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3. Sorry, but I'm not interested in any sort of marginal splinter movement

Sun Nov 20, 2016, 03:23 PM

Nov 2016

stuff. That's not going to help us win, despite its good intentions, of which I have no doubt.

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A Black Comedy of Errors [View all] MineralMan Nov 2016 OP

Not a downer - realistic. My mood hasn't improved since election night. NRaleighLiberal Nov 2016 #1

Never give up. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2016 #2

Sorry, but I'm not interested in any sort of marginal splinter movement MineralMan Nov 2016 #3

It's not "marginal" or "splinter." The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2016 #4

To tell you the truth, I'm dropping out of organized MineralMan Nov 2016 #5

If you look back at history, this crap really is kind of normal. gulliver Nov 2016 #6

I know. I spent most of my adult life with Nixon, Reagan and Bushes. MineralMan Nov 2016 #7

The Republican Party had one principal candidate. MineralMan Nov 2016 #9

I hear you. LeftInTX Nov 2016 #12

But, the difference between then and now LeftInTX Nov 2016 #10

The Republicans figured out basic populism as a strategy. MineralMan Nov 2016 #11

"everyone who is young to wake up and get smart really quickly" Martin Eden Nov 2016 #14