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Demsrule86

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1. Do you understand how insulting this post is to Democrats?

Reply to yurbud (Original post)

Sat Feb 18, 2017, 12:00 PM

Feb 2017

The idea that Democrats don't support the middle class and the poor...look around you ...you see anyone else who will? And it is a purity test ... I am so sick of the DLC insult tossed about by those who consider themselves pure Democrats I suppose...there is no DLC anymore. The primary is over and it would be really pleasant if we had no more these divisive posts.

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It aint a "purity test," it's a job evaluation [View all] yurbud Feb 2017 OP

Do you understand how insulting this post is to Democrats? Demsrule86 Feb 2017 #1

you prove my point when you say "who else will?" I'm saying this so Dems don't repeat the mistakes yurbud Feb 2017 #2

What mistake? Letting a non-Dem run in their primary? Demsrule86 Feb 2017 #3

Here's what bothers me.... Adrahil Feb 2017 #4

not revenge focused, it's protecting OUR investments. When Wall St can lie to small investors... yurbud Feb 2017 #6

How about countering the arguments and having a substantive conversation, Ms. Toad Feb 2017 #5

thank you. There is a similar argument we have in my union: people who are struggling have trouble yurbud Feb 2017 #7