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still_one

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24. It's the DEMOCRATIC party, NOT the "Democrat party". All I was doing was informing the poster
Tue Sep 5, 2017, 12:50 PM
Sep 2017

the negative nature of that terminology, and guess what, the poster heard what I said and changed it accordingly

Seems you are the one who is having the problem


He did. Not to relitigate the last election, but when Bernie announced jrthin Sep 2017 #1
"democrat election"? It is the DEMOCRATIC election. Referring to the DEMOCRATIC party as still_one Sep 2017 #2
Good lord... Baconator Sep 2017 #18
It's the DEMOCRATIC party, NOT the "Democrat party". All I was doing was informing the poster still_one Sep 2017 #24
There's a difference between informing and being rude... Baconator Sep 2017 #26
Which part of what I said was rude? still_one Sep 2017 #28
You weren't. nt WhiteTara Sep 2017 #103
Thanks Tara. I sure wasn't trying to be rude still_one Sep 2017 #108
Hey, Baconator! WhiteTara Sep 2017 #102
Actually "Democrat Party" can be traced back to the 1930s or earlier. It became dormant.... George II Sep 2017 #106
Exactly. Democrat Party is a term glorified during the McCarthy era. George II Sep 2017 #53
My orginal comment was to post #1, and that poster changed the post accordingly to Democratic still_one Sep 2017 #61
When he hung on in the end after California I asked how can he not be helping republicans ? lunasun Sep 2017 #7
Clinton did the same thing in 2008 mythology Sep 2017 #8
In other words, see into the future... CBHagman Sep 2017 #11
A questionable 80,000 vote margin dottie66 Sep 2017 #30
and an international conspiracy that is under criminal investigation n/t DonaldsRump Sep 2017 #33
Easier than what you describe - In January 2013, as she was leaving - she could have left all her karynnj Sep 2017 #37
Excellent recap. Thank you. (n/t) Jim Lane Sep 2017 #73
As the abusive husband says DoBotherMe Sep 2017 #79
A voter criticising of the decisions of a candidate Mariana Sep 2017 #91
Ridiculous. Her lack of thought on this hurt her own chances karynnj Sep 2017 #98
Are you seriously comparing criticizing a politician to domestic abuse? white_wolf Sep 2017 #117
Ditto on the Wall St. speeches & the comment about being broke when they left the WH. CrispyQ Sep 2017 #13
I happily and proudly voted for Hillary, and hope Bernie doesn't run again renate Sep 2017 #16
She didn't do the same thing in '08. She graciously conceded and worked hard for Obama. brush Sep 2017 #23
The advertising decisions that helped doom Hillary Clinton Omaha Steve Sep 2017 #55
More media/pundit spew. The 77,000 votes needed to swing the EC was calculated... brush Sep 2017 #58
Trump also stopped advertising so heavily in those places. StevieM Sep 2017 #88
When did Sanders formally drop out of the Democratic race? Not the same unity push imo lunasun Sep 2017 #19
That is quite a contrast. Expecting Rain Sep 2017 #80
Thank you for posting this. What a difference! lunamagica Sep 2017 #81
She didn't give them an issue treestar Sep 2017 #40
If the FBI didn't make something out of the fake email scandal they would have picked something else StevieM Sep 2017 #84
Wrong. WhiteTara Sep 2017 #104
He had to stay in until California Ken Burch Sep 2017 #62
My post is in regards to after California,about after she clinched the nomination- way after in fact lunasun Sep 2017 #82
No, he didn't have to. The right and honorable thing to do when you see there's no chance to win lunamagica Sep 2017 #83
We all remember Bobby Kennedy was assassinated in June in California. QC Sep 2017 #87
What point are you attempting to make? Expecting Rain Sep 2017 #111
As a Hillary supporters at that time I remember the outrage was epic over that, here and everywhere. Autumn Sep 2017 #132
If my thought-dreams could be seen... Expecting Rain Sep 2017 #3
She's wrong, though. alarimer Sep 2017 #4
"That's the way to win"...? Come on. Did we win? brush Sep 2017 #9
Thank you - Her primary opponent refused for weeks lunasun Sep 2017 #20
+1. It can't be said enough. HE DID NOT CONCEED lunamagica Sep 2017 #85
He conceded weeks before the convention. Ken Burch Sep 2017 #89
No, he did not lunamagica Sep 2017 #93
He conceded July 6th. The convention started July 25th, almost three weeks later. Ken Burch Sep 2017 #95
Is this a joke? That is NOT conceding, not at all! Oh, my this is just sad lunamagica Sep 2017 #96
Hairsplitting. Ken Burch Sep 2017 #113
He did NOT concede. Read this from July 12 lunamagica Sep 2017 #118
It was not "robust" in my view. It was, at time, vindictive. Adrahil Sep 2017 #14
Exactly! brush Sep 2017 #21
How quickly we forget 2008 Egnever Sep 2017 #57
Oh yes, I am audacious. Adrahil Sep 2017 #60
Rose colored glasses Egnever Sep 2017 #63
I especially like how you move the goalposts without even attempting to hide it. LanternWaste Sep 2017 #64
Oh yes, I'm petty too! Adrahil Sep 2017 #65
Seems more like Egnever Sep 2017 #69
You wanna talk days...how many days after Hillary clinched did Sanders concede? brush Sep 2017 #99
Oh, come on...read this lunamagica Sep 2017 #86
+1 Me. Sep 2017 #126
Exactly. dflprincess Sep 2017 #105
When Bernie didn't drop out after Hillary clinched the nomination, world wide wally Sep 2017 #5
Yup Adrahil Sep 2017 #22
+1,000,000. The things he's said are damaging R B Garr Sep 2017 #119
What were his 'disparaging assertions?' leftstreet Sep 2017 #6
the same MSM mouthpieces behind dean's MRAHHH clu Sep 2017 #10
Neither Obama nor Hillary attacked or discredited the DNC "establishment" during their primary Proud Liberal Dem Sep 2017 #54
Yep. n/t Lucinda Sep 2017 #12
It's my understanding that an overwhelming majority of those who voted for him.... Weekend Warrior Sep 2017 #15
The small number of hardcore Sanders people were probably lost to us anyway. Willie Pep Sep 2017 #31
Truth! chwaliszewski Sep 2017 #45
77% Voted for Clinton. The Polack MSgt Sep 2017 #42
That is a much larger number than I was thinking. Wow. nt. Weekend Warrior Sep 2017 #49
But would any of those Bernie or Busters have been in Clinton's court whether Sanders had JCanete Sep 2017 #56
In my opinion, trying to parse intentions after the fact The Polack MSgt Sep 2017 #70
But those factors should still be discussed honestly, and I've just presented ways in which Sanders JCanete Sep 2017 #71
The percentage was higher than the comparable number in 2008. Jim Lane Sep 2017 #74
Hey Sarge, Who Did That Poll? ProfessorGAC Sep 2017 #125
synopsis of the findings are here The Polack MSgt Sep 2017 #128
Thanks. ProfessorGAC Sep 2017 #129
Should we have never had a primary at all? Trump said much more vicious things about his SweetieD Sep 2017 #17
The huge difference was that repug primary candidates did not continually attack their own party... brush Sep 2017 #25
I completely disagree with that. I never saw Bernie attack anyone.He robustly campaigned for Hillary SweetieD Sep 2017 #32
You don't remember him constantly attacking the Democratic Party establishment? brush Sep 2017 #34
The Unity tour where the DEMOCRATIC Party got trashed... Expecting Rain Sep 2017 #35
Forget the unity tour. During the campaign a certain senator constantly attacked his own party. brush Sep 2017 #36
Well, maybe not "his" party. Expecting Rain Sep 2017 #39
Well ok then. Thanks for clearing that up. brush Sep 2017 #41
You have selective memory nini Sep 2017 #59
Robustely? Really? He never conceded and his support was lukewarm at best lunamagica Sep 2017 #90
"And yet Republicans seem to have moved on from the primaries." Weekend Warrior Sep 2017 #50
need more fruitful discussions, like how do we take america back beachbum bob Sep 2017 #27
"Success has many fathers, but failure is an orphan" nt marylandblue Sep 2017 #29
"All" his campainging for her ??? He hardly campaigned for Hillary at all. Shame on him trueblue2007 Sep 2017 #38
Yes, all his campaigning Here is the best source I can find for his schedule karynnj Sep 2017 #77
That is not just false, but ludicrously false. Jim Lane Sep 2017 #78
Since this post is still here, I am going to air it out. RDANGELO Sep 2017 #43
Your last sentence is ironic considering your avatar. I'm not sigling you out personally, but lunamagica Sep 2017 #92
Nuts.... floWteiuQ Sep 2017 #44
Are you serious? The Clenis argument? You sure you're in the right place? Tarheel_Dem Sep 2017 #109
We didn't have these types of discussions after the 2008 election IronLionZion Sep 2017 #46
Post removed Post removed Sep 2017 #47
theres just so many resources to go around and they got used up samnsara Sep 2017 #48
Yes, he is a pox on the Democratic party. redstatebluegirl Sep 2017 #51
Wow HarmonyRockets Sep 2017 #66
You're right. He never should've been allowed to run as a Dem. It just divided us and it still... brush Sep 2017 #100
Did Clinton run a purely positive campaign against Obama in 2008? geek tragedy Sep 2017 #52
Nope HarmonyRockets Sep 2017 #67
The Party was not attacked in 08...it was in 16 and that is the difference. Demsrule86 Sep 2017 #72
Your claim "Not true" is itself not true. Jim Lane Sep 2017 #97
You numbers were off...and some Obama supporters may have been independents....the Demsrule86 Sep 2017 #124
The Party was attacked? HarmonyRockets Sep 2017 #131
Relitigating the 2016 primary... SpicyBoi Sep 2017 #68
I not only understand it, I almost the same thing right after the election. haveahart Sep 2017 #75
Time to move on from the blame game. jalan48 Sep 2017 #76
agree SDOPINION Sep 2017 #94
haven't read the book. shanny Sep 2017 #101
You don't have to buy it, but the consensus here is that it was indeed "somebody else's fault". Tarheel_Dem Sep 2017 #110
Not a BoBer shanny Sep 2017 #114
I'm just hopeful that the Democratic party will come to its senses about the far left. They are not Tarheel_Dem Sep 2017 #116
Yes. A clear example of "words matter." Sarandon 's callous and off handed words were Ninga Sep 2017 #120
Exactly. "Words matter". n/t Tarheel_Dem Sep 2017 #130
No. Fox, Breitbart, GOP, NYT, Judicial Watch all hurt her FAR MORE than Bernie sharedvalues Sep 2017 #107
Heaven help us all!! nt longship Sep 2017 #112
The vast majority of Bernie supporters voted for HRC. aikoaiko Sep 2017 #115
At the end of the day, after reading all the debate, I stand by my opinion... Ninga Sep 2017 #121
Words do matter. HRC's words, too. aikoaiko Sep 2017 #122
As I pointed out here ad nauseum, LWolf Sep 2017 #123
Of course he did. It's not about a popularity contest, it's about FACTS. The statement is true. Lil Missy Sep 2017 #127
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