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malthaussen

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38. I think '72 was deeply wounding.
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 09:12 AM
Mar 2016

And naturally, that wound is going to be exploited, but those who hark back to 1972 may not necessarily be malicious, just very scarred. Or scared, as may be.

In any event, the '72 debacle has been a spectre haunting the Dems ever since, and in order to try to avert further such disasters, it has been moving to the Right ever since.

-- Mal

He's right Rebkeh Mar 2016 #1
So very true and very sad. Silver_Witch Mar 2016 #16
+1 daleanime Mar 2016 #20
Or it could just be that young people are naturally drawn to outsider candidates? Blue_Tires Mar 2016 #2
Sort of Rebkeh Mar 2016 #4
Not sure it's that young people are drawn to outsiders. My take on recent elections. PoliticalMalcontent Mar 2016 #9
Yep. gelatinous cube Mar 2016 #28
The young people who helped Bill didn't have 100k noiretextatique Mar 2016 #10
Are you sure? Blue_Tires Mar 2016 #65
Or it could be that they know that Hillary has gambled their future away. Major Hogwash Mar 2016 #13
They realize Sanders isn't going to Blue_Tires Mar 2016 #66
about young people not showing up in 2010 and 2014 thesquanderer Mar 2016 #34
It's not Obama's responsiblity to "inspire" voters Blue_Tires Mar 2016 #64
While it's not be the president's "responsibility" to do so... thesquanderer Mar 2016 #67
So all the campaigning and public appearances Blue_Tires Mar 2016 #68
I didn't say so, you put those words in my mouth. thesquanderer Mar 2016 #69
Young people know the environment is fucked up and getting worse. jalan48 Mar 2016 #3
This ^ Rebkeh Mar 2016 #5
yep nt grasswire Mar 2016 #22
The environment NJCher Mar 2016 #24
All the way back to First Grade gelatinous cube Mar 2016 #29
do they know and understand their role in it? nt Jitter65 Mar 2016 #59
I'm not sure any of us know this. jalan48 Mar 2016 #61
And guess what? zentrum Mar 2016 #6
Exactly. As I read this thread the often posted article called jwirr Mar 2016 #56
Yup! zentrum Mar 2016 #58
Excellent article. It points out everything that is wrong with the Dems... truebrit71 Mar 2016 #7
Not really. Hillary is a police-state war monger to the core. cprise Mar 2016 #21
Guess no Sanders supporters read this SCantiGOP Mar 2016 #8
Lots of people are clinging to Clinton noiretextatique Mar 2016 #11
Didn't Rolling Stone put one of the boston bombers on their cover? retrowire Mar 2016 #12
Yes SCantiGOP Mar 2016 #25
left wingers too. nt retrowire Mar 2016 #39
DO you think Sanders only has "dozens of supporter?" CBGLuthier Mar 2016 #26
Read the post: SCantiGOP Mar 2016 #47
"Guess no Sanders supporters read this" CBGLuthier Mar 2016 #57
Thanks so much for the lecture SCantiGOP Mar 2016 #60
Dozens? out of Milliions? mdbl Mar 2016 #48
Dozens here in one thread. SCantiGOP Mar 2016 #49
oh. mdbl Mar 2016 #50
Being the editor of a magazine does not keep you from making mistakes. TryLogic Mar 2016 #14
I think young people who pay any attention at all see what is going on a lot better than TryLogic Mar 2016 #15
Well, I Ain't A "Young People" But I Jumped In With Bernie A Long ChiciB1 Mar 2016 #18
The only person left worth reading at RS. cprise Mar 2016 #17
I Love Reading His Articles, But I Also Wonder If He'll Stay... ChiciB1 Mar 2016 #19
As some may recall, Taibbi left RS (briefly) in 2014 RufusTFirefly Mar 2016 #30
'the wrong side of virtually all of these issues' indeed tomm2thumbs Mar 2016 #23
Young people are right because ... Tortmaster Mar 2016 #27
Additionally, young people taught ... Tortmaster Mar 2016 #31
what was your trick for skipping your youth and turning out all wise...?? islandmkl Mar 2016 #35
I was quite the adorable... Tortmaster Mar 2016 #41
"... Hillary Clinton personally, has been on the wrong side of virtually all of these issues. " Scuba Mar 2016 #32
Matt should just quit then on principle..... Historic NY Mar 2016 #33
i love how people point at '72 to reference Bernie... islandmkl Mar 2016 #37
I think '72 was deeply wounding. malthaussen Mar 2016 #38
K&R yuiyoshida Mar 2016 #36
In the past, when teaching, I used tell kids that doing well in class would help then out in DhhD Mar 2016 #40
So much in Taibbi's article is the reality of how I see it. I just can't reconcile how this Bread and Circus Mar 2016 #42
I hear ya... SHRED Mar 2016 #52
The money quote Bread and Circus Mar 2016 #43
For some, money trumps truth and honesty. / FlatBaroque Mar 2016 #51
About the 1972 election. . . Springslips Mar 2016 #44
And this... Bread and Circus Mar 2016 #45
I am not a young dude but this applies to me: mdbl Mar 2016 #46
K&R valerief Mar 2016 #53
The American people will eventually elect another FDR Califonz Mar 2016 #54
the reality is, they are only incremental is serving the working and middle class... yurbud Mar 2016 #55
kr Norrin Radd Mar 2016 #62
That is a damn fine piece of writing. kristopher Mar 2016 #63
So many gems from this piece... One worth repeating... MrMickeysMom Mar 2016 #70
Exactly. +1. Jefferson23 Mar 2016 #71
This: chervilant Mar 2016 #72
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