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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Tens of thousands to leave Democratic party the day after their primaries in protest [View all]padruig
(133 posts)422. Not voting this year ?
Unhappy with the outcomes of the primaries ?
Not voting this year to protest ?
Please welcome President Trump ?
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Tens of thousands to leave Democratic party the day after their primaries in protest [View all]
pinebox
Mar 2016
OP
So DINOS switch in and out just to vote for Bernie? So the party no longer belongs to true Dems? nt
Jitter65
Mar 2016
#361
The true Dems., the Progressives and Liberals, are in the minority. The majority have long
Cal33
Mar 2016
#415
Right the MILLONS of people leaving the dem party you mean the indies and Green Party voters?
FloridaBlues
Mar 2016
#421
I stopped supporting the DNC after Wasserman-Schultz pulled that crap with the debates.
vintx
Mar 2016
#61
Same here! The DNC today is almost like being in the RNC. All establishment driven. n/t
RKP5637
Mar 2016
#121
I learned that back in the Obama campaign days. Why is everyone now so hot about leaving the
ancianita
Mar 2016
#202
You seem to be oblivious to the fact that the Republicans are having their problems
Cal33
Mar 2016
#420
No? Trump might very well split the Republican Party in two. He has so threatened several times.
Cal33
Mar 2016
#569
I am saying that the Republicans are going through just as rough a time right now as the
Cal33
Mar 2016
#597
Bernie isn't winning the popular vote because people aren't seeing and hearing him.
HeartoftheMidwest
Mar 2016
#326
The Corp-Media has financially invested in Clinton and almost completely ignore him.
rhett o rick
Mar 2016
#401
Hard to read what you mean. Sounds like you are rationalizing not helping the 99% because
rhett o rick
Mar 2016
#417
He's on MY TV all the live-long day. He's on every news channel, and every talking head show.
MADem
Mar 2016
#369
What?? People showed up because Sanders has a great network. That has nothing at all to do with
rhett o rick
Mar 2016
#447
What do you mean by "What???" If he "has a great network," he doesn't need the "news that no one
MADem
Mar 2016
#458
Whether you think he "needs" it or not has nothing to do with the question of why
rhett o rick
Mar 2016
#496
He might get on Ellen, but no one is broadcasting the thousands that show up to see him.
rhett o rick
Mar 2016
#593
And I did NOT alert on that thing, either-I didn't see any point. I am glad, though, that I have
MADem
Mar 2016
#621
Same here. Dean, DWS, and Hillary are so arrogant that they don't think they need us. n/t
Dawgs
Mar 2016
#69
Threateners are tantrum throwers ignorant of party history/vision. Independent is not yet viable.
ancianita
Mar 2016
#241
So why are you here. You're not politically driven enough to even be here. What's your story.
ancianita
Mar 2016
#255
Yes. Pick your third party. Look at states' party majority status history. Tell me the "leavers"
ancianita
Mar 2016
#302
I see third party voting in a majority of blue rather than red states on the map. Perhaps I'm wrong
ancianita
Mar 2016
#335
It might well be fewer. So show me the latest chart of third ballot states. I posted a quick find.
ancianita
Mar 2016
#308
I hate to bring up third parties but I read about it here and simply try to make the case that it's
ancianita
Mar 2016
#531
It's precisely BECAUSE I know the history of the party that I reject its current direction.
Lizzie Poppet
Mar 2016
#309
Thanks for the thoughtful response. It's your decision. I've decided they will never drive me out.
ancianita
Mar 2016
#318
Threatening to not vote the party nominee is the last thing DU'ers should voice here.
ancianita
Mar 2016
#332
By no means is she an FDR Democrat. I never claimed that. I'm selling that the FDR voters need not
ancianita
Mar 2016
#368
I wouldn't fight that. I simply see the FDR wing as the seed from which that leftist party grows, as
ancianita
Mar 2016
#526
Have you, while bashing the dems and Clinton, paid any attention to what's happening . . .
brush
Mar 2016
#449
As the saying goes, All Politics is Local. All eyes on Presidential election, but we are going to
Hestia
Mar 2016
#562
OK, OK! You cited history and Whigs but nothing close to that has happened since the 90s . . .
brush
Mar 2016
#587
It's the most incredible thing. The DNC today just just another faceless corrupt and uncaring
RKP5637
Mar 2016
#197
Americans often do not play with a full deck when they vote. Often it's driven by emotions, they
RKP5637
Mar 2016
#482
This election has me very concerned. I just find it startling Trump has the following he does,
RKP5637
Mar 2016
#485
I echo your feelings and your path as an active lifelong Democrat. The party has left us.
DiehardLiberal
Mar 2016
#295
Yeah, but weren't people begged to change their party affiliation to vote against Drumpf and vote
Hestia
Mar 2016
#567
I did not hear that but it might be true; the only fact I have is what the Secretary of State said
Samantha
Mar 2016
#570
I'm a lifelong Democrat and have been voting for Democrats my entire adult life.
ncliberal
Mar 2016
#144
yep. THe party was sold to Corporatists like the Koch Bros and has been movie
Ferd Berfel
Mar 2016
#303
After I vote in the CT primary I will unenroll from the DEM party as well. nt
m-lekktor
Mar 2016
#345
Makes no difference, they won't vote for her and she won't win without independent votes
tularetom
Mar 2016
#306
Bingo, frazzled. What a stupid gesture to announce one is "leaving" a party one has never been in.nt
Hekate
Mar 2016
#505
This pretty much proves that when you are looking for something to complain about
Gore1FL
Mar 2016
#564
I am a dem, voted D for over 40 years. IF Hillary gets the nom I will switch to Indie
peacebird
Mar 2016
#627
It's stunning that the Democratic party has come to this. I say that as a lifelong Democrat
Autumn
Mar 2016
#5
The only reason I remain registered D is to keep the republicans from banging on my door. If you're
RKP5637
Mar 2016
#137
We have Unaffiliated. Since I switched I haven't received a call, mail or anything.
Autumn
Mar 2016
#223
Why does the "base" need to be titillated into voting? They need to please GROW UP!
RBInMaine
Mar 2016
#495
We just can't be sure about Hillary. Can't be sure. She says a lot of things. All over the map.
Enthusiast
Mar 2016
#256
It's a protest thing. You don't have to be a registered democrat to vote in the GE
Autumn
Mar 2016
#236
Honestly, that is a stupid argument - blaming your LOSS because people voted for the other candidate
pdsimdars
Mar 2016
#267
It's a temper tantrum? I haven't ever left the spot I occupy. Labor. The party's 80-year roots.
silvershadow
Mar 2016
#72
Folks act like this is their first rodeo: oh, we're in the "we won't vote for the nominee" stage
alcibiades_mystery
Mar 2016
#192
I guess the founding fathers were having a REAL tantrum when they decided to declare Independence ?
pdsimdars
Mar 2016
#161
Why would you think to call them sore losers? You think that will hurt their feelings?
rhett o rick
Mar 2016
#406
Considering the Dem track record over the last 35 years. maybe someone should start listening. n/t
Gore1FL
Mar 2016
#540
I am sore that Democrats would support the Clinton Aristocracy and abandon their principles.
rhett o rick
Mar 2016
#404
It's sad that you don't see it and are blind. 41% of Bernie supporters say #HillNo!
pinebox
Mar 2016
#373
There are a fair number of people here who have *significant* reading comprehension problems.
kath
Mar 2016
#115
When you finally get down to what Hillary supporters are really supporting
dreamnightwind
Mar 2016
#433
Could This Be Part Of The Reason - HRC Is Owned By The Oligarchs, Corporations And Banks
cantbeserious
Mar 2016
#37
Roger That - Reflects Successful Brainwashing By The DNC DWS DLC Third-Way Establishment
cantbeserious
Mar 2016
#108
Here in Ohio, while we're 'registered', the only time you really do so is at primaries, iirc.
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
Mar 2016
#77
No need for capitalizing every first letter either, but people write in different ways
Blue_Adept
Mar 2016
#87
I think many Hillary supporters think that somehow everyone will just come around in the end.
reformist2
Mar 2016
#46
That is exactly what it is. It is not playing well. It is confirming all our suspicions about trust.
Enthusiast
Mar 2016
#291
You forget the individual right to thought process. You say "good riddance."
madfloridian
Mar 2016
#363
I'd be more worried about the hundreds of thousands who haven't even bothered to come out for
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
Mar 2016
#60
I'd hazard a guess at he at LEAST needs big wins in Michigan and California?
VulgarPoet
Mar 2016
#586
A lot of Republicans will vote for Hillary making up the difference, because Trump will be the
JRLeft
Mar 2016
#96
If you believe that nonsense, I've got a bridge in Brooklyn you'd love to buy.
BillZBubb
Mar 2016
#111
Repugs are salivating to vote against Hillary. They are known for falling in line. nt
PonyUp
Mar 2016
#366
The nature of religion is that disciples believe the mythology of their sect before and above fact.
Ford_Prefect
Mar 2016
#173
This Revolt Has Been Building For Years - The DWS, DNC, DLC, Third-Way Has Only Themselves To Blame
cantbeserious
Mar 2016
#150
How will they re-align if you aren't there to help progressives in their future primaries?
w4rma
Mar 2016
#151
Sore losers who can't handle the fact that their candidate of choice won't be the nominee.
Beacool
Mar 2016
#160
So, they're going to take their marbles away and go home and allow a Nazi to get elected...
MrScorpio
Mar 2016
#170
The DNC really stepped in it when they suspended our access to the voter files
Cheese Sandwich
Mar 2016
#180
What childish BS. Threatening Hillary supporters to vote for Bernie, or else.
Metric System
Mar 2016
#281
Oh the irony of not voting for HRC in the GE but ending up with a Repub who is 1000x worse.
LonePirate
Mar 2016
#191
Blame the Democrats for ignoring, insulting and shaming liberals and progressives.
Maedhros
Mar 2016
#263
By all means, blame someone else instead of taking responsibility and doing what is best for America
LonePirate
Mar 2016
#275
The lesser of two evils -- unless Bernie wins -- is how they fuck with our turnout every time!
ancianita
Mar 2016
#193
Thank God McGovern supporters didn't abandon the Democratic Party when he got crushed.
Hoyt
Mar 2016
#221
yes,and repubs are vastly outnumbering democrats in primary voting already.
wendylaroux
Mar 2016
#268
Let's face it. Hillary is a Pink, Bernie has Yeti blood. Share a bowl of frop with him. nt
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
Mar 2016
#518
I've been a Democrat since listening to the 1952 Democratic convention on the radio,
JDPriestly
Mar 2016
#279
I would not leave over a Hillary Nomination but I will leave if the DNC/Hillary does not denounce
EV_Ares
Mar 2016
#323
Spineless 1% loyalists are watching every counter balance to rightwing, conservative government
whereisjustice
Mar 2016
#356
Wow--that is one UGLY hate-filled website--sort of a 21st Century Edition of PUMA!
MADem
Mar 2016
#364
If you are thinking of doing this in Florida, please wait until after August 30th
pengu
Mar 2016
#396
Just remember the presidential primary is in March and the senate primary is in August
pengu
Mar 2016
#459
Yup. August 30, vote for Grayson, try to keep yet another DINO out of the senate.
djean111
Mar 2016
#462
Did you know that the progressive Caucus in Florida was threatened with decertification,
djean111
Mar 2016
#470
I've been trying to pound into people's heads the truth that Clinton is only electable among Dems.
PoliticalMalcontent
Mar 2016
#397
You don't seem to be aware of the fact that the Republicans are having problems also -- to
Cal33
Mar 2016
#425
I hope these people realize that is not at all what Bernie intended from the "revolution".
DCBob
Mar 2016
#403
Wait. The many, many times you have said you would never vote for Hillary is no longer true?
seaglass
Mar 2016
#411
Interesting that the lower turnout happens in red states where Voter ID laws are stringent
Blue_Adept
Mar 2016
#544
I'll vote for the Dem nominee because I don't want to see Republicans control...
Purrfessor
Mar 2016
#591
This doesn't sound like a good strategy. Winning by quitting? Never seen that actually work in
lexington filly
Mar 2016
#508
Me too. Over 500 replies and I see less than half that. Ignore is my friend! n/t
PonyUp
Mar 2016
#528
Pfft... Non-story. Hundreds of thousands have been leaving both Parties for years
WhaTHellsgoingonhere
Mar 2016
#524
They aren't Democrats. They're Republicans who registered as Dems to vote for Bernie
Fla Dem
Mar 2016
#527
Already gone. I left when Race to the Top and Common Core crippled our education system.
liberal_at_heart
Mar 2016
#529
you are clearly wrong...a hillary nomination is the ONLY path to victory as sanders
beachbum bob
Mar 2016
#530
Yes, neither the DNC nor Hillary want or need Sanders' supporters, correct.
closeupready
Mar 2016
#536
Hillary and the gang better be careful... there is a significant contigent of the party that's ready
Bread and Circus
Mar 2016
#541
Guaranteed progressive promises. LOL. The weathervane will promise everything for a vote. n/t
PonyUp
Mar 2016
#565
I lived through PUMA in 2008, nothing these people are doing is any different this time around.
CalvinballPro
Mar 2016
#558
Pinebox, amusing that you assume all Clinton supporters think alike. Is that true of...
Nitram
Mar 2016
#603
One need only look at your nasty comments in this very thread to know where you're coming from.
Nitram
Mar 2016
#623
I came BACK to this party for Bernie. Hillary does not represent me or my beliefs.
basselope
Mar 2016
#612
I dont think you are alone. I think there are a lot of Bernie supporters
Jackie Wilson Said
Mar 2016
#626