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In reply to the discussion: To those whose enemy litmus is anyone who criticizes a democrat [View all]Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)67. So between you and Sid, you got one vote to offer to your nearly Republican candidates of choice!
Use that powerhouse voting block wisely guys!
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To those whose enemy litmus is anyone who criticizes a democrat [View all]
whatchamacallit
Jul 2014
OP
In the Democratic primary it is ok to criticize a democrat. In the general it isn't.
McCamy Taylor
Jul 2014
#4
Sure, if all you care about is winning and losing and then ignoring actual policy implementation.
cui bono
Jul 2014
#6
A primary contest usually involves Democrats being critical of one another.
Bluenorthwest
Jul 2014
#53
Your point is dragonshit. Trying to keep the Dem party from going too far right is not "purist"...
L0oniX
Jul 2014
#43
If you really wanted to have a reasonable discussion you wouldn't use the term "purist".
L0oniX
Jul 2014
#54
Here is a list of words that are antonyms for 'pure', the word you destest. These are the words you
Bluenorthwest
Jul 2014
#66
PRecisely. Their foolish demands for ideological purity result in a move to the right by the party.
MohRokTah
Jul 2014
#48
So between you and Sid, you got one vote to offer to your nearly Republican candidates of choice!
Bluenorthwest
Jul 2014
#67
I was responding to the other line of reasoning, not the realistic one you are expounding cui bono
reddread
Jul 2014
#91
I don't see how you can get to 99% when Democratic politicians don't agree
TheKentuckian
Jul 2014
#90
"Ideological, leftist purity" is dog-whistle terminology developed to denigrate those who hold
Maedhros
Jul 2014
#35
If you've been in politics for 30 years, you've seen the Party wrenched to the Right.
Romulox
Jul 2014
#60
Just so you know, Bernie Sanders is an Independent Socialist, not a Democrat and Barney Frank
Bluenorthwest
Jul 2014
#63
And yet the Primary process is about intra Party rivals being very critical of one another
Bluenorthwest
Jul 2014
#58
It is the responsibility of the people in a democracy to hold public servants accountable.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Jul 2014
#64