2016 Postmortem

Dustlawyer

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41. Yes! It is ludacris to think that the power of the big campaign donors

Sat May 14, 2016, 11:54 AM

May 2016

is harmless to Democratic politicians! When you allow legalized bribery to get and keep these people in Congress and the White House, and their political career depends upon that money, to think it has no effect on their decisions is major denial! It's up there with Birthers and Climate Change deniers!

The big donors choose who runs for these offices by who they back and who they don't. Just like they manipulated Tweety with Clinton donor campaign cash for his wife's run for Congress, they garnered Hillary lots of political endorsements and Super Delagates with their donations.

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Let’s Call Establishment Dems What They Are: CORPORATISTS [View all] Segami May 2016 OP

These Turd Wayers have destroyed the Democratic party.... Segami May 2016 #1

:/ Go Vols May 2016 #84

K&R cliffordu May 2016 #92

Let's not be reductive cali May 2016 #2

too late, lol. BootinUp May 2016 #12

I prefer Corporatists. TDale313 May 2016 #3

No longer? Arneoker May 2016 #16

Corporatists are now a major part of the Democratic Party. TDale313 May 2016 #18

Yes! It is ludacris to think that the power of the big campaign donors Dustlawyer May 2016 #41

Hahaha puffy socks May 2016 #42

I know the history. TDale313 May 2016 #50

Good luck trying to change the spots on that leopard. BillZBubb May 2016 #52

So some of the rich can transcend their own narrow interests Arneoker May 2016 #61

Sure, but blindly depending on that you have one of those exceptions TheKentuckian May 2016 #64

+1 merrily May 2016 #69

Not quite but I needed a break. Glad to see you as always. TheKentuckian May 2016 #90

I get it. merrily May 2016 #91

I'll be over, thanks. TheKentuckian May 2016 #94

Great. merrily May 2016 #95

You aren't very good at analytical thought. BillZBubb May 2016 #54

When and where did Hillary say "I welcome their money"? Zorro May 2016 #65

Most would be able to determine she welcomes their money timmymoff May 2016 #79

So Clinton has not actually stated "I welcome their money"? Zorro May 2016 #80

Not saying that there is no problem Arneoker May 2016 #58

I totally agree with your observations in this post. I just think it's time to flip the paradigm 2banon May 2016 #67

FDR, even in his own time, was not typical. However, it's clear the OP is referring to now, not merrily May 2016 #66

Yes Sad Ferd Berfel May 2016 #33

Yep. If the Republican Party hadn't gone coocoo for Cocoa Puffs 2/3 of Hillary supporters would GoneFishin May 2016 #4

It's more like third way dems crowded the coocoos by going right, and they had to wendylaroux May 2016 #78

No, no, no, and NO CrowCityDem May 2016 #5

But they do want to cut Social Security and Medicare. Fawke Em May 2016 #8

THat's the Elephant in the room that we're not talking about enouugh Ferd Berfel May 2016 #19

The elephant in the room in more ways than one. And bubba merrily May 2016 #68

Not just that... Ferd Berfel May 2016 #76

Not just that, but the Commodities Futures Modernization Act of 2000. merrily May 2016 #81

Hear Hear Ferd Berfel May 2016 #82

This is exactly why I am so concerned for my children's future Bettie May 2016 #96

But they want a hell of a lot of the average Americans to continue to suffer with their bkkyosemite May 2016 #9

Neither do a lot of republicans, TrueDemVA May 2016 #10

They just want to give our tax dollars to the wealthy and the MIC, that's all! Dustlawyer May 2016 #13

There is a difference for sure -- but not much ... KPN May 2016 #30

Establishment Democrats aren't the Republicans of today Thirties Child May 2016 #47

NO ONE is actually going to do those things. That's primary red meat, full stop. merrily May 2016 #72

Pretty Sad State of Affairs .. 2banon May 2016 #6

Ditto. KPN May 2016 #32

It would be expensive for me, unless I could hook up a ride with local Bernie peeps 2banon May 2016 #71

Keep saying it. LWolf May 2016 #7

Let's hope so. I hope all Berners here at DU help each other stay engaged in this KPN May 2016 #34

Lumping in Democrats with Ted Cruz et al is just stupid redstateblues May 2016 #11

Granted. But lumping them in with Repubs generally is not far-fetched by any means. KPN May 2016 #38

So true....sadly... kgnu_fan May 2016 #14

Absofuckinglutely cali May 2016 #15

Sounds familiar to me, almost Like I muttered something sleepwalking Dragonfli May 2016 #17

You need a felix_numinous May 2016 #25

They can't resist the big money. Gotta have a bit of maral blindness JEB May 2016 #20

this is exactly why some of us left and the indys are the fastest growing dana_b May 2016 #21

Any Dem that doesn't support Sanders is "establishment" ergo corporatist. Nice insult of Democrats. seabeyond May 2016 #22

It's a typical Bernie fan insult. Very childish redstateblues May 2016 #27

Yours is a typical empty Hillary lame response....... Segami May 2016 #31

The OP talks about politicians and you go ad hom on the OP. That's mature? merrily May 2016 #73

It's true. You just don't know it. KPN May 2016 #40

Sometimes the truth hurts. BillZBubb May 2016 #59

No, it's just a lazy substitute for thinking Arneoker May 2016 #62

Their way forward for the party is grim at best Babel_17 May 2016 #23

American Revolution happened so that the elite wouldn't own the rest of us felix_numinous May 2016 #24

You have been and you are 3,000,000 votes short redstateblues May 2016 #28

Broken record, showing the ignorance larkrake May 2016 #45

If, if, if, if... Arneoker May 2016 #63

Umm... OK... do you actually have any familiarity with the history of that term? Recursion May 2016 #26

kick and rec warrprayer May 2016 #29

K&R Ferd Berfel May 2016 #35

Do you count President Obama as a "corporatist"? (nt) Nye Bevan May 2016 #36

Is this a trick question? kcjohn1 May 2016 #43

Sadly yes, but not to the degree of Hillary. BillZBubb May 2016 #60

Kick -- I wish more Democrats actually listened and took this stuff seriously Armstead May 2016 #37

I might if it was not so over the top! riversedge May 2016 #39

I wish it was over the top Armstead May 2016 #46

If you don't like the party join with Sanders' movement after the conventions . . . brush May 2016 #44

Now that the Democratic party has morphed into moderate Republicans... Thirties Child May 2016 #48

I'm following Thom Hartmann's suggestion on taking over the party from the bottom up. LongTomH May 2016 #49

The old blue dogs are 1 cycle away from being the minority and they know it. coffeeAM May 2016 #51

And BANKSTERS!! And TURDWAY!!! beaglelover May 2016 #53

Absolutely. The corporatists know there is no such thing as bjo59 May 2016 #55

Why make up new terms to describe ordinary bourgeois politicians tralala May 2016 #56

This Revolt Has Been Building For Years - The DWS, DNC, DLC, Third-Way Has Only Themselves To Blame cantbeserious May 2016 #57

YES and YES. Thanks! merrily May 2016 #74

Predatory Capitalism needs just a little sprinkle of Socialism to keep it in check and that's B Calm May 2016 #70

Yep! On the Big Issues, the REAL issues... NewImproved Deal May 2016 #77

Fucking Kick and R plus a Yuuuuuge Amen! Phlem May 2016 #75

Beautiful video. pdsimdars May 2016 #83

PC for fascist PowerToThePeople May 2016 #85

Kicked and Recommended Duppers May 2016 #86

Excellent post, Segami. Thank you. And now if you'll excuse me... JudyM May 2016 #87

We are all corporatists now LOL Progressive dog May 2016 #88

The difference between Hillary and Trump Urchin May 2016 #89

Well of course! It's so obvious. senz May 2016 #93