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And like the Tea Party, adherence to 'purity' will doom it from the start. CrowCityDem Apr 2016 #1
The tea party is pretty damn strong. rateyes Apr 2016 #4
And it has a net negative impact on their party. Codeine Apr 2016 #11
Equating the role with the actual goals is deflection Armstead Apr 2016 #33
Bernie Sanders actually is MAINSTREAM and its the Clinton folks who are Baobab Apr 2016 #132
The impact will only be negative if artislife Apr 2016 #54
OMFG Codeine Maru Kitteh Apr 2016 #63
Bernie and Elizabeth are the leaders of this movement. They are for honesty and integrity in Cal33 Apr 2016 #95
There's no comparison katsy Apr 2016 #97
Claiming that progressives... Bohemianwriter Apr 2016 #153
The Tea party is evil, pure evil. pangaia Apr 2016 #51
Psst: the so called "tea party" was fake from the beginning, a creation of a paid PR sock puppet Baobab Apr 2016 #129
That's okay with the Tea Party isn't it? KPN Apr 2016 #10
The tea party that took control of both the House and Senate? Mnpaul Apr 2016 #21
The Tea Party 'controls' nothing. They're loud, but a minority, even of R's. CrowCityDem Apr 2016 #22
Try again. The Tea Party only shaped and drove republican politics for the last seven years. lol leeroysphitz Apr 2016 #28
All they've done is obstruct. They've yet to DO anything, because they lack the votes. CrowCityDem Apr 2016 #34
I wish our side had obstructed Bush's war, the banker bailouts, tax cuts for the wealthiest ... Scuba Apr 2016 #138
The Tea Party has directly and indirectly determined the GOP's two most likely Pres candidates Armstead Apr 2016 #36
Yep. And that benefits the Democratic Party. Do we need to have the same on our side in order to BlueCaliDem Apr 2016 #128
Or not. I mean if avoiding purity tests means cowtowing to the politicians who helped leeroysphitz Apr 2016 #23
So, just out of curiosity, why do you say this? PatrickforO Apr 2016 #56
I'm against the idea of 'purity'. I'm against thinking there's only one solution. CrowCityDem Apr 2016 #58
Well, let's think root cause for a moment. PatrickforO Apr 2016 #62
You do understand the paradox of attacking someone because oftheir "purity". bvar22 Apr 2016 #90
I thought (like another party I know) they were co-opted by oligarchs That Guy 888 Apr 2016 #59
"Purity", my ass! alan2102 Apr 2016 #61
Here's what I mean: CrowCityDem Apr 2016 #64
Bingo! Identifying the problem is one thing. stopbush Apr 2016 #75
Don't tell me you think Debt-Free is good enough because it's not. PyaarRevolution Apr 2016 #98
Don't think it needs to be THAT pure. Funtatlaguy Apr 2016 #80
Clinton supporters have been calling for Democratic purity for a year now AgingAmerican Apr 2016 #104
Purity, as in who is a Real Democrat? frylock Apr 2016 #119
Right. The Tea Party was so doomed that they knocked off Eric Cantor n/t eridani Apr 2016 #136
fuck purity Fred Drum Apr 2016 #137
I thought it was started by Occupy or something... snooper2 Apr 2016 #2
"A Progressive Tea Party" Oh, hell yeah! We get that part. Buzz Clik Apr 2016 #3
A poor analogy...But there is also truth in terms of a rebellion against the status quo Armstead Apr 2016 #37
You realize the Tea Party has destroyed the Republican Codeine Apr 2016 #5
+ 1 JoePhilly Apr 2016 #12
I don't know, given that they've gotten a lock on congress and most statehouses for the foreesable nemo137 Apr 2016 #13
That's not the teafucks Codeine Apr 2016 #16
That's a fair point, but also seems to me to contradict the R's being "destroyed" by said teafucks. nemo137 Apr 2016 #18
A slow incremental slide into impoverishment for the masses is KPN Apr 2016 #19
Last time I checked the GOP is CRUSHING the Dems in state legislatures and governorships. Admiral Loinpresser Apr 2016 #35
Yes, and where has the "Revolution" been in local and state wide elections? Fla Dem Apr 2016 #100
I have a close friend running for Congress in Kansas. Admiral Loinpresser Apr 2016 #112
This is not a zero-sum game to "win" Rebkeh Apr 2016 #38
And, you nail it again, Codeine. Surya Gayatri Apr 2016 #76
Yup. They don't get it. KPN Apr 2016 #6
Exactly. rateyes Apr 2016 #9
Yep! Given its current trend, the D party will eventually totally fracture like the R party. RKP5637 Apr 2016 #42
It's a race between state legislative irrelevancy and progressive abandonment. n/t Admiral Loinpresser Apr 2016 #60
It really is, like a race to the bottom. There was a time when we worked together in the US to try RKP5637 Apr 2016 #91
Third way will run its course. HassleCat Apr 2016 #7
A "progressive tea party" with similar demographics as the tea party will fail and is failing. nt LexVegas Apr 2016 #8
"similar demographics"?! alan2102 Apr 2016 #67
The anti-war, anti-corruption movement was just forming in 2008 and embraced Obama over HRC aikoaiko Apr 2016 #14
And exactly what jcgoldie Apr 2016 #15
I heard that same argument in 2008. Firebrand Gary Apr 2016 #17
So did many other Democrat voters Armstead Apr 2016 #41
It's "Democratic voters." Please don't use the Rush Limbaugh terminology. nt SunSeeker Apr 2016 #105
I used that term deliberately, because so many here sound like Rush these days Armstead Apr 2016 #106
Your disagreement with some Dems is no reason to perpetuate that ugly terminology. nt SunSeeker Apr 2016 #109
Ugly terminology-- you mean like "Bernie Bros?" n/t Admiral Loinpresser Apr 2016 #116
Someone calling you a name you dislike does not justify resorting to Limbaugh terminology. nt SunSeeker Apr 2016 #130
Many experience the language of either tribe as "nasty." Admiral Loinpresser Apr 2016 #131
"Democrat voters" isn't just "language" of another "tribe." It is a Right Wing put down. SunSeeker Apr 2016 #133
Agreed. It is RW. Admiral Loinpresser Apr 2016 #134
There is never a season when it is OK to insult the entire Democratic Party on DU. nt SunSeeker Apr 2016 #143
Many believe the Party has insulted them. n/t Admiral Loinpresser Apr 2016 #144
I see. So you admit you were insulting the Democratic Party using RW terminology. nt SunSeeker Apr 2016 #145
I don't believe I used the term "Democrat voters?" n/t Admiral Loinpresser Apr 2016 #148
Yes, you did. SunSeeker Apr 2016 #149
crickets chirping still_one Apr 2016 #151
Now we should get reality-based crickets. n/t Admiral Loinpresser Apr 2016 #155
Disavow the words yet spends a subthread defending their use. nt SunSeeker Apr 2016 #165
Wow, we can't even agree on reality. I did not find any post where I used that term. n/t Admiral Loinpresser Apr 2016 #152
Really, you aren't aware what you posted: still_one Apr 2016 #150
Sweet Jesus, that's not me! What are you doing?? n/t Admiral Loinpresser Apr 2016 #154
No it wasn't you. Sorry, I meant this link for what it was worth still_one Apr 2016 #157
No problemo. I've done similar things. Thanks for having the moxie to be honest. n/t Admiral Loinpresser Apr 2016 #160
Thanks still_one Apr 2016 #162
+1 n/t Admiral Loinpresser Apr 2016 #163
Then why were you defending it? nt SunSeeker Apr 2016 #164
Oh well that's all right then! NastyRiffraff Apr 2016 #170
You ever hear of the New Democrat Coalition? Armstead Apr 2016 #166
You used the term "Democrat voters" to refer to Democratic voters. SunSeeker Apr 2016 #169
Right. Cary Apr 2016 #146
This....Pfeh Armstead Apr 2016 #167
Hmmmm, thank you for that McCarthyism (JOSEPH, not Eugene!) - "Democrat voters". Ooops. George II Apr 2016 #161
This Armstead Apr 2016 #168
A Tea Party is a brainless, astroturfed thing promoting fake issues to the detriment of all. Orsino Apr 2016 #20
+1 Gidney N Cloyd Apr 2016 #27
Yep, the comparison to the Tea Party by the OP was not a good one IMO. n/t RKP5637 Apr 2016 #45
The comparison is only regarding the way they took over the jwirr Apr 2016 #114
Good point!!! n/t RKP5637 Apr 2016 #118
you know, it IS possible to compare aspects of two things demwing Apr 2016 #50
Very much so. Orsino Apr 2016 #55
Reading the comments above, the Tea Party just got a ride ON the bus. It's being praised roundly Maru Kitteh Apr 2016 #71
Brings to mind that old saw about "politics" and "bedfellows"...some people apparently aren't Surya Gayatri Apr 2016 #82
And both generally leave the encounter diseased. Maru Kitteh Apr 2016 #87
Yup, that's the risk with promiscuous behavior...LOLOL! Surya Gayatri Apr 2016 #89
Obtuse now exceeds Mike__M Apr 2016 #110
The biggest non-ideological difference is that the TP has huge institutional adavantages. Admiral Loinpresser Apr 2016 #147
I will no longer vote for Third-Way Democrats. Period. NorthCarolina Apr 2016 #24
I agree with you, except for the Tea Party part. Punkingal Apr 2016 #25
Well said ... Trajan Apr 2016 #26
+1 n/t Admiral Loinpresser Apr 2016 #39
Thess people are pissed- until November 4, 2016 COLGATE4 Apr 2016 #29
You think the Tea Party is in control? Wow. IamMab Apr 2016 #30
Kucinich, Occupy, MoveOn, DFA, BLM, 99%, MM Dem2 Apr 2016 #31
There's a revolution Sparkly Apr 2016 #32
I disagree. Admiral Loinpresser Apr 2016 #44
Every revolution thinks it's new. Sparkly Apr 2016 #46
Welcome to "full ignore." n/t Admiral Loinpresser Apr 2016 #47
I'm sure I'm in good company. Sparkly Apr 2016 #49
+1000 stonecutter357 Apr 2016 #53
Simply the best! Surya Gayatri Apr 2016 #92
test! stonecutter357 Apr 2016 #52
I'm with the Admiral's sea change Mike__M Apr 2016 #108
Getting more people to be committed to participating in the political process is a good thing Fresh_Start Apr 2016 #40
yes! A lot of work ahead of us. oldandhappy Apr 2016 #43
That quote is from Theodore Parker, not MLK oberliner Apr 2016 #48
My sentiments exactly. eom Betty Karlson Apr 2016 #57
I'm getting tired of seeing "oldsters" promoting "young people" as if it brings them absolution. randome Apr 2016 #65
Too Funny. One of the Hillary Posters KPN Apr 2016 #66
Good they need something to keep them busy. jwirr Apr 2016 #115
First, they laugh at you... rateyes Apr 2016 #120
These "pissed people" will need more than one new candidate in FL. JoePhilly Apr 2016 #68
The Green Tea Party Stuckinthebush Apr 2016 #69
Green tea from the Green Mountains in Vt liberal N proud Apr 2016 #72
Uh they got people elected pinebox Apr 2016 #102
Uh, the short term gain Stuckinthebush Apr 2016 #121
Teabaggers? johnp3907 Apr 2016 #70
"It may take several years." stopbush Apr 2016 #73
I am not fine with it at all Go Vols Apr 2016 #93
Ideological extremism is bad, regardless if it left or right Tarc Apr 2016 #74
The #occupy and #BLM revolutions are rolling their eyes at this. apnu Apr 2016 #77
well, are y'all gonna let us join the elite club or not? Hiraeth Apr 2016 #78
Those doors been wide open from the beginning. Why not step through them? apnu Apr 2016 #79
and who am I supposed to be voting for again? Hiraeth Apr 2016 #81
That's up to you. apnu Apr 2016 #83
well then, I am already there. Thanks. Hiraeth Apr 2016 #84
Okee-dokee. Glad we cleared that up. apnu Apr 2016 #85
lol Hiraeth Apr 2016 #94
Thats true in our area marlakay Apr 2016 #86
Bernie didn't invent anything new, most recently the occupy movement made a pitch for all that and The_Casual_Observer Apr 2016 #88
Yes, and ever since the Tea Party was born, the United States government NuclearDem Apr 2016 #96
I disagree strongly with your first sentence. bvar22 Apr 2016 #99
One thing Bernie has done Mike__M Apr 2016 #111
Yes. bvar22 Apr 2016 #117
And then it will be a new establishment. apcalc Apr 2016 #101
being thwarted only makes us angrier, makes us more and more aware of the constant rigging MisterP Apr 2016 #103
The DNC had better fucking NEVER shove a corrupt Third Way Republican Lite candidate Arugula Latte Apr 2016 #107
"A Progressive Tea Party" nolawarlock Apr 2016 #113
Silly ol' me NastyRiffraff Apr 2016 #122
First they laugh at you. rateyes Apr 2016 #123
And then they continue laughing NastyRiffraff Apr 2016 #124
And then you get the last laugh when you win. rateyes Apr 2016 #125
Exactly! NastyRiffraff Apr 2016 #139
Don't think she will be in that contest. rateyes Apr 2016 #140
Ha! We'll have to see, won't we? NastyRiffraff Apr 2016 #141
Yep. rateyes Apr 2016 #142
Progressive economic populism is overdue. lumberjack_jeff Apr 2016 #126
Hear, Hear! pat_k Apr 2016 #127
BLM supports Bernie. Major Hogwash Apr 2016 #135
Amen. nt silvershadow Apr 2016 #156
The straight white people are pissed (apparently). Metric System Apr 2016 #158
The majority of African American, Latino and LGBT voters have rejected your candidate. Metric System Apr 2016 #159
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