2016 Postmortem

FairWinds

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24. Nobody, but nobody, treats the Dem party . .

Reply to SheenaR (Original post)

Tue Mar 15, 2016, 05:08 PM

Mar 2016

with as much contempt at the DLC, Third Way, Kock Bros.

All Bernie is doing is to try to un-hijack it.

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No Matter How Many Times You Post it: We don't care WHY he ran as a Dem. We are just GLAD he did! [View all] SheenaR Mar 2016 OP

exactly yourpaljoey Mar 2016 #1

Hand wringing going on in Hillary's party erlewyne Mar 2016 #81

Who would support Bernie Plucketeer Mar 2016 #91

I'm voting for him either way. nt SusanaMontana41 Mar 2016 #97

And this is what worries me... I hear that all the time yourpaljoey Mar 2016 #122

I'm not responsible for the DLC hijacking of my party; the Third Way is. SusanaMontana41 Mar 2016 #124

Fortunately I am not debating your point yourpaljoey Mar 2016 #129

There ya go! SusanaMontana41 Mar 2016 #132

I'm not a young voter, Art_from_Ark Mar 2016 #130

You and I are "young voters with experience." SusanaMontana41 Mar 2016 #133

I hear that a lot. The DNC better wake up and smell the coffee. yourpaljoey Mar 2016 #113

Independent candidates aren't invited to debates. Bernie didn't have a choice. nt SusanaMontana41 Mar 2016 #98

Agreed. retrowire Mar 2016 #2

The soul of the Democratic Party is with Bernie. erlewyne Mar 2016 #15

Bernie is as much a dem as anyone.He campaigned with and for democrats but is a progressive... bjobotts Mar 2016 #60

Thank you, Thank you very much! bjobotts erlewyne Mar 2016 #68

Nice post! Art_from_Ark Mar 2016 #101

Bernie IS a democrat (small d). SusanaMontana41 Mar 2016 #125

+ billion Fantastic Anarchist Mar 2016 #107

Spot on! Punkingal Mar 2016 #3

There it is. n/t bobthedrummer Mar 2016 #4

I guess it was today's Brock talking point. HooptieWagon Mar 2016 #5

excellent point! eom Karma13612 Mar 2016 #63

Too bad she didn't and isn't... SammyWinstonJack Mar 2016 #100

They are grasping. Wanting to judge how good a Democrat Sanders is based solely on his rhett o rick Mar 2016 #6

Principles nxylas Mar 2016 #44

k&r krawhitham Mar 2016 #7

Recommended. H2O Man Mar 2016 #8

preach it! nt Viva_La_Revolution Mar 2016 #9

The line of argument is really funny....because it would seem that it takes an outsider.... Joe the Revelator Mar 2016 #10

The DNC... Else You Are Mad Mar 2016 #34

Exactly! Nanjeanne Mar 2016 #11

Absolutely! The Wall St. Democrats don't like their nakedness exposed. jalan48 Mar 2016 #12

Right on. CentralMass Mar 2016 #13

And ejbr Mar 2016 #14

We don't care about a letter after someone's name farleftlib Mar 2016 #16

nice seque way to the transcripts. Oh by the way....no sight of them yet!! Karma13612 Mar 2016 #64

For about a week now they have been attacking with bottom of the barell crapola me b zola Mar 2016 #17

A-fucking-men! nt vintx Mar 2016 #18

Truth. AtomicKitten Mar 2016 #19

The New Democratic Party tastes bad. The Classic Democratic Party is what people used to like & stillwaiting Mar 2016 #20

K&R. JDPriestly Mar 2016 #21

That sounds like a losing strategy to me. JoeyT Mar 2016 #22

K&R! Thank you! fleur-de-lisa Mar 2016 #23

Nobody, but nobody, treats the Dem party . . FairWinds Mar 2016 #24

...and what FairWInds said Ferd Berfel Mar 2016 #26

^^^ THIS ^^^ jwirr Mar 2016 #61

Thank You Ferd Berfel Mar 2016 #25

It's Not The Label fredamae Mar 2016 #27

If for no other reason then to push Hillary to the left. thereismore Mar 2016 #28

That was the point of my sig graphic when I made it LiberalLovinLug Mar 2016 #45

Exactly! n/t Paper Roses Mar 2016 #29

Thank you, SheenaR MissDeeds Mar 2016 #30

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Mar 2016 #31

he ran as a democrat because we begged him to questionseverything Mar 2016 #32

No we don't not one little bit azurnoir Mar 2016 #33

The New Democratic Party humbled_opinion Mar 2016 #35

Preach On! Preach On! Preach On! Raster Mar 2016 #36

If Bernie Wasn't a Democrat then The Base Wouldn't be Supporting Him Billsmile Mar 2016 #37

So we are. PatrickforO Mar 2016 #39

Sanders is the new soul of the Democratic Party. PatrickforO Mar 2016 #38

I agree with this post! Champion Jack Mar 2016 #40

+ 1,000,000,000 What You Said !!! - K & R !!! WillyT Mar 2016 #41

x10,000,000,000,000 Fast Walker 52 Mar 2016 #76

Now that they're asking.,, DeGreg Mar 2016 #42

i venture to guess she considered it... hopemountain Mar 2016 #93

No 'coat tails' to grasp...??? (eom) CanSocDem Mar 2016 #109

He is running to win. That's why! roody Mar 2016 #43

So I take it this topic was today's Clinton campaign email to the troops to peddle? BernieforPres2016 Mar 2016 #46

K/R!!! LovingA2andMI Mar 2016 #47

Bernie is a Peoplecrat, the best kind of Democrat. democrank Mar 2016 #48

Nothing wrong with being a Democratic Socialist passiveporcupine Mar 2016 #49

i have always called myself hopemountain Mar 2016 #94

^ Word. Bread and Circus Mar 2016 #50

Honestly, what's important is that a REAL Democrat is running instead of a closet Republican pdsimdars Mar 2016 #51

Yup. Shadowflash Mar 2016 #52

He's more a democrat than most who claim to be. abelenkpe Mar 2016 #53

Now THAT'S the truth! Plucketeer Mar 2016 #89

seems to me (and i'll probably take a hide for this) hillarians...please rise above that w0nderer Mar 2016 #54

Rec & Kick. MerryBlooms Mar 2016 #55

RIGHT ON! SoapBox Mar 2016 #56

Thank you! (Nt) matt819 Mar 2016 #57

K&R. Duval Mar 2016 #58

I agree 100%. SamKnause Mar 2016 #59

K&R +10000000000 eom Karma13612 Mar 2016 #62

Kicked and recommended! Enthusiast Mar 2016 #65

After thirty-six year of neoliberalism Jack Rabbit Mar 2016 #66

K&R suffragette Mar 2016 #67

Rec #200. QC Mar 2016 #69

Yep. Hillary calls herself a Democrat but acts mostly like a Republican. Arugula Latte Mar 2016 #70

HRC claims to be running as a Progressive felix_numinous Mar 2016 #71

Dame Hillary's gotta be spendin' Plucketeer Mar 2016 #90

Ever since I "met" him Iwillnevergiveup Mar 2016 #72

Amen to that! FiveGoodMen Mar 2016 #73

As a Democrat, Bernie is the Democratic candidate I have been waiting for. Marie Marie Mar 2016 #74

Well Done! zentrum Mar 2016 #75

K&R +10000 n/t Elmer S. E. Dump Mar 2016 #77

Huge K &R. grntuscarora Mar 2016 #78

I don't care. bigwillq Mar 2016 #79

Word. n/t RayOfHope Mar 2016 #80

So true AuntPatsy Mar 2016 #82

Could have ran Indie... Stryder Mar 2016 #83

Definitely rpannier Mar 2016 #84

I voted toady in the Illinois primary. Chicago1980 Mar 2016 #85

Apparently alot of people care because he's losing.. asuhornets Mar 2016 #86

Yeah... SheenaR Mar 2016 #105

of course asuhornets Mar 2016 #106

K&R! dchill Mar 2016 #87

will.not.quit. Hiraeth Mar 2016 #88

Kick and R BeanMusical Mar 2016 #92

Sanders needs to spend more time with Elizabeth Warren Wibly Mar 2016 #95

Completely true. Betty Karlson Mar 2016 #96

Pardon. "We are just GLAD he _is_". There. Fixed. n/t jtuck004 Mar 2016 #99

We're taking over this joint! Ain't nothin' they can DO about it!! johnlucas Mar 2016 #102

It won't change a bit. JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 2016 #111

Hear hear! Art_from_Ark Mar 2016 #103

It's sad, too, because every time Democrats talk about having a big tent . . . Major Hogwash Mar 2016 #104

Running as a Democrat was not the problem, I think. randome Mar 2016 #108

Let's chat SheenaR Mar 2016 #112

He was extremely civil, I agree. randome Mar 2016 #115

If anyone needs to be asked not to vote for Trump, Bad Dog Mar 2016 #110

No one here is going to vote for Trump. bobbobbins01 Mar 2016 #114

It doesn't, but have you really considered the alternative? Bad Dog Mar 2016 #117

I'm glad he did. His run is very helpful to Hillary. Renew Deal Mar 2016 #116

Bernie & the MSM Billsmile Mar 2016 #118

I agree and I'm a Hillary supporter. Bernie changes the issues and that's a very mulsh Mar 2016 #119

Especially Today! Phlem Mar 2016 #120

How do you think the French Socialists felt? Bad Dog Mar 2016 #121

Kick before bed... SMC22307 Mar 2016 #123

Why, thanky! It is a good one! n/t ebayfool Mar 2016 #126

They will keep pushing that argument Kalidurga Mar 2016 #127

$15/hr minimum wage--a living wage, and... Peace Patriot Mar 2016 #128

And, no matter how many times you post this response we will keep saying that we want a real Jitter65 Mar 2016 #131

373 people in this thread plus me disagree SheenaR Mar 2016 #134

That doesn't describe anyone running phleshdef Mar 2016 #136

He was good enough to caucus with Dems, even when Some of our Dems Kittycat Mar 2016 #135