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Why Does the Liberal, Democratic Establishment Hate Progressives? Seriously [View all]
lovemydogs
Jun 2017
OP
By "energized, engaged young voters", you mean those who went to Sander's rallies?
lunamagica
Jun 2017
#66
Strangely enough, Hillary WON. She got 3,000,000 more votes than Trump. About 66,000,000....
Hekate
Jun 2017
#78
The only candidate in history more unpopular than Hillary is Donald Trump.
SusanaMontana41
Jun 2017
#150
unfortunately "liberal and progressive" democrats have voted for both, The OP clearly doesn't
beachbum bob
Jun 2017
#88
All kinds of problems with your premise but this link sums up my general position
stevenleser
Jun 2017
#8
It helped promote a little known senator into one of the most influential senators
Kentonio
Jun 2017
#121
no, but i could understand someone in some rural areas taking that position if that was the only way
JI7
Jun 2017
#37
Look, I am not trying to do anything but, understand something for my own wondering
lovemydogs
Jun 2017
#13
Because it allows people to avoid taking any responsibility for the shitshow that was the campaign
Kentonio
Jun 2017
#122
Don't take it personal. I think the bulk of DU is more on the Progressive side too
Quixote1818
Jun 2017
#20
You're making an argument that there is only one morally acceptable use for a persons right to vote
Kentonio
Jun 2017
#140
Oh this is after the election...so now you know why I despise the West... plenty more where the
Demsrule86
Jun 2017
#139
"It is still going on today," as you say, because of posts like this. This was originally a
Squinch
Jun 2017
#19
They don't. But the Republicans and Russians want Progressives to believe this total bullshit.
L. Coyote
Jun 2017
#26
I think the notion that the "Liberal, Democratic Establishment Hates Progressives" is...
hrmjustin
Jun 2017
#33
"the New Democrats/Establishment, moderate/republican lite policies" spare us the
still_one
Jun 2017
#35
If you are talking about Bernie, I can tell you, otherwise, I don't hate progressives.
Hamlette
Jun 2017
#48
You are painting with a broad hyperbolic brush. I think you are WAY off base here.
LBM20
Jun 2017
#55
No, a stronger argument would have been that this fire is fed by both sides of this issue. Also,
JCanete
Jun 2017
#75
Corporations fund many campaigns and they often get what they want out of it.
MiltonBrown
Jun 2017
#131
And not one word about the GOP's attempt to kill millions by repealing the ACA...oh yeah
Demsrule86
Jun 2017
#95
Given that the 2016 party platform was the most Progressive in decades, the real question is...
Hekate
Jun 2017
#76
Democrats know their voters would vote for a socialist party, but the leadership prefers capitalism.
DemocraticWing
Jun 2017
#99
They don't. This either a strawman argument or psychological projection on your part.
emulatorloo
Jun 2017
#111
The REAL question is why did the Alt Left do everything they could to help the Alt Right seize power
Foamfollower
Jun 2017
#114