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In reply to the discussion: Imagine if, rather than blaming the "far left", (whatever you think that is), [View all]stevenleser
(32,886 posts)111. You beat me to it. OP doesnt realize that they are part of the problem
not the solution.
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Imagine if, rather than blaming the "far left", (whatever you think that is), [View all]
guillaumeb
Dec 2017
OP
It's not how big, it's how LOUD. And they were very, very loud. They were staunchly
Squinch
Dec 2017
#22
And your position is no less speculation. But I don't really see how you can deny that those
Squinch
Dec 2017
#43
But 1) Obama had not been successfully and completely baselessly smeared as "crooked."
Squinch
Dec 2017
#104
Bullshit. When it started is not the point. It was a battle cry in this election. It was constant
Squinch
Dec 2017
#94
The primary is over and the abuse was universal. Shit was thrown at Bernie supporters, too ....
marble falls
Dec 2017
#110
Yeah but its not going to come and any retribution will only hurt us all. 2018 it the real objective
marble falls
Dec 2017
#122
I don't want retribution. Just an acceptance of the fact that Sanders supporters are NOT the enemy.
Ken Burch
Dec 2017
#136
Bernie is still working hard for us all. But some of us here will never own up to their abuse ...
marble falls
Dec 2017
#142
Yeah. I remember hearing about this I think. I know I have seen it alleged and now we know it is
Eliot Rosewater
Dec 2017
#311
Well... at least you tried. And you were thoughtful, sincere and kind about it, too.
NurseJackie
Dec 2017
#247
You're confusing 'insinuation' and 'inference of questionable accuracy' again.
LanternWaste
Dec 2017
#272
So you SAY "Let's deal with 2018" but then you pop right on to refighting the primary. SMH.
Squinch
Dec 2017
#145
Reread. I said abuse was tossed from both sides. I said the primary is over. I said waiting ....
marble falls
Dec 2017
#150
None so ignorant as the wilfully ignorant. I got better things to do. You keep on refighting 2016.
marble falls
Dec 2017
#157
I said nothing about the primary except to point out the rehash of it. I don't do the rehashes.
Squinch
Dec 2017
#183
Reread my post. 'There was shit thrown by both sides. Get past it and start dealing with what we...
marble falls
Dec 2017
#332
No...the shit was aimed at Hillary by the left left (green riffraff), Republicans and Russians...
Demsrule86
Dec 2017
#331
The Clinton that Reich is talking about in that article is Bill, not Hillary.
lapucelle
Dec 2017
#86
Wonder if people will respond ... seems anger and blame provoke responses over thoughtful posts
George Eliot
Dec 2017
#10
Or a recognition that the Democratic Party is not of one mind on everything. eom
guillaumeb
Dec 2017
#202
No, it's not FDR policy. It's the wing of the party that has one issue and that takes its ball
Squinch
Dec 2017
#106
Your response is inflammatory and I can't figure out what that "ball" is...
George Eliot
Dec 2017
#154
We blame them for listening to the a-holes saying not to vote for Clinton too
Steven Maurer
Dec 2017
#250
Simplistic thinking. How explain the Trump win when so many Republicans advocated not voting Trump?
George Eliot
Dec 2017
#15
Not after the primary was over. Once Trump(R) was the candidate, they did what
Squinch
Dec 2017
#143
If you don't know when you are insulting people, that's yours to fix, not mine.
Squinch
Dec 2017
#155
Perez is wrong person to reach out. He is exactly what blue collar voted against. Do your hw.
George Eliot
Dec 2017
#16
No, I get it fine. It's just that you, superior though you think you are, are making no sense.
Squinch
Dec 2017
#149
You are too emotional to see it. Reason is futile when emotions take over.
George Eliot
Dec 2017
#159
Quite the contrary. I hope people read it. It expresses the disappointment in the current policies
George Eliot
Dec 2017
#174
"He is exactly what blue collar voted against" - yeah they loved "The Wall" and hated DACA-
bettyellen
Dec 2017
#215
Those who judge will never understand and those who understand will never judge
George Eliot
Dec 2017
#175
This was the first presidential election since the gutting of the Voting Rights Act.
lapucelle
Dec 2017
#328
Well said. They are a very self-important group, the far left, assuming that they, and only...
NNadir
Dec 2017
#62
Part of that 48% was people who thought Hillary would win because she was "inevitable."
Tatiana
Dec 2017
#67
Agreed. Voter suppression plus misrepresentation via the Electoral College
stuffmatters
Dec 2017
#262
I agree but that will require change in the policies/priorities of the party.
George Eliot
Dec 2017
#81
Voter turnout in 2016 was 60%. Other than 2008 (61.6) and 2004 (60.1) we haven't had a Presidential
seaglass
Dec 2017
#90
+1 CNN debate had Cruz calling Sanders "socialist" as often as he could fit it in.
George Eliot
Dec 2017
#152
Did it occur to you that those who are green are pretty smart people and knew that if they
George Eliot
Dec 2017
#169
You are saying both parties are the same. You are saying that today, in this moment,
Squinch
Dec 2017
#146
That's interesting.The party has become the party of professionals. At least that's the slant I've
George Eliot
Dec 2017
#172
I think real liberal candidate will win. Not some "progressive", or just enough to not
brewens
Dec 2017
#129
Single payer and economic justice do not make a "real liberal." A REAL liberal
Squinch
Dec 2017
#147
Arguing for the sake of arguing. Racial justice and gender justice depend on economic justice.
George Eliot
Dec 2017
#162
I'm all for that too. If a candidate does not want single payer and economic justice. I'm
brewens
Dec 2017
#179
And if a candidate does not equally prioritize racial and gender justice, I'm not interested.
Squinch
Dec 2017
#184
Thank you. Trump did motivate a group of people that were looking for economic help. Many were dems
George Eliot
Dec 2017
#163
Do you have evidence for that? I can believe it but would like to see some evidence.
George Eliot
Dec 2017
#246
nah I'm good critiquing forces which only serve to further supress votes, or lead to bad outcomes
JHan
Dec 2017
#138
Imagine you have malcontents on the left blaming Democrats for the passage of the tax bill.
JHan
Dec 2017
#241
Want to solve the turnout issue? have another civil war or a mandatory draft....
Fresh_Start
Dec 2017
#193
I agree that the DNC, local Democratic candidates, etc. don't put election processes at the top.
Sancho
Dec 2017
#238
A very large percentage of non-voters would vote Democratic if they did vote. . . . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Dec 2017
#221
"What if the Democratic Party could convince these apathetic non-voters to make a choice?"
Martin Eden
Dec 2017
#252
Doesn't change the fact that the "far left" and 3rd party voters are an issue. Which they are.
Lil Missy
Dec 2017
#255
There have always been those who don't vote...if you are implying that it has to do with our message
Demsrule86
Dec 2017
#271
It depends. Some can't vote. Some are unreachable...and I think it is a waste of time to target them
Demsrule86
Dec 2017
#295
We don't have the money...you ever notice how many people don't give to the DNC these days.
Demsrule86
Dec 2017
#327
What if the exreme lefties (they often admit they are), voted in a manner that didn't help Trump?
BoneyardDem
Dec 2017
#278
your second question implies a premise that has no baring on a win or a loss
BoneyardDem
Dec 2017
#310
Imagine if, instead of trying to divide and bicker on a web forum, that someone actually
FSogol
Dec 2017
#285
Vote in November and for a Democrat, NO MATTER WHAT. Any democrat on the ballot will do.
Eliot Rosewater
Dec 2017
#302
My recollection is people were pissed Obama didnt fix the entire health insurance problem in less
Eliot Rosewater
Dec 2017
#304
Imagine not blaiming the Democratic Party for all the damning one-liners the Kremlin told voters to
Wwcd
Dec 2017
#307
And imagine that media presenting a sound & solid policy platform from each candidate
Wwcd
Dec 2017
#312
This was the first presidential election since the gutting of the Voting Rights Act.
lapucelle
Dec 2017
#329