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In reply to the discussion: WOW !!! - Activists Threaten Primaries Against Dems Who Back Obama Trade Deals - HuffPo [View all]arcane1
(38,613 posts)78. Damn straight!
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WOW !!! - Activists Threaten Primaries Against Dems Who Back Obama Trade Deals - HuffPo [View all]
WillyT
Jun 2015
OP
This was a successful tea party tactic, and it is past time it was adopted.
Agnosticsherbet
Jun 2015
#3
Exactly. It would put people who are more likley to support legislation that favors the poor
Agnosticsherbet
Jun 2015
#62
TY, Howard & Jim Dean, Democracy for America! Now THAT's what real dems do, there's no BS, ACTION.
mother earth
Jun 2015
#11
Let's hope he enlightens her, OR changes his support to one who shares his valid concerns.
mother earth
Jun 2015
#89
Just called my Rep Michelle Lujan-Grisham, she is against TPP, Thank you!
Dont call me Shirley
Jun 2015
#12
I am surprised. When I have heard Howard Dean talk he sounds pro-TPP. Glad to hear this.
jwirr
Jun 2015
#25
You can be for a candidate without being lockstep in synch with them on every issue
DFW
Jun 2015
#38
Everything is on the table if there are Democrats that intend to hand over American sovereignty to big corporations
AZ Progressive
Jun 2015
#39
If the TPP passes that political revolution is inevitable and since the powers will go to
sabrina 1
Jun 2015
#45
And this, my friends, is how activists can exert their will upon the party as a whole.
MohRokTah
Jun 2015
#51
I live in Florida. I will be voting for Alan Grayson for anything state-wide, if the candidate is
djean111
Jun 2015
#79
"we will actively search for opportunities to primary you with a real Democrat"
Babel_17
Jun 2015
#83
More voices like this and fewer milquetoast mealy mouthed sellouts would be good.
GoneFishin
Jun 2015
#87