWB Feb 2019 #12

I don't think we'll have to worry about the second half of your question. George II Feb 2019 #16

Yep 4139 Feb 2019 #58

The DNC has instituted a rule that says you must agree to run as a Dem in the GE ehrnst Feb 2019 #106

So let's say he agrees with that.. PTWB Feb 2019 #116

I'm a local Democratic committee member Danmel Feb 2019 #15

Yep Peacetrain Feb 2019 #17

I am a member of the Democratic Party . stonecutter357 Feb 2019 #18

I am a Democrat. I support DEMOCRATS - not people who want to use our party every 4 years. Maru Kitteh Feb 2019 #21

He is an entrenched career politician who has been doing this for decades. WeekiWater Feb 2019 #22

His base is a weapon that will be exploited by Russia. Again. Maru Kitteh Feb 2019 #26

Not difficult to do. WeekiWater Feb 2019 #35

Yup. They're very easy targets, and demonstrated that clearly. Maru Kitteh Feb 2019 #39

At least 10% of that base embraced that explotation, however, California has moved its still_one Feb 2019 #38

It's early, but Harris really has the greatest share of my attention and interest thus far. Maru Kitteh Feb 2019 #48

We are on the same page Maru. still_one Feb 2019 #50

Been a registered Democrat since 1972 and very glad to see Senator Sanders running. jalan48 Feb 2019 #24

Me too. Although I switched to the Democratic Party in 2014, from being an Independent. nt CozyMystery Feb 2019 #29

I've always been a Democrat through good times and bad. jalan48 Feb 2019 #30

Same here Same year. Doesn't concern me that Senator Sanders is running. SammyWinstonJack Feb 2019 #43

It's really about differences in ideas. Some seem very afraid that Bernie's ideas are jalan48 Feb 2019 #46

"Given a platform?" ehrnst Feb 2019 #62

Debates require give and take unlike the formats you mention. It's a great way for voters to jalan48 Feb 2019 #66

To a small extent. The more candidates, the less time for any real ehrnst Feb 2019 #78

I would prefer the old Lincoln/Douglas style debate myself without a moderator asking the questions jalan48 Feb 2019 #83

In early 2008, the Kaiser Family Foundation hosted a forum for each candidate ehrnst Feb 2019 #94

I like this approach. It gives the voter a much better idea where the candidate stands. Our current jalan48 Feb 2019 #99

I've been a democrat since 2010 ZeroSomeBrains Feb 2019 #89

I just hope the DNC learned a lesson from the last election. walkingman Feb 2019 #27

SO MUCH THIS. Maru Kitteh Feb 2019 #51

If your running for this party samplegirl Feb 2019 #28

Well said!!! still_one Feb 2019 #31

Do not wait for me! True Blue American Feb 2019 #32

Bernie already qualified last year. The Truth Is Here Feb 2019 #33

You mean he released his 2016 tax returns? Maru Kitteh Feb 2019 #49

He won the Democratic slot of his U.S. Senate. The Truth Is Here Feb 2019 #97

He should stay in the Senate. Maru Kitteh Feb 2019 #100

I disagree The Truth Is Here Feb 2019 #104

No other Democratic primary candidate in VT can get funding or endorsement by ehrnst Feb 2019 #108

Hey at least we have Jon Tester in Montana - and he did kick Trump's butt in a Trump state Maru Kitteh Feb 2019 #115

That was in a state ranked 49th with respect to population, and is 95% Caucasian. George II Feb 2019 #121

Sorry, BS is too divisive. Cha Feb 2019 #140

Financial transparency is going to be a major issue in 2020 ehrnst Feb 2019 #112

I don't think Bernie will have any issues showing tax returns. The Truth Is Here Feb 2019 #113

No one doubts that Bernie is human, like you and me. ehrnst Feb 2019 #114

A single year, and not the most recent at the time. ehrnst Feb 2019 #119

He and Jane promised to release their 2015 return, then released their 2014 return, twice... George II Feb 2019 #120

What "is done?" ehrnst Feb 2019 #117

No he didn't, and no it isn't. George II Feb 2019 #122

So what's your bloody problem with Bernie? The Truth Is Here Feb 2019 #124

Sanders won the Democratic primary last year and the next day renounced his Democratic affiliation. George II Feb 2019 #126

You know all that, but didn't know that HRC released 10 years of taxes? ehrnst Feb 2019 #130

Join the Democratic Party, as per the requirements: ehrnst Feb 2019 #131

Ah, the "it's his turn..." routine. LanternWaste Feb 2019 #127

Why do we allow a non-democrat to run for the nomination of our party when KewlKat Feb 2019 #34

I have seen this movie before... louis c Feb 2019 #37

I voted for Bernie in the Primary and later regretted it. Zoonart Feb 2019 #44

The only way we lose in 2020 is if we fight among ourselves. watoos Feb 2019 #40

AGREE! SammyWinstonJack Feb 2019 #45

So we don't get to have a primary? Sanders has been annointed? LongtimeAZDem Feb 2019 #56

To be uncharacteristically positive, I'd say... JaneQPublic Feb 2019 #88

I've been a registered democrat since I turned 21 way back in 1957. justhanginon Feb 2019 #41

+∞ LongtimeAZDem Feb 2019 #75

K&R mcar Feb 2019 #42

Yep. Been a local Democratic Committee member for 6 years. I support what Democrats fight for Tom Rinaldo Feb 2019 #47

Tom I agree 100% sellitman Feb 2019 #133

Yes I am. I'm also one of over 13 million who voted for and supported the Senator from Vermont in CentralMass Feb 2019 #52

Yes. Registered as a Democrat. treestar Feb 2019 #53

Yes, indeed and proud of it. honest.abe Feb 2019 #57

Registered Democrat here since I was 18 revmclaren Feb 2019 #59

Why join when we let him use our structure redstatebluegirl Feb 2019 #60

I will be so pissed lillypaddle Feb 2019 #63

Exactly, it makes it so obvious who actually "rigged" R B Garr Feb 2019 #111

Dilettante Democrat. We're too impure for him most of the time. IADEMO2004 Feb 2019 #67

THIS! redstatebluegirl Feb 2019 #69

Why is a Bernie campaign needed when we already have Elizabeth Warren? JaneQPublic Feb 2019 #70

Because Bernie got addicted to the attention. redstatebluegirl Feb 2019 #81

Yep. (nt) ehrnst Feb 2019 #102

Exactly so. Paladin Feb 2019 #110

I'm for who ever wins the Democratic nomination. safeinOhio Feb 2019 #72

Such a statement would have been unthinkable a few years ago IronLionZion Feb 2019 #74

AGREE! No (D) following the name DirtEdonE Feb 2019 #76

I am proudly a member of the Democratic party. CaptainTruth Feb 2019 #77

Apparently he can because hs is. pdsimdars Feb 2019 #79

Sure, but I don't care if our nominee is or isn't if he or she is the best choice to lead us. aikoaiko Feb 2019 #80

100% n/t radical noodle Feb 2019 #82

Sorry Roy Rolling Feb 2019 #85

That old canard does not work! Peacetrain Feb 2019 #86

"I am not a member of any organized political party. I am a Democrat." -- Will Rogers VOX Feb 2019 #90

"Purity?" ehrnst Feb 2019 #95

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2019 #87

First post here at DU. Really? KPN Feb 2019 #91

This is DEMOCRATIC Underground, not Bernie Underground. VOX Feb 2019 #96

I consider myself a Democrat but register Independent because Massachusetts is an open primary state AdamGG Feb 2019 #92

I am a member of the Democratic Party Gothmog Feb 2019 #93

My state doesn't have partisan registration ibegurpard Feb 2019 #98

I voted for Bernie in the NY primary even as I knew I would support Hillary in November. Marcuse Feb 2019 #105

Only since 1972.... akraven Feb 2019 #107

Proud lifelong Democrat, the "black sheep" of an all-Republican family. VOX Feb 2019 #109

Actually, I'm not. Iggo Feb 2019 #118

Long family tradition DFW Feb 2019 #123

I was NPA for a long time. WeekiWater Feb 2019 #125

No I'm not, but I always vote for and support Democrats and Progressives. nt Autumn Feb 2019 #128

Yes, since 1960, when I was just a teenager. MineralMan Feb 2019 #129

We don't register by party in my state. But I've voted for ONLY Democrats since lilactime Feb 2019 #132

Nope. Ms. Toad Feb 2019 #134

Not on paper loyalsister Feb 2019 #135

K&R Scurrilous Feb 2019 #137

I don't have to declare a party membership in MO. Gore1FL Feb 2019 #138

Thanks for the JCapehart Tweet, Peacetrain! Cha Feb 2019 #139

Hey Cha!! Peacetrain Feb 2019 #141

Aloha, Peacetrain! Cha Feb 2019 #142