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synergie

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31. Indeed, and others violate those principles as well as their pledges to

Tue Dec 27, 2016, 04:39 PM

Dec 2016

remain in the party, I guess labels are important when it's about money and attention, but it's easy to toss those away, along with principles and their word, when they no longer need them.

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Sanders to Dems: We must change our strategy to regain power [View all] portlander23 Dec 2016 OP

Step One: register as a Democrat...and stay a D after the election stopbush Dec 2016 #1

That is a bullshit argument. alarimer Dec 2016 #4

This is a two party system. And the Democratic Party doesn't need Sanders, who spend decades KittyWampus Dec 2016 #6

Take it up with the Democratic leadership that just appointed him their director of outreach. hedda_foil Dec 2016 #13

Oh, so now DU'ers are happy with the Democratic leadership. LOL KittyWampus Dec 2016 #23

That was a canny move by one of my senators, Chuck Schumer. lapucelle Dec 2016 #37

Regardless of policy, some just care about the (d) next to a name. NWCorona Dec 2016 #11

And some will never bother to look at policy, it's how many who default voted for synergie Dec 2016 #22

I can agree with that but I will take it a bit further. NWCorona Dec 2016 #24

And they still can't answer why they hate her, they just shout talking points, usually synergie Dec 2016 #26

They probably don't even know why they hate her. Negativity has a blinding quality to it. NWCorona Dec 2016 #28

Refusing to take on the D designation sends a strong message stopbush Dec 2016 #15

"We must change our strategy..." BeyondGeography Dec 2016 #34

He's not a good enough Democrat if he doesn't encourage his supporters pnwmom Dec 2016 #35

Sander is not currently a member of the Democratic Party Gothmog Dec 2016 #14

Thanks for getting right at the heart of the matter JustAnotherGen Dec 2016 #19

"We?" lillypaddle Dec 2016 #20

+1 Tarheel_Dem Dec 2016 #27

We can message until the cows come home, Laurian Dec 2016 #2

This stopbush Dec 2016 #3

Yep True_Blue Dec 2016 #8

Some threw up warnings about voter suppression during the primary but called conspiracy theorists NWCorona Dec 2016 #12

They were called conspiracy theorist because they were ridiculously SaschaHM Dec 2016 #16

Maybe some but others blamed the Republican state leadership NWCorona Dec 2016 #18

These were people who were attacking the DNC, many of us were trying to tell synergie Dec 2016 #30

My point now just like when I said after Arizona NWCorona Dec 2016 #33

With all due respect my friend angrychair Dec 2016 #43

Doesn't He Belong To A Different Party? Me. Dec 2016 #5

Alot of them seem to think he's worth listening to. Crunchy Frog Dec 2016 #9

Yet It's Always One Direction Me. Dec 2016 #10

Indeed, and others violate those principles as well as their pledges to synergie Dec 2016 #31

Strategy and message are pointless at this point: Just Fight Them JCMach1 Dec 2016 #7

So does he want a real 50-state strategy? SaschaHM Dec 2016 #17

I support blue dog Democrats. We are all products of our environments NWCorona Dec 2016 #25

Wow - that's a serious 180 for him JustAnotherGen Dec 2016 #21

Don't hold Bernie to anything he's EVER said or done in the past. He's a "true" progressive, doncha Tarheel_Dem Dec 2016 #29

That struck me as well mythology Dec 2016 #44

Crazy that some people here at DU think we have Dustlawyer Dec 2016 #32

Yes, Howard Dean did it. And now Bernie's calling it "new" and trying to take credit for it. pnwmom Dec 2016 #36

No, silly. They're part of the Confederacy. lapucelle Dec 2016 #38

The 50 state strategy was invented by Dean. And it sat on the shelf, collecting dust. Eleanors38 Dec 2016 #41

Agree with you 100% lastone Dec 2016 #39

Heh. Makes one wonder what is so "underground" about Democratic Underground. Eleanors38 Dec 2016 #42

Glad to see potential for a united front. LAS14 Dec 2016 #40