The Democrats on here who think progressives are looking for a "pure" candidate are wrong.

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93. How come many of these states that voted in Republicans also wanted to raise the minimum wage?

And states like Oregon, where we had decent voter turnout compared to the rest of the states, actually elected decent Democrats like Merkley who stood strongly as a representative of the people and not special interest money.

A majority of people when given sections of what Obamacare is about and what it provides WANTS those sections very heavily. It is when it is called "Obamacare", due to the constant corrupt messages of the NON-LIBERAL corporate media, they reject it based on that naming of this program. And I think you would be surprised how many people would rather have medicare for all instead of Obamacare (aka SINGLE PAYER) or at least a public option, despite the corporate Dems along with Republicans doing corporate interest's bidding in keeping that out of Obamacare so that the insurance companies can continue to leach money out of the system.

If you look at 2010 and 2014, it was the corporate democrats that people like Rahm Emanuel chose to push over progressive candidates in the Democratic primaries that LOST their offices. As was noted and as Truman said, if you have a choice between a Republican and a Democrat that acts like a Republican, those wanting a Republican will pick the real thing, and those not wanting it are just as likely to stay home.

If you really want Democrats regaining control in our government, you'd not play the 3rd way purity test of leadership to have us continue to go down that LOSER'S path and bring back government that would seed for the control of the government to be in the hands of the people instead of the 1%.