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pmorlan1

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128. Thank you for your thoughtful comments

Reply to hay rick (Reply #124)

Mon May 23, 2016, 09:09 PM

May 2016

My experience matches yours. I hope our Party wakes up before it's too late.

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How the Hell We Got Here: Why the Democratic Party is Splitting [View all] pmorlan1 May 2016 OP

Thanks! This section on the Clinton Machine's Media domination is worth re-posting: NewImproved Deal May 2016 #1

The drumbeats for the Iraq war seem so familiar now....just like the coronation drumbeats. bbgrunt May 2016 #36

The pattern is indeed repeatedly discernable. eom Betty Karlson May 2016 #41

Excellent Post McKim May 2016 #126

nothing compared with this certainot May 2016 #95

Didn't split in 2008. Won't split in 2016. onehandle May 2016 #2

I disagree pmorlan1 May 2016 #4

This time we have a Democrat and an 'also ran.' onehandle May 2016 #7

What drivel kaleckim May 2016 #26

Excellent pmorlan1 May 2016 #42

Very sad. Duval May 2016 #89

You keep waiting for that indictment fairy. Sorry, she isn't coming. leftofcool May 2016 #53

Do the math. AlbertCat May 2016 #71

Like I said, do the math. Hillary will be the nominee. leftofcool May 2016 #76

And She will LOSE the election to Trump. weknowvino2 May 2016 #80

Praying this isn't so. lark May 2016 #86

You really should check your Demographics leftofcool May 2016 #130

Fewer than 12 Federal Agents currently investigating her. frylock May 2016 #112

Thank you nvme May 2016 #131

K&R! n/t RKP5637 May 2016 #55

You know me so well. nt onehandle May 2016 #63

+ 1,000,000 n/t TIME TO PANIC May 2016 #70

Agree Worldly Traveler May 2016 #84

the left is stupid to expect the sanders warrens and wellstones to certainot May 2016 #96

Great theory kaleckim May 2016 #135

so, what part of obama's gansta community organizer mooslim certainot May 2016 #136

Yes kaleckim May 2016 #137

what part of the simple math in my original comment is hard to understand certainot May 2016 #138

Excellent Carolina May 2016 #129

Agreed. TwilightZone May 2016 #11

Hahaha. KPN May 2016 #50

So either folks here are democrats who support the party regardless where the party goes... PoliticalMalcontent May 2016 #21

Frank and right on! KPN May 2016 #51

No, actually it is not. I and millions of others are TIRED of getting screwed by PatrickforO May 2016 #30

Exactly! leftofcool May 2016 #54

Agreed. This is hyperbole Stuckinthebush May 2016 #64

How many primaries have you seen? When did you begin to vote? When did you register? Ford_Prefect May 2016 #69

I've seen many Stuckinthebush May 2016 #118

You're right. As much as the Sanders folks wish it was true, it isn't. stopbush May 2016 #94

There was no split to be made in 2008. Both are centrist and corporate. cui bono May 2016 #111

Yeah, this time they are only 96% the same based on their votes. onehandle May 2016 #116

They are no where near 96% the same. cui bono May 2016 #120

Excellent post pmorlan1 May 2016 #142

We are split now. The People thru Sen Sanders are fighting, in some cases literally, for their lives rhett o rick May 2016 #113

The only split is between Internet forum/social media IDs. onehandle May 2016 #117

That's true with the HRC people I know in real life. Gore1FL May 2016 #121

So you admit that Sanders supporters haven't been violent. Well I agree but if you've rhett o rick May 2016 #122

Amen McKim May 2016 #125

It's splitting. n/t tazkcmo May 2016 #132

Huh. Phlem May 2016 #133

the party is not splitting. the opportunist hijacking the party for his own gain is doing the msongs May 2016 #3

Keep your head in the sand. I imagine it's cool down there. BillZBubb May 2016 #5

And doing it badly. 70% of BS voters are reasonable people who have said they will vote for Hillary. Squinch May 2016 #6

The 72% figure (not 70%) is misleading for several reasons. JimDandy May 2016 #46

Wall of words in the service of a candidate who has already lost. I'll pass. Squinch May 2016 #99

TRANSLATION: I don't do imformation. frylock May 2016 #114

Translation: I've got nothin'. NT pablo_marmol May 2016 #123

Thank You.... bvar22 May 2016 #106

Get Over Yourself billhicks76 May 2016 #12

Clinton taking money has jack to do with the election as for the article *meh*the Democrats have cstanleytech May 2016 #14

You Better Hope You're Right billhicks76 May 2016 #32

I am sorry you feel this way. With over 40,000 posts, I'm imagining you've PatrickforO May 2016 #31

Well said. Millions in this country feel they have no representation anymore. Bernie gives them RKP5637 May 2016 #57

Yes, once again the Democrats bungle and bumble there way along LiberalLovinLug May 2016 #104

Exactly!!! I've talked to some of them, they say Trump is the only one addressing their RKP5637 May 2016 #109

Both parties are putting up "bottom of the barrel". nt JEB May 2016 #8

And, it doesn't have to be this way! n/t chervilant May 2016 #27

Seems we let in a Trojan horse candidate. brush May 2016 #9

You obviously haven't been paying attention pmorlan1 May 2016 #10

He's been attacking the party non-stop lately brush May 2016 #13

Maybe they should have been pmorlan1 May 2016 #19

Well why the hell did he join the party if he's so against it? brush May 2016 #24

Why are you so focused on Bernie? pmorlan1 May 2016 #25

That's true Andy823 May 2016 #97

Maybe one day you will get it pmorlan1 May 2016 #98

This party is a double edged sword kaleckim May 2016 #29

"He chose to use the party . . ." Exactly. brush May 2016 #66

Brush, you're just not seeing it for the big picture Ned_Devine May 2016 #33

Not a smart move then to join the party where people are "rolling their eyes at him". brush May 2016 #68

I didn't miss any big picture Ned_Devine May 2016 #79

Interpret it how you want. It still doesn't make sense to me to join a party and then commense . . . brush May 2016 #82

He's attacking the corrupt system, not the voters. The voters have been had Ned_Devine May 2016 #85

I see him constantly attacking the Democratic Party establishment. brush May 2016 #88

You are sounding like a sore loser and you haven't even lost yet passiveporcupine May 2016 #35

"He" has won at least states, something like that I believe. JDPriestly May 2016 #43

well said, thanks eom LittleGirl May 2016 #45

Democrats like me really like him and want him, not Hillary, to be president. AlbertCat May 2016 #72

True. Her one hope is that no one wants Trump. JDPriestly May 2016 #73

Many democrats have been fed up with the democratic party for some time now. RKP5637 May 2016 #58

he is running against the party because passiveporcupine May 2016 #34

Attacking the party you're a member of publicly over and over, never been done before. brush May 2016 #65

Seems you'd be wrong passiveporcupine May 2016 #81

I'd be wrong only if Sanders wins, but the math tells me that is not in the cards. brush May 2016 #83

Whoosh passiveporcupine May 2016 #87

Okay, whatever you say. Your post is tiresome and full or the usual Sanders rhetoric brush May 2016 #93

Maybe you should watch these clips passiveporcupine May 2016 #147

Your Idea is Correct McKim May 2016 #127

Bookmarked for later. Thanks. zentrum May 2016 #15

You're Welcome pmorlan1 May 2016 #18

Thanks. nt silvershadow May 2016 #16

You're Welcome pmorlan1 May 2016 #17

The Party is splitting because the corporate wing decided to insult the base, Maedhros May 2016 #20

Spot-on. Thesis statement of the crux of the issue Populist_Prole May 2016 #38

I disagree. It's because so many people finally got fed up with the corporate wing. Jim Lane May 2016 #44

True. The insults and condescension just reduced the chances for reconciliation. [n/t] Maedhros May 2016 #75

In a word: Money modestybl May 2016 #22

No splitting. timdog44 May 2016 #23

What?!? chervilant May 2016 #28

I think it very sad timdog44 May 2016 #47

Then, chervilant May 2016 #48

It does not serve timdog44 May 2016 #49

It does not serve chervilant May 2016 #119

Really?!? chervilant May 2016 #143

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe May 2016 #37

You are welcome pmorlan1 May 2016 #39

A few highlights. Especially the trend is interesting: Betty Karlson May 2016 #40

+1 Duval May 2016 #92

The party will be fine. apcalc May 2016 #52

The party will be fine after California, so will DU for that matter. redstatebluegirl May 2016 #56

You can blame it on trolls if you want pmorlan1 May 2016 #61

Good article...thanks! Nt HooptieWagon May 2016 #59

You're Welcome pmorlan1 May 2016 #62

Those of you who think Bernie Sanders followers are democrank May 2016 #60

Barbara Boxer D-CA, whose daughter had a son with [Clinton]’s brother Bodych May 2016 #67

There is one thing I disagree with. LiberalCatholic May 2016 #74

DU oftentimes has the feel of junior high drama..... NoMoreRepugs May 2016 #77

Greed, arrogance and blind ambition DebbieCDC May 2016 #78

knr retrowire May 2016 #90

Flash back to the late 1960s WHEN CRABS ROAR May 2016 #91

This message was self-deleted by its author Corruption Inc May 2016 #100

YES pmorlan1 May 2016 #103

By covering for them, he did more than legitimize it. bvar22 May 2016 #108

Yes he did pmorlan1 May 2016 #110

Kicked and recommended to the Max! nt Enthusiast May 2016 #101

This message was self-deleted by its author Enthusiast May 2016 #102

On Democratic Party Unity ArcticFox May 2016 #105

Looks Like We're FINALLY Getting Into Some MUCH NEEDED ChiciB1 May 2016 #107

A big difference between Reps and Dems randr May 2016 #115

I hope there is no split, but the fault lines are obvious. hay rick May 2016 #124

Thank you for your thoughtful comments pmorlan1 May 2016 #128

I have visited the Democratic Underground for all my news for 13 years or better but never engaged Machineland May 2016 #134

Great Post pmorlan1 May 2016 #139

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Love it.....your very thorough and convincing...hope Hillary people read this and change their minds Pauldg47 May 2016 #140

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I just noticed pmorlan1 May 2016 #141

It's the Third Way/DLC that caused it. alarimer May 2016 #144