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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Yes, Bernie is taking over the Party [View all]RobertEarl
(13,685 posts)11. That other OP did give me the idea
And the thought of it is quite pleasing, eh?
Bernie as the president will take charge of the party as much as one person can. Of course it is the People who will tell the tale in the long run, because the People are the party.
All our best leftist leaders have been ... well ... somehow or another, removed. The lack of leftist leaders has left a vacuum which we imagined Obama was going to fill. The People did respond, did they not?
Truly, now, in Bernie, we have a left leader than we can rally around and get on with the business of creating a more perfect union. Sell not short the idea that we need a leader, just remember that a leader is nothing without a following,
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And it's absolutely hilarious watching them pound out these diatribes only to have it, not only NOT
Fawke Em
Feb 2016
#3
People are starting to notice that the dems and repubs use the same attacks against him n/t
arcane1
Feb 2016
#30
TPTB in the democratic party are obsolete and behind the times. The democratic party needs a
RKP5637
Feb 2016
#26
I feel bad for the ones clearly misinformed, and I "get" the ones that have genuine policy
Lucinda
Feb 2016
#80
What slays me is that we are probably turning voters off. DU, though not the center of the universe,
Lucinda
Feb 2016
#82
Hopefully, there are enough people (including Independents) who see the light......
kerry-is-my-prez
Feb 2016
#36
This Revolt Has Been Building For Years - The DWS, DNC, DLC, Third-Way Has Only Themselves To Blame
cantbeserious
Feb 2016
#39
The elites ought to be thankful for the ballot instad of the old pitch style revolution. nt
Todays_Illusion
Feb 2016
#41
It's really sad that things like jailing bankers for actual crimes has become "Lefty".
Spitfire of ATJ
Feb 2016
#47
Oh come on now ...just because we kiss oligarchy ass for money so we can stay in power
Ivan Kaputski
Feb 2016
#70
more to the point the people are taking the Democratic Party back to it's roots
PatrynXX
Feb 2016
#79