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In reply to the discussion: Bernie backers' attacks on Democrats infuriate the party [View all]RiverStone
(7,278 posts)42. We have much bigger orange fish to fry! And you did not answer my question...
What do you want the Bernie supporters to do --- go away?
The health of the party will remain fucked if we bash Bernie (or Hillary too).
Who will carry the DEM banners into 2018? Who will be the leaders we ALL can get behind? Those are far more compelling questions.
If we don't focus on the future, all we will hear is an echo chamber, rather than a united force for winning in 2018!
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I couldnt find it, but it is very important so I thought I should post it.
Eliot Rosewater
Sep 2017
#3
Trash thread - ignore. I urge the sane people to do the same. Enough. n/t
Fix The Stupid
Sep 2017
#2
I want to have a track record here, showing what I posted and said, and others like you
Eliot Rosewater
Sep 2017
#5
that's actually all bluster. Few people in the Democratic leadership had any interest in
JCanete
Sep 2017
#62
And attacks on Bernie will further breed divisiveness on DU and elsewhere. What a waste!
RiverStone
Sep 2017
#41
criticisms are fair. Starting with depicting bernie backers as demanders of ideological purity
JCanete
Sep 2017
#13
Why are you attacking the messenger Politico? Do you think they made this up?
Eliot Rosewater
Sep 2017
#30
So the D party is saying this URGENT thing, this VERY important thing, but because the
Eliot Rosewater
Sep 2017
#34
Tell that to the Democratic Party, I am just reporting what they are saying.
Eliot Rosewater
Sep 2017
#19
Politico is the biggest bunch of shit stirrers, even if the stories are true....
bettyellen
Sep 2017
#28
So help me understand. It is true, the Democratic party is saying this URGENT
Eliot Rosewater
Sep 2017
#32
This is a story about how the Democratic Party is struggling with this issue
Eliot Rosewater
Sep 2017
#40
We have much bigger orange fish to fry! And you did not answer my question...
RiverStone
Sep 2017
#42
How do we focus on the future with purity tests and comments from folks like
Eliot Rosewater
Sep 2017
#43
As a Bernie supporter in the primaries, I DID vote for Hillary in the General
RiverStone
Sep 2017
#47
I didnt say that. Please dont misread or mischaracterize what I said, if you keep doing that I wil
Eliot Rosewater
Sep 2017
#51
Got news for ya, most Democrats are moderates, whether you understand that or not.
tonyt53
Sep 2017
#52
The person behind that event is interesting. Wish someone would talk about that
Eliot Rosewater
Sep 2017
#55
You mean the Dreamers protest at Pelosi press conference? I too am curious about that.
philly_bob
Sep 2017
#56