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67. Office holders? I want to lose not win! All of them! nt

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Can someone please name which Third Way statewide officeholders should be purged from the party? [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2014 OP

Can I give you one who is not an office holder.... NCTraveler Nov 2014 #1

Sure...With all this talk of purges I would like to see some names .../NT DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2014 #2

Here you go. NCTraveler Nov 2014 #8

Can you define "purged"? Smarmie Doofus Nov 2014 #3

Third way candidates lose elections AgingAmerican Nov 2014 #4

what do the words "lose" and "elections" mean in your world? wyldwolf Nov 2014 #12

Yeah, like that one guy... whatzhisname... people keep telling me he's Third Way... LadyHawkAZ Nov 2014 #61

This is just flame bait Glitterati Nov 2014 #5

How is it flame bait ? DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2014 #6

Your point about possible direction of a purge is spot on. nt. NCTraveler Nov 2014 #10

Did you say that of the post that said the party should be purged? treestar Nov 2014 #77

Diane Fienstein, Andrew Cuomo, and Cory Booker would be a good start. SolutionisSolidarity Nov 2014 #7

And what would you do to remove them from the party? onenote Nov 2014 #16

If I could do it by myself, I'd be doing it and not talking about it. SolutionisSolidarity Nov 2014 #44

Tell me about this "easy" part. onenote Nov 2014 #47

It's only easy compared to getting rid of their unelected brethren in the party infrastructure. SolutionisSolidarity Nov 2014 #50

Ask the OP. It's his or her framing. merrily Nov 2014 #52

And you chose the name "SolutionisSolidarity"? muriel_volestrangler Nov 2014 #107

I want solidarity with the poor, the excluded, and the downtrodden. SolutionisSolidarity Nov 2014 #117

Thank you. Now I know who to be wary of... DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2014 #9

Here's the beginning of MY list Glitterati Nov 2014 #11

I don't believe any are officeholders./NT DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2014 #13

They don't need to be office holders AgingAmerican Nov 2014 #15

The OP specified both that they be officeholders and that merrily Nov 2014 #53

The third way needs to be revoked AgingAmerican Nov 2014 #56

What a visual! merrily Nov 2014 #58

Yesterday my friends lab... AgingAmerican Nov 2014 #60

I figured it was based on something you'd witnessed. It's not exactly a standard analogy. merrily Nov 2014 #62

More AgingAmerican Nov 2014 #14

John Dingell? onenote Nov 2014 #17

Grover Norquist said "he wanted to make the Democratic party so small you could fit in a bathtub." DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2014 #18

Third war are not Democrats AgingAmerican Nov 2014 #21

I love anybody with a (D) after his name DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2014 #23

The third way aren't Democrats AgingAmerican Nov 2014 #24

I'll assume you forgotting to mention conservatives and corporatists was an oversight LondonReign2 Nov 2014 #45

If that's synonymous with racist, homophobic, xenophobic, anti-semitic I don't like em either./NT DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2014 #63

So these people are not Democrats treestar Nov 2014 #79

The third way is a separate party AgingAmerican Nov 2014 #102

NO, he said he wanted to make GOVERNMENT so small you could drown it in a bathtub. smokey nj Nov 2014 #38

Don't confuse us with facts! merrily Nov 2014 #55

How does Hillary want smaller government? treestar Nov 2014 #81

You mentioned Hillary, I didn't. smokey nj Nov 2014 #88

Is there a context for that? treestar Nov 2014 #89

It's from his 1996 State of the Union address. smokey nj Nov 2014 #95

I don't see Bill Clinton as someone who wanted to treestar Nov 2014 #99

He said no such thing AgingAmerican Nov 2014 #59

Kathleen Sebelius AgingAmerican Nov 2014 #19

James Clyburn is 'thirdway?' Is that term becoming a generic one for people you don't like? wyldwolf Nov 2014 #20

James Clyburn AgingAmerican Nov 2014 #22

ah, sorry. Confused him with someone else. Carry on. wyldwolf Nov 2014 #25

It's actually funny, the people that spend all day carrying water for the Third Way Rex Nov 2014 #26

You could put a gun to my head and I couldn't tell you who any of these folks are: DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2014 #27

So you don't know how to use google? Rex Nov 2014 #28

I'm not defending or offending anybody I hope DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2014 #30

You've been doing it all day now. Rex Nov 2014 #32

I don't want anyone with ties to the GOP to represent the Democratic party. DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2014 #33

"I saw Bill Clinton on the purge list" Rex Nov 2014 #34

We did research and think they are referring to Bill and Hillary treestar Nov 2014 #90

As usual you totally miss my point, you seem to only be able to do that. Whatever. Rex Nov 2014 #108

How convenient AgingAmerican Nov 2014 #35

I guess it is time to start being an advocate for something I know nothing about. Rex Nov 2014 #36

I'm not wealthy enough to travel in those circles. DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2014 #37

Do you agree with the policies espoused by the Third Way? LondonReign2 Nov 2014 #46

If they join my party they're agreeing with me. I'm not agreeing with them./NT DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2014 #64

No they aren't Mnpaul Nov 2014 #68

Um, no. Not even remotely true. LondonReign2 Nov 2014 #70

What are those, by the way? treestar Nov 2014 #92

LOL treestar Nov 2014 #82

It's a trick question. It's yet another shit stirring thread, another attempt to show up merrily Nov 2014 #29

I refrained from attacking Mr. Brentspeak or his allies personally. DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2014 #31

You're the only one getting personal. merrily Nov 2014 #39

How do you get them kicked out of the party? treestar Nov 2014 #76

Cuomo would be a good place to start. GeorgeGist Nov 2014 #40

Cuomo is horrible! I know a lot of nose holders who voted for him on Tuesday. myrna minx Nov 2014 #41

People actually want to throe people out of the party? hrmjustin Nov 2014 #42

The Third Way is based on neoliberalism. Rex Nov 2014 #49

I don't even think it's possible merrily Nov 2014 #54

Cuomo has embraced Republican policy. Enthusiast Nov 2014 #103

I agree but I would not throw him out of the party. hrmjustin Nov 2014 #104

We should make him a voter not a governor. Enthusiast Nov 2014 #105

Well unfortunately that is too late. hrmjustin Nov 2014 #106

Cuomo is not interested in the party as evidenced by his behavior in the primary Agony Nov 2014 #112

How do you throw a sitting governor out of the party? hrmjustin Nov 2014 #113

I was just answering your question as to why he SHOULD be thrown out of the party Agony Nov 2014 #114

Point taken. hrmjustin Nov 2014 #115

I was gonna suggest John Barrow and Kay Hagen, but, you know... Erose999 Nov 2014 #43

Some of them lost their elections this week, Hagen is a co-chair of Third Way as is Mark Udall Bluenorthwest Nov 2014 #48

His question was which officeholders should be "purged from the party," not merrily Nov 2014 #51

Well of course, but there is no such thing as throwing people out of a Party, membership is self Bluenorthwest Nov 2014 #97

Ah, you opted out. Props. merrily Nov 2014 #118

Joe Manchin Is Someone Who Bother Me A Lot... PLUS Cuomo ChiciB1 Nov 2014 #109

what's funny is many complaining about Third Way are calling for Third Wayer Howard Dean to be DNC JI7 Nov 2014 #57

I'm less interested in "purging" Third Way officeholders from the party . . . markpkessinger Nov 2014 #65

Once the phoney "left" is done purging the party of liberals who are insufficiently liberal baldguy Nov 2014 #66

Purity Test!!! Mnpaul Nov 2014 #69

You think The Third Way are liberals? LondonReign2 Nov 2014 #71

The people being accused of being "3rd way" for the most part aren't. And they never have been. baldguy Nov 2014 #72

Yet you didn't manage to answer LondonReign2 Nov 2014 #75

You know who for sure aren't actual liberals? The people complaining about them. baldguy Nov 2014 #91

They seem to miss that the very idea is authoritarian treestar Nov 2014 #84

And they also miss that one of the first to go would be their heroine, Elizabeth Warren. baldguy Nov 2014 #94

I think Third Way are Democrats brooklynite Nov 2014 #74

Do you agree with their policies? LondonReign2 Nov 2014 #80

There's a big difference between a political party in a free country treestar Nov 2014 #85

When she was governor she opposed marriage equality. That sort of thing makes a lasting impression. Bluenorthwest Nov 2014 #100

So did President Obama.....time to dump him? brooklynite Nov 2014 #111

Third Wayers are Democrats? LondonReign2 Nov 2014 #120

Thanks for proving my point... brooklynite Nov 2014 #122

would you seriously go into a room that includes treestar Nov 2014 #83

Office holders? I want to lose not win! All of them! nt BootinUp Nov 2014 #67

How nice that someone gets to decide who can be a Democrat brooklynite Nov 2014 #73

Why not call them what they are libertarians ? Todays_Illusion Nov 2014 #78

Evidently some here will defend a certain group of libertarians Rex Nov 2014 #87

I am beginning to believe about sixty percent of DU is libertarian of one stripe or another. Todays_Illusion Nov 2014 #116

What is this third way business?? oldandhappy Nov 2014 #86

It is a corporate element within the Democratic Party. Their website is ThirdWay.org think Nov 2014 #96

Yes, Some Of Us Are Adding Names Because ChiciB1 Nov 2014 #110

Thank you, I guess, zowie. oldandhappy Nov 2014 #119

Those calling for a "purge" are obvious trolls YoungDemCA Nov 2014 #93

Gov Fracking Hickenlooper in Colorado RiverLover Nov 2014 #98

You can't "purge" people from the party. pa28 Nov 2014 #101

They're clearly purgiing themselves. nt Zorra Nov 2014 #121