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onit2day

(1,201 posts)
43. This post is unfounded. Certainly not why
Thu Aug 10, 2017, 12:39 PM
Aug 2017

Clinton was rejected by some dems. She was seen as status quo Wall street bankster cultivated DLC lobbyists backed corporate centrist by some dems but few voted for Trump. But don't forget, Trump ran as a democrat against trade deals, said he would not cut SS, Medicare or Medicaid and bring the manufacturing jobs back home and get rid of Wall street influence in the WH.
Please define what you mean by "far left" because this "both siderism" is a myth. Only one side is destroying the planet and the nation.
BTW...The group you write about is such a small group that your post is trivial begging the question why bother to write it in the first place

Those weren't voices from the "left". Those were voices following the word "free". tonyt53 Aug 2017 #1
And the Susan Sarandon types who think "destroy to rebuild" & "burn it down" are good policies. But NurseJackie Aug 2017 #42
Get in line, NurseJackie. calimary Aug 2017 #48
If a nuke hit her in the ass, her gambit would have failed miserably. Blue_true Aug 2017 #59
Yep. And there is no difference between DEMS and GOPers. Iliyah Aug 2017 #2
This post is unfounded. Certainly not why onit2day Aug 2017 #43
Excellent post. PassingFair Aug 2017 #49
Voting for the candidate that will benefit the greater good vs. voting Ninga Aug 2017 #3
Yep not fooled Aug 2017 #7
Surely, one can blame someone for anything. David__77 Aug 2017 #4
But the votes were tainted by the Russian interference. I agree that is my speculation... iluvtennis Aug 2017 #5
"But the votes were tainted by the Russian interference." LenaBaby61 Aug 2017 #56
Well stated LenaBaby - I AGREE +100000000 iluvtennis Aug 2017 #61
I get Tomasky's anger, I really do ProfessorPlum Aug 2017 #6
+1 leftstreet Aug 2017 #10
The point is that ENOUGH people fell for it Proud Liberal Dem Aug 2017 #34
They share responsibility for this mcar Aug 2017 #8
I Couldn't Agree More With This Post louis c Aug 2017 #9
K&R betsuni Aug 2017 #11
yes. librechik Aug 2017 #12
Not only that, Trump has made conservative Republicans look more mainstream. jalan48 Aug 2017 #13
Yup Proud Liberal Dem Aug 2017 #37
Trite, boring and predictable. Blame left pols, blame left base, blame left pols, blame left base lostnfound Aug 2017 #14
Yep - all of this was predictable KTM Aug 2017 #17
Let's name a few names Foamfollower Aug 2017 #15
YEP. calimary Aug 2017 #50
i agree!!! They all gave us this madman. samnsara Aug 2017 #16
The extreme left is dead to me. If I meet one I will grab his or her face Blue_true Aug 2017 #18
But ..... Hillary wasn't pure enough! Lil Missy Aug 2017 #19
And the blame game continues tiredtoo Aug 2017 #20
One vote away from having me and 24 million others without ACA ffr Aug 2017 #21
Yes, Clinton could have won the popular vote by 2.9 million gratuitous Aug 2017 #22
I still don't think he was elected...he was hoisted, illegally. C Moon Aug 2017 #23
Anyone asked her? zipplewrath Aug 2017 #24
I just asked a similar question oberliner Aug 2017 #26
It would be highly inappropriate for her or Obama to comment publicly during a crisis. yardwork Aug 2017 #27
Yeah, I know zipplewrath Aug 2017 #28
We can only imagine. They know things we don't. They must be appalled. yardwork Aug 2017 #30
What would Clinton be doing with respect to N Korea? oberliner Aug 2017 #25
I don't think we would have this crisis with NK if Clinton had been elected. yardwork Aug 2017 #29
I think she would've pressed for and supported the UN sanctions oberliner Aug 2017 #31
I answered your question. yardwork Aug 2017 #32
What would Clinton have done in response to North Korea's bellicose reaction to the sanctions? oberliner Aug 2017 #33
Copied from my post above is my answer: yardwork Aug 2017 #35
Bill Richardson, an DPRK expert, for one thing. And she would have gotten other countries involved. haele Aug 2017 #58
she would have continued as 2016 Admin recorded. Here are several late 2016 NK, eos & policies. Sunlei Aug 2017 #46
no.Republicans who didn't stand-up for Democracy when they KNEW people in their party were traitors Sunlei Aug 2017 #36
This statement from the cited op says it all.... mdbl Aug 2017 #38
There's plenty of blame to go around...even for those of us on the left who just failed to help GOTV Orsino Aug 2017 #39
Quoting Willie the Shake: What's done cannot be undone. Let's pick up the pieces and move on. NNadir Aug 2017 #40
And everyone needs to be vigilant Blue_Tires Aug 2017 #41
I agree. Blue_true Aug 2017 #60
I seriously doubt that were many true progressives who supported drumpf. lark Aug 2017 #44
Unfortunately this is a problem of our own making. President after president kicked the can down the LittleBlue Aug 2017 #45
So the "best deal maker" president Heartstrings Aug 2017 #54
Were these actually voices on the left or TheDebbieDee Aug 2017 #47
It's Always Been the Misogyny dlk Aug 2017 #51
I don't get why people get so much satisfaction out of demonizing people loyalsister Aug 2017 #52
A vote for Jill Stein was a vote for trump Gothmog Aug 2017 #53
No lame excuses. They drove the getaway car. oasis Aug 2017 #55
It doesn't matter what is in the news, someone will use it to undermine party unity. L. Coyote Aug 2017 #57
Life comes at you something something . . . Tactical Peek Aug 2017 #62
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