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bettyellen

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90. I'm not chalking it up to one factor- but saying the xenophobes are not worth chasing. They hate

Wed Sep 6, 2017, 09:12 PM

Sep 2017

Our diversity/ and our diversity is our greatest strength. Doing anything to appease their xenophobia does undercut our base- because they're not white midweatern men.

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Some want kowtowing to a minority of people who refused to vote for clinton. [View all] boston bean Sep 2017 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author AngryAmish Sep 2017 #1

I used to go cow towing in college Orrex Sep 2017 #2

I thought that was how it was spelled!! Haha! boston bean Sep 2017 #4

LOL Orrex Sep 2017 #8

LOL ! N/T TubbersUK Sep 2017 #5

Lmao! cwydro Sep 2017 #16

Well said. Weekend Warrior Sep 2017 #3

You Say Ingnorance Podkayne K Sep 2017 #23

Very nice, Gershwin lover. brush Sep 2017 #31

Thrown the base under the bus mcar Sep 2017 #6

Exactly. Third party voters are what they are. delisen Sep 2017 #15

I could never understand the "burn the house down" mentality. wasupaloopa Sep 2017 #22

do you mean to say third party clu Sep 2017 #96

k/r Orrex Sep 2017 #7

Why does it have to be "rather than"? Jim Lane Sep 2017 #47

I honestly think it feels that way because the media focused so much on those WWC voters bettyellen Sep 2017 #56

It's natural and proper to focus on how to improve. Jim Lane Sep 2017 #57

Basically those were anti-immigration voters, so yeah they undercut the base... bettyellen Sep 2017 #61

That's far too simplistic. Jim Lane Sep 2017 #66

Stop relitigating the primary. bettyellen Sep 2017 #72

Read DU just in the last couple days, and you'll see that your admonition comes too late. Jim Lane Sep 2017 #88

It's against the TOS bettyellen Sep 2017 #91

This is absurd. Jim Lane Sep 2017 #95

Because it's about allocation of resources and return on investment of effort Orrex Sep 2017 #58

Also, courting xenophobes is seriously alienating to the real Dem base. bettyellen Sep 2017 #62

Absolutely correct. Orrex Sep 2017 #63

That depends on how we court them. Jim Lane Sep 2017 #67

xenophobes hate Dem values - they hate insurance that covers brown people and abortions.... bettyellen Sep 2017 #71

Donald Trump got 62,984,825 votes in the official tally. Jim Lane Sep 2017 #89

I'm not chalking it up to one factor- but saying the xenophobes are not worth chasing. They hate bettyellen Sep 2017 #90

There are two different issues here. Jim Lane Sep 2017 #94

thank you for continuing to reply clu Sep 2017 #98

Many of these paths require different resources. Jim Lane Sep 2017 #69

You don't seem to be up on what Dems have actually been doing.... bettyellen Sep 2017 #73

OK, you've won your official Democratic Underground Strawman Badge. Jim Lane Sep 2017 #87

Move On zipplewrath Sep 2017 #9

Well said PDittie Sep 2017 #11

+1 KTM Sep 2017 #12

Double that. +2 Duppers Sep 2017 #18

Exactly Saviolo Sep 2017 #19

You don't move forward without first acknowledging the past. wasupaloopa Sep 2017 #29

I voted for Hillary zipplewrath Sep 2017 #45

I keep reading references to this mythical 'firing squad.' LanternWaste Sep 2017 #59

That is already happening with Sanders supported groups like 'Our Revolution' who kicked out a Demsrule86 Sep 2017 #37

There's alot of purity testing going on zipplewrath Sep 2017 #43

The only purity test I want is one on Citizens United. Everything else is ok with me. haveahart Sep 2017 #55

One might go so far as to say the Democratic Party Platform is a purity test LanternWaste Sep 2017 #60

What's wrong with primarying Democrats? HarmonyRockets Sep 2017 #75

K & R. n/t FSogol Sep 2017 #10

Looking at all of these posts about the 2016 primaries GeoWilliam750 Sep 2017 #13

Umm they are about the general election. Not the primary. boston bean Sep 2017 #26

Yes that is what we are threatened with isn't it? Demsrule86 Sep 2017 #38

I want to move forward n2doc Sep 2017 #14

Are you on JPR?? Did you take their oath to never vote for Hillary? boston bean Sep 2017 #27

wow. are you for real? m-lekktor Sep 2017 #40

Do some people take an oath to lie about JPR? Jim Lane Sep 2017 #51

Not surprisingly, JAR are kvetching about Hillary's book today RhodeIslandOne Sep 2017 #64

In other words, you can't even begin to defend your absurd smear. Jim Lane Sep 2017 #65

I never said there was an oath RhodeIslandOne Sep 2017 #80

Sorry, my mistake. It's boston bean who didn't defend a lie. Jim Lane Sep 2017 #86

typical isn't it. ++++ JHan Sep 2017 #81

I'm sure it's just "identity politics". n/m RhodeIslandOne Sep 2017 #82

Don't you DARE try to normalize that cesspool here. Maven Sep 2017 #93

What is this, Straw Man Week on DU? Jim Lane Sep 2017 #97

"Are you now, or have you ever been a member of the communist party? " WoonTars Sep 2017 #54

Enough.....!!!!!!!! roomtomove Sep 2017 #17

This message was self-deleted by its author m-lekktor Sep 2017 #41

Too many divisive posts. PatrickforO Sep 2017 #20

The Democratic Party losses all across the country are due to kowtowing? jalan48 Sep 2017 #21

So, if people instead tell you are right to point this out once a day (it seems) Chakaconcarne Sep 2017 #24

I just wish everyone would concentrate on the FACT raven mad Sep 2017 #25

Thank you! Thank you very much! This group of disloyal non-voters is NOT "the base"... NurseJackie Sep 2017 #28

Hear, hear! brush Sep 2017 #33

+1000000000 treestar Sep 2017 #48

In 2008 we had competitive primaries between a lady and a brown person IronLionZion Sep 2017 #30

We had economic meltdown in 08 and neither Democratic candidate attacked the party. Demsrule86 Sep 2017 #39

Trying to pull the party in a more left direction HopeAgain Sep 2017 #32

Voting for a republican or not voting or writing in mickey mouse in the GE boston bean Sep 2017 #35

Have you notice gerrymandering, repug vote suppression, vote hacking or Comey's letter? brush Sep 2017 #36

yes I see a lot of "we need them" treestar Sep 2017 #34

That's their EGO talking. They want us to believe we "need" them... NurseJackie Sep 2017 #42

Heard this before zipplewrath Sep 2017 #49

THANK YOU - excellent point RandomAccess Sep 2017 #74

So if you don't need 'them', why do they get the blame for Hillary's loss? WoonTars Sep 2017 #50

++++ Agree. Well said. iluvtennis Sep 2017 #44

Well, I'm zentrum Sep 2017 #46

Millions upon millions voted for Sanders in the primary and Clinton in the general. geek tragedy Sep 2017 #52

Yep HarmonyRockets Sep 2017 #77

Do you understand the definition of "the minority"? boston bean Sep 2017 #84

46% may technically be a minority, but not by much. stranger81 Sep 2017 #92

I think this remains MFM008 Sep 2017 #53

. Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2017 #68

Her book has great timing. We can learn from it in time for the next elections in 2018 & 2020. Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #70

wtf is kow or cow towing? samnsara Sep 2017 #76

K&R Gothmog Sep 2017 #78

K&R R B Garr Sep 2017 #79

I'm not a fan of kowtowing, but I'd be cool with it if we hughee99 Sep 2017 #83

Could we please give it a rest. It's been done to death and we are all so weary of this childishness OregonBlue Sep 2017 #85