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Isn't the primary today? Renew Deal Jun 2020 #1
Indeed it is! PTWB Jun 2020 #3
The usual suspects... no surprises there. (n/t) SMC22307 Jun 2020 #98
Never heard of her. Thx. TheCowsCameHome Jun 2020 #2
She's running in today's primary against AOC PTWB Jun 2020 #4
Post removed Post removed Jun 2020 #20
And if she wins today? Polybius Jun 2020 #34
I expect it JonLP24 Jun 2020 #5
Some people are worried about the effect the statue business could have Crunchy Frog Jun 2020 #17
I mean examples like comparing American protestors to the Taliban JonLP24 Jun 2020 #26
The excuse is that Elizabeth Warren used to be a Republican. But she walks the Democratic walk. TheBlackAdder Jun 2020 #6
I mean like - Warren has been a Dem for over 20 yrs womanofthehills Jun 2020 #11
She decided to run in 2015 for 2020? sheshe2 Jun 2020 #46
The last Repub prez Warren voted for was Gerald Ford. blm Jun 2020 #15
I love Elizabeth Warren, but she doesn't just walk the Democratic walk, generalbetrayus Jun 2020 #50
More than Elizabeth Warren endorsed Governor Hickenlooper. ahoysrcsm Jun 2020 #179
Oh The Horror! Not The Democratic National Committee, Sir! The Magistrate Jun 2020 #181
I mostly ignore the AOC threads, as I only see a fraction of the replies. demmiblue Jun 2020 #7
Me, too, Demmiblue. I love AOC, and I think she has contributed a great deal to the democratic BComplex Jun 2020 #8
+100000 Celerity Jun 2020 #12
+1 Bettie Jun 2020 #38
+1. KPN Jun 2020 #51
Like most New Yorkers, I voted by absentee Progressive dog Jun 2020 #9
Indeed they are. PTWB Jun 2020 #10
Donald Trump is not running as a Democrat Progressive dog Jun 2020 #13
I'm not saying he is. PTWB Jun 2020 #18
I am not in that congressional district Progressive dog Jun 2020 #22
I like Pelosi and AOC both, but for different reasons. PTWB Jun 2020 #25
Based on the portion of their debate that I watched Progressive dog Jun 2020 #31
Less than two year ago she was very publicly promoting her right wing book PTWB Jun 2020 #36
A chapter is devoted to Ronald Reagan JonLP24 Jun 2020 #42
And giving a special thanks to Trump advisor Larry Kudlow. melman Jun 2020 #48
gj...she is awful questionseverything Jun 2020 #90
Careful Dog, you'll probably see that question a dozen more times before the night is out. George II Jun 2020 #84
Saboteurs and infiltrators with obvious ulterior motives will seize on any divisions among Democrats DTomlinson Jun 2020 #14
I think some people here genuinely hate AOC more than they do Republicans. Crunchy Frog Jun 2020 #16
Bingo. Doremus Jun 2020 #19
Yep ibegurpard Jun 2020 #24
Clearly!! PTWB Jun 2020 #27
I think you're right. But only a handful of usual suspects. (n/t) SMC22307 Jun 2020 #100
Post removed Post removed Jun 2020 #21
Dem bashing MCC? PTWB Jun 2020 #28
Wow, I have been on a lot of juries. Tipperary Jun 2020 #30
I was on one last week, FoxNewsSucks Jun 2020 #29
Amen ! TristanIsolde Jun 2020 #23
I don't see how support for Michelle Caruso-Cabrera here would have any effect at all. Kaleva Jun 2020 #32
Why not? PTWB Jun 2020 #33
Am I completely wrong in experiencing this OP as a threat? Hortensis Jun 2020 #43
Blew off the primary JonLP24 Jun 2020 #49
I am and have always been a strong progressive liberal, Hortensis Jun 2020 #57
What threat do you see in the OP? PTWB Jun 2020 #85
Oh, I misunderstood what "confront" "immediately" meant. Hortensis Jun 2020 #89
"We" that is fucking hilarious ChubbyStar Jun 2020 #188
Use of the Democratic "We" Nature Man Jun 2020 #195
Of What, Pray Tell, Sir, Is It 'A Tell'? The Magistrate Jun 2020 #216
Can't prove a negative Kaleva Jun 2020 #78
Nonsense. PTWB Jun 2020 #83
Do u agree that supporting Michelle Caruso-Cabrera here would make no difference in the real world? Kaleva Jun 2020 #86
I think that's a fair assessment. PTWB Jun 2020 #88
Actually, I view your OP as divisive and confrontational TexasTowelie Jun 2020 #119
Well take your ball and run on home, then. PTWB Jun 2020 #126
Ok. Just wanted to clarify what I thought you meant. Kaleva Jun 2020 #158
Funny mountain grammy Jun 2020 #35
I do too! PTWB Jun 2020 #37
No, I don't think that's it. NurseJackie Jun 2020 #39
Nope, that's exactly it. PTWB Jun 2020 #41
In the real world, nothing is as simple and "binary" as some people appear to believe. NurseJackie Jun 2020 #45
You're taking the binary point of view. PTWB Jun 2020 #52
Nobody is attacking AOC? Her challenger is not a RW extremist. NurseJackie Jun 2020 #73
Are you familiar with the concept of a wolf in sheep's clothing? PTWB Jun 2020 #111
None of that is it on our side. Who on earth do you Hortensis Jun 2020 #108
I agree with everything you said mountain grammy Jun 2020 #121
Me too! Bettie Jun 2020 #40
Yes we do, and in the Senate too! mountain grammy Jun 2020 #122
538 thinks AOC will safely trounce this challenge from the right IronLionZion Jun 2020 #44
"With the help of deep-pocketed business executives and more than a few Republicans..." jcgoldie Jun 2020 #62
Thanks for the warning. BlueMTexpat Jun 2020 #47
What exactly does this mean? sheshe2 Jun 2020 #53
Indeed. PTWB Jun 2020 #54
No I don't take names...not many here do. Demsrule86 Jun 2020 #55
Do you have data to support that claim? PTWB Jun 2020 #56
If someone supported Donald Trump they would be banned... I would remind you that during the primary Demsrule86 Jun 2020 #58
No one is "sitting in judgment" PTWB Jun 2020 #60
Forming opinions about someone is a judgement... as for MCC...I am not in her district and would not Demsrule86 Jun 2020 #67
Why don't I have that right? PTWB Jun 2020 #74
I don't agree with you...and you are talking at people not to people. There is a difference. You Demsrule86 Jun 2020 #79
The MCC supporters I've engaged with have had no interest in explaining their motives. PTWB Jun 2020 #81
You're still new. Harassing isn't the thing here either. Hortensis Jun 2020 #118
What's the answer? PTWB Jun 2020 #120
"You're still new". R B Garr Jun 2020 #155
I see what you did there. dware Jun 2020 #163
The MCC supporters have no obligation to explain anything to you. dware Jun 2020 #141
No one has an obligation to do anything here. It is a forum. PTWB Jun 2020 #143
I'm not going to give this thread any more kicks, dware Jun 2020 #149
You too, friend! PTWB Jun 2020 #150
What you are doing, Nature Man Jun 2020 #196
+1, It's actually very similar to the accusations against R B Garr Jun 2020 #152
Very True, Ma'am The Magistrate Jun 2020 #182
Thank you, Demsrule. sheshe2 Jun 2020 #137
I have yet to see links that she is a "Radical RW Extremist." sheshe2 Jun 2020 #72
The links have been posted here over and over. I'm sorry you haven't seen them. PTWB Jun 2020 #80
Good that you have so much time on your hands. sheshe2 Jun 2020 #112
No, it doesn't make her supporter. But it's a piece of the puzzle. PTWB Jun 2020 #115
She changed parties in 2015. sheshe2 Jun 2020 #136
Sure you do. She's embraced the idea of abolishing SS and Medicare... SMC22307 Jun 2020 #104
Glad you remember them. sheshe2 Jun 2020 #114
With AOC winning the primary, we'll keep the seat... SMC22307 Jun 2020 #220
if someone posting supports a candidate that wants ss and medicare dissolved questionseverything Jun 2020 #94
:) Oh, that definition thing. Those who believe Ocasio-Cortez Hortensis Jun 2020 #131
It sounds like a creepy version of see something, say something Hav Jun 2020 #117
Not at all. PTWB Jun 2020 #129
umhm. sheshe2 Jun 2020 #142
Yes, and that's not Eugene McCarthy, it's Joseph McCarthy. George II Jun 2020 #174
I wouldn't be any more concerned about "Democrats" supporting Caruso-Cabrera than I would "Democrats beastie boy Jun 2020 #59
I'm the opposite. PTWB Jun 2020 #64
I guess this is where we differ. I welcome everyone to the party. beastie boy Jun 2020 #75
Do you believe MCC is genuine? PTWB Jun 2020 #76
Why did she advocate that? What does she propose instead? Hortensis Jun 2020 #133
She no longer advocates that. PTWB Jun 2020 #134
Thanks. Yes, Reagan, relict of run-of-the-mill elitist conservatism Hortensis Jun 2020 #153
I'm skeptical of folks who claim to be socially liberal but fiscally conservative. PTWB Jun 2020 #156
It's actually an extremely common mix, in women more Hortensis Jun 2020 #161
Time will tell. beastie boy Jun 2020 #139
All this. sheshe2 Jun 2020 #144
Good question mcar Jun 2020 #157
+10000 Demsrule86 Jun 2020 #68
that is like comparing apples and oranges questionseverything Jun 2020 #97
Bernie doesn't support abolishing SS and Medicare. SMC22307 Jun 2020 #106
Neither did Reagan. beastie boy Jun 2020 #151
Oh he hated social security but he knew you couldn't run on that. Voltaire2 Jun 2020 #219
Give me 100 AOC's any day, gab13by13 Jun 2020 #61
Never heard of her before. Sapient Donkey Jun 2020 #63
I haven't noticed that TheFarseer Jun 2020 #65
Now you've resorted to calling members here.... George II Jun 2020 #66
It's extremely dramatic! betsuni Jun 2020 #69
I don't understand how people can get away with calling long-term LOYAL Democrats and DU members.... George II Jun 2020 #87
It's hilarious! betsuni Jun 2020 #93
Oh, my... I'd just read the title and first and last paragraphs. Hortensis Jun 2020 #145
It's the neoliberal corporatist establishment status quo Illuminati. Diabolical plots! betsuni Jun 2020 #187
Interesting isn't it? DenverJared Jun 2020 #71
That sums it up. sheshe2 Jun 2020 #77
That was a different post (same poster) This thread is riddled with attacks on Democrats.... George II Jun 2020 #82
This thread is not attacking any Democrats. PTWB Jun 2020 #91
Now you're calling Democrats "alt-right". What's next? George II Jun 2020 #92
No I'm not. PTWB Jun 2020 #96
You most certainly are, as well as calling Democrats "right wing conservatives". George II Jun 2020 #101
I'm definitely NOT calling Democrats right wing conservatives. PTWB Jun 2020 #103
Regardless of YOUR opinion of her, MCC at this moment is a DEMOCRAT, and you are blatantly.... George II Jun 2020 #105
No I'm not. PTWB Jun 2020 #107
Yes, we ARE talking about facts (not hypotheticals)... George II Jun 2020 #110
Finally something we can agree on!! PTWB Jun 2020 #113
Thanks Trumpocalypse Jun 2020 #124
Funny how a difference in ideology and policy is characterized, repeatedly, as "hatred". George II Jun 2020 #127
So you support ending Social Security Trumpocalypse Jun 2020 #130
That has nothing to do with my post. So why didn't you ask "why do you hate social security.... George II Jun 2020 #132
You said it was about ideology Trumpocalypse Jun 2020 #135
You said it was about hatred. George II Jun 2020 #138
It is Trumpocalypse Jun 2020 #140
++, this reminds me of the bow down threads. R B Garr Jun 2020 #109
Yep. sheshe2 Jun 2020 #146
This thread has a lot of recs melman Jun 2020 #123
What does that prove? George II Jun 2020 #125
It proves a lot of people here agree with what it says. melman Jun 2020 #128
No it doesn't. George II Jun 2020 #147
Whatever melman Jun 2020 #148
Did you vote for her? George II Jun 2020 #160
. melman Jun 2020 #162
A double double link link. So, did you vote for her? George II Jun 2020 #164
. melman Jun 2020 #166
Ah, the master of the " . " subject line. Well done. Did you vote for her? George II Jun 2020 #167
It's none of your business where I live or how I vote melman Jun 2020 #168
I didn't ask you where you lived, did I? Did you vote for her? George II Jun 2020 #169
I told you it's none of your business melman Jun 2020 #170
Well, to paraphrase you (no, I don't catalog and cross reference your posts).... George II Jun 2020 #172
... sheshe2 Jun 2020 #175
Bazinga! Sure beats living in a basement all my life, doesn't it? George II Jun 2020 #177
... sheshe2 Jun 2020 #178
I never asked you that melman Jun 2020 #180
Yes you did, more than once in fact. George II Jun 2020 #193
Looks like a nerve has been struck! NurseJackie Jun 2020 #194
No I didn't melman Jun 2020 #208
I guess I learned a lot from your understudy, or.......... George II Jun 2020 #176
Your concern and constant AOC bashing has been widely noted.. denbot Jun 2020 #190
Maybe it's less support for MCC and more a disappointment in AOC. Drunken Irishman Jun 2020 #70
Abolish Medicare and Social Security? FUCK THAT. SMC22307 Jun 2020 #95
MCC was promoting those ideas less than two years aho PTWB Jun 2020 #99
And Democrats are falling for it? Like dumbasses fall for Trump's bullshit? SMC22307 Jun 2020 #102
I really hope not democrattotheend Jun 2020 #116
Lol, well, we know god's not going to help us. Hortensis Jun 2020 #189
Bookmarking this thread wellst0nev0ter Jun 2020 #154
Caruso-Cabrera did make it a close race, though Tarc Jun 2020 #159
How delightful! Autumn Jun 2020 #165
I haven't noticed any pro-MCC posts here. SharonClark Jun 2020 #171
Really? You must not have been looking too hard. PTWB Jun 2020 #173
This Thread Of Yours, Sir, Deserves Some Sort Of Award The Magistrate Jun 2020 #183
What do you take issue with specifically? PTWB Jun 2020 #184
A Gem Is Best Viewed Whole, Sir, Not Facet By Facet The Magistrate Jun 2020 #185
Have a fine evening. PTWB Jun 2020 #186
Trolling Is A Time-Sink, Dear The Magistrate Jun 2020 #191
Hmmm PTWB Jun 2020 #197
You're Awfully Cute First Thing In The Morning, Dear The Magistrate Jun 2020 #198
It was very long when the following sentence would have been sufficient: PTWB Jun 2020 #201
So You Go In The 'Haven't a Clue' Slot, Dear The Magistrate Jun 2020 #203
Bless your heart! PTWB Jun 2020 #204
Aww, That's So Sweet The Magistrate Jun 2020 #205
Sometimes it can be amusing to engage in even the most futile of exercises. PTWB Jun 2020 #210
One Day, You May Realize How Ridiculous You Are Making Yourself Look The Magistrate Jun 2020 #211
Exactly! I was lied about and then ordered to jump through hoops to refute the lies R B Garr Jun 2020 #212
Well, Ma'am, At Least Anybody Who Makes It All The Way Down Gets A Nice Chaser The Magistrate Jun 2020 #213
I'm just tickled! PTWB Jun 2020 #214
If You Want To Keep Playing, Dear, It Will Have To Be With Yourself The Magistrate Jun 2020 #217
I'm surprised you hung on this long. PTWB Jun 2020 #218
I agree, and here is a suitable soundtrack: betsuni Jun 2020 #192
That Was Very Nice, Ma'am The Magistrate Jun 2020 #199
Great post Gothmog Jun 2020 #200
Well Enough, Sir The Magistrate Jun 2020 #202
Great Gothmog Jun 2020 #206
Thank You For Your Efforts, Sir The Magistrate Jun 2020 #207
Mazel tov on the new granddaughter, Magistrate mcar Jun 2020 #209
Thank You, Ma'am The Magistrate Jun 2020 #215
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