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2016 Postmortem

Thinkingabout

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35. Obstruction does not equal progress. Bottom line, the DNC is not on a death bed.

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Sun Feb 7, 2016, 09:15 AM

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This is how a political party dies:Trump, Sanders, and the collapse of our failed party elites [View all] restorefreedom Feb 2016 OP

Bottom line, millions and millions of people are fed up with being treated as disgruntled employees RKP5637 Feb 2016 #1

Then mix in TPP, To Big to Prosecute, and Impeachment is off the table. yourout Feb 2016 #2

Majority of politicians ARE the 1% regardless of party affiliations. Lodestar Feb 2016 #3

He almost called chervilant Feb 2016 #26

It really is. It's been the SOS for several decades now. FINALLY, Americans are starting to RKP5637 Feb 2016 #7

Don't forget the Pharma/Health industry TTUBatfan2008 Feb 2016 #39

What I find so pathetic in the US is the level of ignorance by so many. Many just can't seem to RKP5637 Feb 2016 #40

K&R liberal_at_heart Feb 2016 #4

Wuerker nails it again! CrispyQ Feb 2016 #5

that pretty much says it all. nt restorefreedom Feb 2016 #6

And leadership from both parties are stunned & scrambling. -nt CrispyQ Feb 2016 #8

i dont think jeb! will ever recover from the shock. nt restorefreedom Feb 2016 #10

He's deader than King Tut at this point. hifiguy Feb 2016 #14

actually i think king tut's got more zip lol. nt restorefreedom Feb 2016 #17

It needs a major shakeup. We've been in a rut with the SOS several decades now. Hey Jeb, RKP5637 Feb 2016 #11

Outstanding !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t RKP5637 Feb 2016 #9

Hillarians love to hate this toon. frylock Feb 2016 #16

There are a lot of feces rapidly approaching the impeller hifiguy Feb 2016 #12

and they don't see it. more's the amazement. nt restorefreedom Feb 2016 #13

They know it, deep down, hifiguy Feb 2016 #15

my biggest fear is election theft restorefreedom Feb 2016 #18

If they do, the Democratic Party is done for. hifiguy Feb 2016 #19

i keep thinking of the brouhaha over the florida and michigan delegstes in 2008 restorefreedom Feb 2016 #21

Seriously... Agschmid Feb 2016 #23

Not sure you want to adopt Dr. Antoine Louis' infamous invention Surya Gayatri Feb 2016 #41

Another poster said "this is a fight for the heart and soul of the party" SoLeftIAmRight Feb 2016 #20

perhaps the most existential battle i have seen in my lifetime. nt restorefreedom Feb 2016 #22

K&R. sadoldgirl Feb 2016 #24

Sweep away the corrupt and ineffectual. silverweb Feb 2016 #25

The DNC has been around for longer than any of us. Thinkingabout Feb 2016 #27

there will certainly always be a democratic party imo restorefreedom Feb 2016 #28

Aww, the TP has split the GOP, does not serve them well Thinkingabout Feb 2016 #31

the tea party wing proved to be very effective at obstruction restorefreedom Feb 2016 #34

Obstruction does not equal progress. Bottom line, the DNC is not on a death bed. Thinkingabout Feb 2016 #35

agree about obstructionism. also semi agree about dnc not restorefreedom Feb 2016 #36

Democrats has a large range of believers in the Democrat platform, there are far left, left, middle Thinkingabout Feb 2016 #37

it was always known as a big tent. but the "socialist" attacks on bernie restorefreedom Feb 2016 #38

What kind of "revolution" does the right even want? Blue_Tires Feb 2016 #29

If Trump wasn't bellowing contradictory nonsense he could be highly dangerous Fumesucker Feb 2016 #30

There's ample evidence that the establishment is cooked Hydra Feb 2016 #32

exactly. they keep making things worse as they cling to power. nt restorefreedom Feb 2016 #33