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100. That is awesome! Congratulations. We need to consider new ideas that were not even

Reply to Ken Burch (Reply #95)

Sat Jul 8, 2017, 05:31 PM

Jul 2017

part of 16 though...the threat of the GOP taking health care at any time is a good issue.

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Is it really "refighting the primaries" just to post the NAMES of last year's Dem candidates? [View all] Ken Burch Jul 2017 OP

No it's not, of course not. elleng Jul 2017 #1

Bookmarking this thread True Dough Jul 2017 #2

"in this party" nt msongs Jul 2017 #3

My interest is in THIS party. Ken Burch Jul 2017 #5

No we don't. We had the platform we had an election. It is over. Time to look to the future. And Demsrule86 Jul 2017 #10

Are you saying it's "refighting" to suggest doing anything differently at all? Ken Burch Jul 2017 #67

Yes, such discussions are used to re-fight the primary...move on and work for 18 and 20. Demsrule86 Jul 2017 #86

We can't win any future elections running exactly the way we ran this one. Ken Burch Jul 2017 #92

Why "blend" bad ideas that were rejected by primary voters? NurseJackie Jul 2017 #20

The voters in Virginia just rejected these concepts in the recent primary Gothmog Jul 2017 #27

Virginia voters are smart voters. NurseJackie Jul 2017 #47

Because those "bad" ideas where supported by 45% of those primary voters Tom Rinaldo Jul 2017 #28

There are always going to be winners and losers in ANY election... NurseJackie Jul 2017 #33

Hillary had the upper hand on the platform committee, as was appropriate under the circumstances Tom Rinaldo Jul 2017 #34

The platform was almost exclusively Clintons. She is a terrific negotiator, hence what made her an pirateshipdude Jul 2017 #36

I hope I dont get in trouble for saying I not only agree with you but Hillary Rodham Clinton Eliot Rosewater Jul 2017 #51

What is the harm in admitting that the platform had both their ideas? Ken Burch Jul 2017 #74

It's easy to read into statistics, numbers. Without factoring in that Sanders won almost exclusively pirateshipdude Jul 2017 #35

Those who are active in the primary process, caucuses included, are typically called "the base" Tom Rinaldo Jul 2017 #38

Your post is not factually correct. Open primary allows anyone to vote. In rural red open areas, pirateshipdude Jul 2017 #39

You are making counter assumptions, such as "exclusively in red rural" Tom Rinaldo Jul 2017 #54

You seem to make the assumption registered Independents are all to the left. emulatorloo Jul 2017 #58

I once again agree with you Tom Rinaldo Jul 2017 #63

Tom, I always enjoy your posts emulatorloo Jul 2017 #75

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Wrong. That's not what the "base" is. NurseJackie Jul 2017 #46

"It's insulting for anyone to insinuate that caucus participants are in ANY way better..." Tom Rinaldo Jul 2017 #50

Caucuses are not democratic and are easy to game Gothmog Jul 2017 #55

That's okay. Your meaning was clear. I get exactly what you were saying... NurseJackie Jul 2017 #57

I believe he was called a "socialist" by himself Expecting Rain Jul 2017 #70

That is not a majority, and I do think your number are a bit high. Demsrule86 Jul 2017 #87

Thank you . nt cwydro Jul 2017 #30

Exactly right nurse...for all bitterness still...Hillary Clinton ran as president. Demsrule86 Jul 2017 #41

The candidate was rejected, agreed...most of the ideas remain popular. Ken Burch Jul 2017 #94

Because we don't talk about alternate Bernalities here Corvo Bianco Jul 2017 #4

Clinton, Sanders, O'Malley, Chafee, Webb leftstreet Jul 2017 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author Ken Burch Jul 2017 #7

There are not. Control-Z Jul 2017 #8

They often try to interject them out of the blue. NCTraveler Jul 2017 #15

You really talk disparagingly about the membership here. NCTraveler Jul 2017 #14

You're exactly right about that. NurseJackie Jul 2017 #21

That isn't true. I don't say anything about the membership here at all. Ken Burch Jul 2017 #49

Who are you talking about? You sure didn't address it. NCTraveler Jul 2017 #56

Sometimes people with grudges alert on anything you say Blue_Tires Jul 2017 #48

What is the point of mentioning them. Neither are running for anything and the primary is over...it Demsrule86 Jul 2017 #9

I still like Bernie...nt monmouth4 Jul 2017 #11

And I still like Dean. murielm99 Jul 2017 #12

+1 betsuni Jul 2017 #17

Not only do I still like Dean, I think the loss of Kerry was a huge loss for all of us. pirateshipdude Jul 2017 #43

Me too. I was a Deniac but strongly supported Kerry because ...listen up folks...he Demsrule86 Jul 2017 #88

And I really like you! Very nice expressions you put forth. sprinkleeninow Jul 2017 #78

SO? We can like whom we choose. Demsrule86 Jul 2017 #42

I like Bernie too. emulatorloo Jul 2017 #59

O'Malley/Clinton NCTraveler Jul 2017 #13

Vermin Supreme. (You had your chance, America!) nt Buns_of_Fire Jul 2017 #16

You are incredibly dedicated to the gimmick I suppose mythology Jul 2017 #18

Jesusgod! Amen! Hallelujah! (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) NurseJackie Jul 2017 #22

Great post Gothmog Jul 2017 #29

It feels like a demand that we adopt Sanders positions as superior to Clinton positions, pirateshipdude Jul 2017 #31

The OP has been pushing this concept on a number of threads Gothmog Jul 2017 #53

The people who say that simply don't want me to post here. Ken Burch Jul 2017 #52

LOL! NurseJackie Jul 2017 #60

What is it that you want? Ken Burch Jul 2017 #64

Often, the things you say amuse me. NurseJackie Jul 2017 #65

refutation is fine. If you were just saying"here's where I disagree with you" Ken Burch Jul 2017 #66

Looking around, I can see that my opinion is not unique. NurseJackie Jul 2017 #71

Also, it's not true to claim that I don't accept the result of the primaries. Ken Burch Jul 2017 #76

LOL! NurseJackie Jul 2017 #79

Almost every time I start posting anywhere in GD, you show up and start derailing the thread Ken Burch Jul 2017 #96

"GD belongs to all of is...it's just as much my place to post here as it is yours." Glad to hear it! NurseJackie Jul 2017 #109

Dont let it bug you so much... KTM Jul 2017 #68

Here is the thing. We lost the election, and I accept that. I don't want to rehash the loss...I Demsrule86 Jul 2017 #89

I'm with you on electing Dems at the state level. Ken Burch Jul 2017 #95

That is awesome! Congratulations. We need to consider new ideas that were not even Demsrule86 Jul 2017 #100

I agree. We need post '16 ideas as well. Ken Burch Jul 2017 #103

What the people who accuse me of that want is for nobody here to talk about ideas. Ken Burch Jul 2017 #77

"We will never win as the lesser-evil" betsuni Jul 2017 #80

I know! Right? NurseJackie Jul 2017 #81

There can never be too many OMG LOLs when it comes to these things. betsuni Jul 2017 #82

OMG! It's like you're reading my mind... inside my head! LOL! NurseJackie Jul 2017 #83

It's a small OMG LOL world after all! betsuni Jul 2017 #85

Why is that silly? Ken Burch Jul 2017 #97

The idea that a Democrat over a Repulbican is a lesser-evil choice is silly. betsuni Jul 2017 #104

All that I'm saying is that we need to spend much more time being "for" than "against" Ken Burch Jul 2017 #105

LOL! Nobody is doing that. NurseJackie Jul 2017 #116

She didn't beat Trump by going negative...she did so in spite of that. Ken Burch Jul 2017 #117

Oh great, another Lincoln Chafee post from Ken. Give it a rest, Chafee will never FSogol Jul 2017 #19

no, I've posted plenty of times I wish Sanders & Clinton had teamed up Pres & VP. But election is Sunlei Jul 2017 #23

We need to go after the GOP...but we can't win JUST by going after them. Ken Burch Jul 2017 #98

LOL! If you believe that's the ONLY thing Dems do, then you're not paying attention. NurseJackie Jul 2017 #110

I didn't say it's the only thing ANY Dem does(I'm as much a Dem as you are, btw) Ken Burch Jul 2017 #111

Give it a rest! The "messaging from above" is fine. NurseJackie Jul 2017 #113

You talk about "what Dems do". I know what rank-and-file Dems do. Ken Burch Jul 2017 #114

I have no idea what that's supposed to mean. NurseJackie Jul 2017 #115

I agree that the election is over. Ken Burch Jul 2017 #99

good to agree and I agree with you. I don't think the campaign, including the debates should have Sunlei Jul 2017 #107

We had a great platform and a LOT to offer. Ken Burch Jul 2017 #108

LOL! Don't worry, Ken. Democrats aren't doing that. NurseJackie Jul 2017 #112

It's not just mentioning them, Ken. MineralMan Jul 2017 #24

Of course not. Why? Did that happen to you? Iggo Jul 2017 #25

Good grief, give it a rest NastyRiffraff Jul 2017 #26

The people that "won" the election are extremely thin-skinned about it rock Jul 2017 #32

Interesting. H2O Man Jul 2017 #37

Elsa sez... BannonsLiver Jul 2017 #44

You're creating flamebait by just mentioning "the primaries" in your title SecularMotion Jul 2017 #45

Okay. Sissyk Jul 2017 #61

+1 NurseJackie Jul 2017 #62

Maybe, maybe not KTM Jul 2017 #69

One of our biggest mistakes is refighting this past primary. Iggo Jul 2017 #91

These posts are always like: I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST FALL CAMPAIGN betsuni Jul 2017 #72

Jesusmercy! Daaaaamn! ("Give me what I want...") NurseJackie Jul 2017 #84

All of my posts are about the future and ideas for the future. Nothing else. Ken Burch Jul 2017 #73

You want to discuss ideas from the primary and past election then implore people not to 'ignore or Demsrule86 Jul 2017 #90

i agree that cheating, Comey and the Russians made at least part of the difference. Ken Burch Jul 2017 #93

I am very concerned that Trump has basically given Putin the go ahead to keep it up at the Demsrule86 Jul 2017 #101

I totally agree with you on that. It's scary as hell. Ken Burch Jul 2017 #102

It really is. And now we know that his kid, Jared and Paul Manafort were discussing sanctions, Demsrule86 Jul 2017 #106