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Demsrule86

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3. The party is not to blame...the whiny alt-left (green riffraff) is to blame for abandoning

Reply to ProudLib72 (Original post)

Thu Jul 27, 2017, 04:29 PM

Jul 2017

president Obama in 12 and Hillary in 16. They have some never criticizing a party they knee-capped...and this has been going on since the 70's. When Democrats must fight a two fronted campaign, we lose. We need to vote for the candidate with the "D" next to his name and stop expecting a perfect pure candidate.

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No, We Did Not Have 8 "Good" Years. That's Dissembling and Destructive [View all] ProudLib72 Jul 2017 OP

Great post. n/t pamela Jul 2017 #1

Thank you ProudLib72 Jul 2017 #2

The party is not to blame...the whiny alt-left (green riffraff) is to blame for abandoning Demsrule86 Jul 2017 #3

The average voter has never heard of Jill Stein n/t leftstreet Jul 2017 #5

That was maybe a little unclear ProudLib72 Jul 2017 #6

Start w/ a 50 State strategy w/ GOTV as the primary focus. jaysunb Jul 2017 #4

Yes, that's what I mean by "strength" ProudLib72 Jul 2017 #7

Fantastic post SHRED Jul 2017 #8

Imagine how far Obama could have taken us into the future forgotmylogin Jul 2017 #9

I think the first sentence of your post captures exactly what was going on during the Obama years. aquamarina Jul 2017 #10

Very well put. Weekend Warrior Jul 2017 #11

Yes!!!!!! Alliepoo Jul 2017 #12

The OP supports what I have been saying for some time now. world wide wally Jul 2017 #13

No doubt you've seen those tRump shirts ProudLib72 Jul 2017 #16

"it's the strength of the message and the conviction behind it that will draw voters" yonder Jul 2017 #14

We need to be screaming in all 50 states Mr.Bill Jul 2017 #15

superb post. thanks. NRaleighLiberal Jul 2017 #17