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In reply to the discussion: Do you think 'progressives' will find a suitably pure candidate? [View all]SidDithers
(44,333 posts)113. LOL...nt
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more likely wwe will get another campaign as a democrat govern as a republican lol nt
msongs
Nov 2014
#1
Do you think Turd Way will find a candidate that's not owned by the corporations?
hobbit709
Nov 2014
#2
Yes it depends on who has the money, and it will be connected to corporations.
Thinkingabout
Nov 2014
#67
This seems like a sincere and well-intended question and I'm sure fruitful discussion will follow.
LeftyMom
Nov 2014
#3
I'm just hoping for a candidate that can take on 2 or 3 interrelated key issues
magical thyme
Nov 2014
#4
That's not true, I think he even has issues with some that are to the right of Ronald Reagan. n/t
A Simple Game
Nov 2014
#81
No, he's against pumpkins, was my take on it. Progressives aren't pure, they're much too complex.
freshwest
Nov 2014
#90
Do you think buckets of troll chum will splash from the stern of the turd barge?
hatrack
Nov 2014
#9
It's a strange argument. The implication is that "they", non-progressives I guess, aren't even
rhett o rick
Nov 2014
#99
do you think people who announce they're trashing a thread or ignoring someone...
wyldwolf
Nov 2014
#18
Flamebait is the best they've got. They realize they can't sell their candidate so disparage the
rhett o rick
Nov 2014
#100
Pumpkin patches are a big endeavor that take a lot of time. Like everything. Take care.
freshwest
Nov 2014
#92
Whereas you don't mind some corruption? You want ideals that are not purely Democratic but
Bluenorthwest
Nov 2014
#49
No, so tantrum throwing conservatives who aren't getting their way with everybody here
Warpy
Nov 2014
#104
When the other thread has eight times as many recs, it says a lot about who the trolls are.
Electric Monk
Nov 2014
#68
Hey, if they hadn't posted that and got it on the Greatest, I wouldn't have found the pumpkins.
freshwest
Nov 2014
#95
Since Hillary won the 2016 nomination fair and square - there is no point in debating the issue any
Douglas Carpenter
Nov 2014
#54
Do you think centrists will ever stop going out of their way to insult progressives?
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
Nov 2014
#55
Oh, I'm sure they'll find a Dennis Kucinich, Cynthia McKinney, or someone similar to run.
LostInAnomie
Nov 2014
#59
It looks increasingly likley that Sen. Sanders will run. If he does - progressive will back him
Douglas Carpenter
Nov 2014
#62
Please make sure you post about your third party support, loudly and often, at DU....nt
SidDithers
Nov 2014
#93
"I will vote third party and I will and I will encourage others to do the same."
wyldwolf
Nov 2014
#109
Yeah, let's all vote for the Republican because they're not.......the Republican.
PeteSelman
Nov 2014
#78
I don't know, but I'll be making pumpkin pie. With less sugar, dairy and spices. TY for reminding me
freshwest
Nov 2014
#88
Mock if you will, but progressives are fighting against the Ruling Oligarchs while
rhett o rick
Nov 2014
#97
It doesn't even make a lick of sense. They are admitting that they aren't looking for a pure
rhett o rick
Nov 2014
#119