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muriel_volestrangler

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40. And yet you post the OP saying Sanders and Warren are 'merely symbolic'

Thu Jul 17, 2014, 04:29 AM

Jul 2014

and that the primary process is 'ersatz democracy'. You don't give any suggestions how to stop them being that, either in the OP or later (and neither does Rall). You just moan that Ted Rall was 'unjustly' thrown off a website.

As I said, it's an anti-Democratic Party OP. What party do you support? Is there any reason that a site that is clearly about supporting Democratic Party candidates should listen to you at all?

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Once again, liberals are being taken for granted by the Democratic Party (cartoon) [View all] HomerRamone Jul 2014 OP

Perfect! badtoworse Jul 2014 #1

Bernie Sanders is not a Democrat frazzled Jul 2014 #2

If Sanders runs he will run as a Democrat. former9thward Jul 2014 #10

Someone needs to. Eleanors38 Jul 2014 #21

In exactly the same way the libertarian Ron Paul ran as a Republican Fortinbras Armstrong Jul 2014 #49

Third parties have only worked at the local level. former9thward Jul 2014 #50

Perot also came across as a paranoid fruitcake Fortinbras Armstrong Jul 2014 #52

+1 Johonny Jul 2014 #15

Yep. And, they will blame the left that doesn't fall for it if Hillary loses. Tierra_y_Libertad Jul 2014 #3

what's the alternative? bigtree Jul 2014 #4

Exactly. And, it's up to the nominee to get the votes of the left if he fails. Tierra_y_Libertad Jul 2014 #5

I alway place responsibility on the candidates bigtree Jul 2014 #7

She has a lot of baggage on the unstoppable, inevitable, train she's riding. Tierra_y_Libertad Jul 2014 #8

It's all ok. We Rad Libs are not needed. After all we've been told repeatedly that Hillary is.. Katashi_itto Jul 2014 #43

but the mark of a true Dem lefty is the highest support for Hillary at the same time MisterP Jul 2014 #13

There is a difference Dyedinthewoolliberal Jul 2014 #31

And if she wins Capt. Obvious Jul 2014 #39

Ha! Nt xchrom Jul 2014 #6

The cartoonist who was banned from some liberal blogs conservaphobe Jul 2014 #9

Who exactly "speaks for liberals". former9thward Jul 2014 #11

^^^!!! Eleanors38 Jul 2014 #23

Banned unfairly (compare with the style of his other, white characters) HomerRamone Jul 2014 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Jul 2014 #22

you making a list? bigtree Jul 2014 #30

liberal blogs dont blacklist reddread Jul 2014 #14

Ah, Ted Rall. MohRokTah Jul 2014 #16

his Obama looks like Gerald Ford to me HomerRamone Jul 2014 #17

he does look like Ford, a lot hfojvt Jul 2014 #56

Yep. And it's sad to see so many liberal defenders of him. conservaphobe Jul 2014 #18

Don't forget his the 9-11 widows contretemps frazzled Jul 2014 #19

... Scuba Jul 2014 #20

Shouldn't it be right to take the "base" for granted. treestar Jul 2014 #24

Depends on how you mean that gratuitous Jul 2014 #34

Well people are claiming to be the base treestar Jul 2014 #51

A politician can count on the base gratuitous Jul 2014 #54

K & R !!! WillyT Jul 2014 #25

Karl Rove created this issue... randys1 Jul 2014 #26

Sometimes I wonder if our more conservative posters realize how predictable they are. Marr Jul 2014 #27

This is a well thought out plan by rove and the right...it is all over randys1 Jul 2014 #28

Links, please? nt HomerRamone Jul 2014 #32

Links to what, Karl Rove's meetings or whichever rightwing ass thought this up? randys1 Jul 2014 #33

where you have seen it all over today nt HomerRamone Jul 2014 #36

here on DU in several places and heard rightwing script callers to Ari Rabin Havt sirius show randys1 Jul 2014 #37

And our other posters aren't? treestar Jul 2014 #55

This is a remarkably anti-Democratic OP muriel_volestrangler Jul 2014 #29

I think the point is that we have to back better people. FiveGoodMen Jul 2014 #35

Sanders and Warren aren't good enough, according to the OP muriel_volestrangler Jul 2014 #41

The way I read it, it says that Sanders and Warren aren't being taken seriously by the party FiveGoodMen Jul 2014 #44

It calls them 'merely symbolic' (nt) muriel_volestrangler Jul 2014 #45

...to the party (not to us). FiveGoodMen Jul 2014 #46

It's saying it's not worth organising for them muriel_volestrangler Jul 2014 #47

Sanders and Warren (and Grayson and others) aren't dupes HomerRamone Jul 2014 #38

And yet you post the OP saying Sanders and Warren are 'merely symbolic' muriel_volestrangler Jul 2014 #40

If I post something you, don't like, it's moaning HomerRamone Jul 2014 #42

yeah the point about an "underfunded" campaign seemed silly hfojvt Jul 2014 #57

And the jury results are in... aikoaiko Jul 2014 #48

In Other News... Roy Serohz Jul 2014 #53