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Democratic elite rally around Hillary Clinton [View all] ericson00 Aug 2015 OP

When do they bring out the crown? ram2008 Aug 2015 #1

golly gee-Lets roll--I have never seen a clown do a coronation. riversedge Aug 2015 #5

So that's why you're in a hurry... daleanime Aug 2015 #27

Truly she is the rightful heir to the throne....who can doubt it? virtualobserver Aug 2015 #6

better a crown car than a clown car ericson00 Aug 2015 #7

LOL! The posts just keep getting more cynical, yet funnier, every day. merrily Aug 2015 #81

so are you voting for a clown then? BooScout Aug 2015 #19

I said if Democrats overturn the will of the primaries... ram2008 Aug 2015 #39

So you may be one of the ones Bernie is talking about? Thinkingabout Aug 2015 #52

Huh? N/t ram2008 Aug 2015 #59

Guess you did not know Bernie is talking about people staying home and not voting. Thinkingabout Aug 2015 #72

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Here Thinkingabout Aug 2015 #75

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Exactly NowSam Aug 2015 #38

The polling indicates ChiTownDenny Aug 2015 #44

The calendar indicates that nothing is decided truebluegreen Aug 2015 #53

It fits all the GOP memes made to put down Democrats by the 'Oligarchy Are Us' GOP. freshwest Aug 2015 #68

They were saying this about the same time of the election in 2007 too! cascadiance Aug 2015 #104

Ah, the smell of money.... mpcamb Aug 2015 #2

"Like napalm in the morning . . . ". nt Depaysement Aug 2015 #4

Sure Depaysement Aug 2015 #3

Well.... daleanime Aug 2015 #28

The primary elections have not started so what is this talk about the party has spoken? Thinkingabout Aug 2015 #54

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Not necessary, the major of the delegates will come from caucuses and elections in the different Thinkingabout Aug 2015 #79

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The big money in the party has decreed... Lorien Aug 2015 #88

They might as well bring back the old smoke-filled rooms The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2015 #8

Actually, it was CAUCUSES that were the antidote to smoke-filled rooms. TygrBright Aug 2015 #11

Minnesota still does it that way, been to a bunch of them. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2015 #15

Yes the bosses used the "too much work" argument to ram primaries back into the system. TygrBright Aug 2015 #18

Klobuchar is an example of the party hacks picking a candidate dflprincess Aug 2015 #56

Those caucuses got us FDR. OrwellwasRight Aug 2015 #94

Caucuses aren't smoke-filled rooms. They are open to the public. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2015 #95

My point is primaries don't work. OrwellwasRight Aug 2015 #98

They sure don't work very well with the DNC and the likes of DWS running them. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2015 #108

And the two states you mention are particularly unrepresentative of the rest of the US. OrwellwasRight Sep 2015 #110

I'm recommending for the article you posted. Control-Z Aug 2015 #9

The Party speaks at the ballot box, chum and don't you forget it. Those 'elites' can suffer at that Bluenorthwest Aug 2015 #10

Elites will always cling to money and power at all costs. Throd Aug 2015 #12

After Hillary is defeated the "elites" are next IVoteDFL Aug 2015 #13

"People's revolution?" Maybe in the People's Republic of the Bern, yes ericson00 Aug 2015 #50

You're in luck! Nobody whatsoever is supporting "socialism on the whole" arcane1 Aug 2015 #57

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What is the basis of your statement? OrwellwasRight Aug 2015 #97

And whether they know it or not, Americans WANT a wealth divide closer to what Sweden has... cascadiance Aug 2015 #103

Is anyone else both baffled and squicked by the oxymoronic "democratic elite" thing? TygrBright Aug 2015 #14

I am. HappyPlace Aug 2015 #17

/\_/\_This right here_/\_/\ Scuba Aug 2015 #69

"Clearly, the party has basically spoken." HappyPlace Aug 2015 #16

Note: Democratic elites, NOT the democratic base hince the problem. PFunk1 Aug 2015 #20

Dictating from high places.....Clinton or Tump? Thanks for the laugh, new poser! Are you on the right thread?? Fred Sanders Aug 2015 #22

Isn't calling someone for a low thread count against TOS? nt Live and Learn Aug 2015 #30

Depends on the nature of the post. I guess we will soon find out! Fred Sanders Aug 2015 #31

No idea what you are implying. Live and Learn Aug 2015 #32

You were a new poster too once Le Taz Hot Aug 2015 #84

I absolutely agree. Le Taz Hot Aug 2015 #85

Breathless? bucolic_frolic Aug 2015 #21

Paid propaganda staff writers toiling for minimum wage for the corporate media owned by and protecting the 1%, is my guess. Fred Sanders Aug 2015 #23

Clearly the Wall Street Wing of "the party" has indeed spoken. The Party however, has a little thing Indepatriot Aug 2015 #24

^^^this!^^^ peacebird Aug 2015 #101

Oh good. She has the support of the people who will make sure she changes nothing. EEO Aug 2015 #25

Except to funnel more of our money and labor to her donors Lorien Aug 2015 #89

As I have said to Bernie supporters for similar like posts, is this really LBN? still_one Aug 2015 #26

This is totally LBN--there was a meeting, and support was re-pledged. MADem Aug 2015 #37

The source is coming from Politico which is a gossip rag, not what I would call a major Newspaper. still_one Aug 2015 #42

this is latest breaking news because its breaking as not many expected so much Party support early ericson00 Aug 2015 #48

I hear you, I just never bought the nonsense that she was sinking. still_one Aug 2015 #62

So only POLITICO articles that feature Sanders are OK for LBN? MADem Aug 2015 #63

I said just the opposite: "As I have said to Bernie supporters for similar like posts, is this still_one Aug 2015 #65

It's not a "positive" or "negative" view of the term. It is simply descriptive. MADem Aug 2015 #70

good points. still_one Aug 2015 #71

She is the boss??? And here I thought, we the people, got to decide that. Live and Learn Aug 2015 #29

"Elite" -- that's all you need to know. nichomachus Aug 2015 #33

another opinion piece masquerading as LBN nt msongs Aug 2015 #34

Two words to use when you really want to sink your argument... RiverNoord Aug 2015 #35

And the spoiler crowd can cry in their beer. One organizer sums it up: MADem Aug 2015 #36

I've said before and I will say it again..... Hotler Aug 2015 #40

you sound very Republican. ericson00 Aug 2015 #49

I'm far from a republican. Hotler Aug 2015 #99

She already had the Party Elites Geronimoe Aug 2015 #41

this ain't 2008 ericson00 Aug 2015 #47

And big money contributors are FAR MORE concerned about Bernie than they were of Obama then... cascadiance Aug 2015 #105

Salami, salami, baloney... mak3cats Aug 2015 #43

"She is the boss. She’s nearly locked up the support of party elites." left-of-center2012 Aug 2015 #45

So When Do The People Who Actually Do The Voting Matter? Billsmile Aug 2015 #46

Lol Truprogressive85 Aug 2015 #51

No Citizen Need Settle For The Lesser Of Two Corporate Evils - Go Bernie Go cantbeserious Aug 2015 #55

I will still rally around Hillary, she is strong, smart and has lots of foreign experience. Thinkingabout Aug 2015 #58

Like presenting the TPP and other free trade bills to other countries as SOS... cascadiance Aug 2015 #106

I will not vote for her under any circumstances. SoapBox Aug 2015 #60

so you're for President Trump? ericson00 Aug 2015 #61

Anyone on DU who decides not to vote for the Democratic nominee if that Democratic nominee is still_one Aug 2015 #66

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Then they will make themselves irrelevant still_one Aug 2015 #100

Me either. I'll vote Green before I vote for pro TPP Lorien Aug 2015 #90

Glad to know this - now I can sleep late on Election Day, LiberalElite Aug 2015 #64

When the "elite" anointed Obama, no one seemed to mind. McCamy Taylor Aug 2015 #67

The "elite" did not anoint Obama. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2015 #77

Depends on whom you believe. merrily Aug 2015 #83

People, party elite support matters Proud Public Servant Aug 2015 #78

And Obama (nt) question everything Aug 2015 #86

If I wanted another 1980s republican in office I would vote for one Lorien Aug 2015 #87

Well, if the elite has spoken, sadoldgirl Aug 2015 #91

A kick for Bernie-not "the elite" aka DLC or other euphemisms bobthedrummer Aug 2015 #92

No the PArty hasn't spoken 4dsc Aug 2015 #96

I think some here are confused about how a democracy works... Elections are becoming "passe"... cascadiance Aug 2015 #107

Let's just do away with democracy as a process! Corporatists HATE having to deal with it! cascadiance Aug 2015 #102

They think they will win with her. Puzzledtraveller Aug 2015 #109

the sad part for them restorefreedom Sep 2015 #111