Hey all you political realists out there!

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45. They aren't better candidates if

they win an election and lose on the issues, either.

Winning involves issues, not just elections. Electing a neo-liberal Democrat is not a "win" in my book.

There may be RW "dupes" on DU; it's not myopathy to deny them my time or attention. That just feeds them. In my experience, feeding the pest encourages it to stick around. Frankly, I find those supporting HRC to be dupes of the neo-liberal wing of the party. I'll bear that in mind as I ponder going any further with THIS conversation.

I haven't told you even once that anyone is calling for purges or litmus tests. That's your claim, not mine.

Calling HRC a neo-liberal isn't a smear; it's the simple truth. And "good" is subjective. A good neo-liberal is a bad Democrat, from my perspective.

I can absolutely support her neo-liberal connections. She's the stereotypical DLCer...you know: they expanded neo-liberal position in the Democratic Party, then gave way to various other-named but same-agenda branches. I can do that AND express myself coherently.

The "New Democrat Coalition" is one such branch; under the leadership of the "New Democrat" chair of the DNC, DWS, the Democrats just lost the Senate.

Warren? It's true that she's got a lot of populist support, including some from the "far-left." She certainly doesn't have a blanket endorsement, and she's not running, anyway, which makes your point moot.