2016 Postmortem

jfern

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8. Bernie polls better in the general election, so he's certainly not too far left

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Sanders and Warren are too far left and Hillary is too moderate... [View all] fun n serious Mar 2016 OP

No DemocracyDirect Mar 2016 #1

We move toward the middle and the GOP moves even further right. Warren DeMontague Mar 2016 #2

Nope. Disagree completely n/t arcane1 Mar 2016 #3

Truthfully... fun n serious Mar 2016 #4

But what about those for whom the status quo is not working, or worse? Wilms Mar 2016 #6

I think the current administration fun n serious Mar 2016 #7

People would go into shock if we stopped practicing regime change? Wilms Mar 2016 #9

No no that's not what I mean.... fun n serious Mar 2016 #11

It isn't complicated. Just "don't do stupid stuff"! Wilms Mar 2016 #22

I do not see Obama taking orders from Hillary. I just do not, nt fun n serious Mar 2016 #23

There's now email showing she twisted his arm with Libya. Wilms Mar 2016 #24

I haven't seen the e-mails but Obama doesn't strike me a person who can fun n serious Mar 2016 #25

I said, our ME policy does not reflect well on either. Wilms Mar 2016 #39

You are surprised? Really? Silver_Witch Mar 2016 #45

No, I'm done settling for what's acceptable to the religious right and tea partiers. beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #5

Bernie polls better in the general election, so he's certainly not too far left jfern Mar 2016 #8

I think it's because Hillary has been smeared like NO ONE EVER fun n serious Mar 2016 #13

The Washington Post ran 16 hit pieces against Bernie in just 16 hours jfern Mar 2016 #17

I haven't seem Hillary smear Bernie. RE: WAPO fun n serious Mar 2016 #20

Bill Clinton basically called Bernie a liar jfern Mar 2016 #21

If you didn't see it then it must not have happened. Perogie Mar 2016 #65

If you're angry and want to fight fun n serious Mar 2016 #68

Check out where the Republicans used to be Perogie Mar 2016 #70

I agree. fun n serious Mar 2016 #72

Sanders gets Steinbeck's vote. EndElectoral Mar 2016 #10

+10000 Silver_Witch Mar 2016 #46

Despite the common wisdom that Hillary is a moderate, SheilaT Mar 2016 #12

I disagree and do not see that at all.. nt fun n serious Mar 2016 #14

Which tells me that you're happy with it..... daleanime Mar 2016 #28

The average of Sanders + Congress puts us somewhere in the middle GreatGazoo Mar 2016 #15

I hope we change congress. nt fun n serious Mar 2016 #16

No. Blue_In_AK Mar 2016 #18

The left has been compromising since Mondale got destroyed. Lizzie Poppet Mar 2016 #19

since Mcgovern really. The New Republic had a great article I read about this (origins of DLC) JonLeibowitz Mar 2016 #51

Thanks for the link! Lizzie Poppet Mar 2016 #54

Jesse Jackson had a great line I will be using in the future: JonLeibowitz Mar 2016 #55

They've changed the spelling of 'moderate', it use to be spelled..... daleanime Mar 2016 #26

Maybe they need 4 years of Cruz fun n serious Mar 2016 #29

So you think the answer to decades of drift to the right..... daleanime Mar 2016 #32

No you said that not me. fun n serious Mar 2016 #34

No, I said nothing about Cruz.... daleanime Mar 2016 #36

eh? I am not nor will I ever try to get you to change your mind fun n serious Mar 2016 #37

Don't care a bit about myself.... daleanime Mar 2016 #40

We disagree.. fun n serious Mar 2016 #41

Cruz is not a Republican Silver_Witch Mar 2016 #47

More of the same would be great. Thinkingabout Mar 2016 #27

I want more of the same too. fun n serious Mar 2016 #30

Young people disagree. And they have a lot more of more of the same to "look forward to" JonLeibowitz Mar 2016 #52

I consider Sanders and Warren center-left. ananda Mar 2016 #31

WOW, thank you. Iliyah Mar 2016 #33

No. They're hard left. fun n serious Mar 2016 #35

Only because the Democratic party acquiesced via the DLC JonLeibowitz Mar 2016 #53

Shock and Awe! Meteor Man Mar 2016 #38

No because that is a choice born of fear. Voice for Peace Mar 2016 #42

Not going to happen for me. Silver_Witch Mar 2016 #43

I don't fear.. fun n serious Mar 2016 #44

Peace be with you as well... Silver_Witch Mar 2016 #48

I hope so. fun n serious Mar 2016 #69

Yes, better not upset the GOP by voting for progressives. R. Daneel Olivaw Mar 2016 #49

Typical Republicans would crawl over broken glass to vote against Hillary Clinton. Eric J in MN Mar 2016 #50

Right of Obama is now "moderate"? hobbit709 Mar 2016 #56

HRC is a long long way right of Obama. delrem Mar 2016 #58

Yep. She is no progressive or liberal no matter how many times she says it. hobbit709 Mar 2016 #59

Yeah, I did not like that at all nt fun n serious Mar 2016 #60

I do not want right of Obama. fun n serious Mar 2016 #61

I want left of center, Obama is right of center. hobbit709 Mar 2016 #63

You think so? fun n serious Mar 2016 #66

Whoa. Deep. delrem Mar 2016 #57

Is this the first time you'll vote Republican? Perogie Mar 2016 #62

Oh stop it. fun n serious Mar 2016 #67

Not with you in the slightest. highprincipleswork Mar 2016 #64

Well, we must spare the delicate feelings of the Republicans or they'll be mean to us. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2016 #71

No fun n serious Mar 2016 #73

Obama is leaving. Should we pander to the Republicans as a tribute to him? Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2016 #75

No way fun n serious Mar 2016 #76

I don't want to DESTROY the democratic party like some here want. fun n serious Mar 2016 #74

I don't want to destroy it all astrophuss42 Mar 2016 #77

Yes. I agree. God help us. fun n serious Mar 2016 #78

So were George W. Bush and McCain "moderates" to you? Lorien Mar 2016 #79

I like where fun n serious Mar 2016 #82

wrong! sanders and warren are populous right inline with the 90 percent of the nation hillary and the fourcents Mar 2016 #80

HORRIBLE ARGUMENT. Left == Progressive and has proven throughout history to be what country needed quantass Mar 2016 #81

yawn - more 3rd way debate-framing. Not buying it anymore. eom Betty Karlson Mar 2016 #83

Too far left? Kalidurga Mar 2016 #84

Bernie is to the right of FDR and LBJ, except on war. STNMA merrily Mar 2016 #85