2016 Postmortem

upaloopa

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3. let's talk about who didn't bother to vote

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Thu May 19, 2016, 05:31 PM

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Anyone who defends the DNC, esp under DWS leadership, we need to talk. [View all] jillan May 2016 OP

Excellent! dchill May 2016 #1

If you hate the Democratic party and what it stands for, you want to keep DWS running it. nt villager May 2016 #2

What was that supposed to mean? Are you trying to insinuate that I am not a Democrat? jillan May 2016 #10

Uh, just the opposite. villager May 2016 #11

Well I don't want DWS to run it. I want her to resign. I want someone that knows how to GOTV & jillan May 2016 #12

Why is it not clear that I know that about you, and the post wasn't addressed to you? villager May 2016 #13

I guess I'm confused. Because you said if you hate the Dem Party you want her to run it. jillan May 2016 #16

What I was imperfectly trying to state was that DWS has, improbably, a lot of defenders here villager May 2016 #18

Well, in that case..... jillan May 2016 #19

Not bad! And I will have a bourbon. villager May 2016 #20

As I said before, I don't join witch hunts. Hortensis May 2016 #25

I find it good practice to avoid the word "you" wherever possible AgerolanAmerican May 2016 #26

Yeah, that might be a good copyediting note in hair-trigger, incendiary times... nt villager May 2016 #35

especially in written format where one can't hear tone of voice AgerolanAmerican May 2016 #40

Also I think it's helpful to use "I" instead of "you" Voice for Peace May 2016 #41

let's talk about who didn't bother to vote upaloopa May 2016 #3

Deflection. -none May 2016 #5

I am. The reason for the losses is because we don't vote in numbers to win. upaloopa May 2016 #15

+1000. Also Politics 101. Hortensis May 2016 #31

The real problem is that we don't run candidates that differ all that much from the Republicans. -none May 2016 #43

That is exactly it! Bingo!! There has been absolutely NO GOTV effort under Debbie. Not one jillan May 2016 #6

well at least you kept to the narative upaloopa May 2016 #17

Of course. Keeping turnout low helps Princess Weathervane. Lizzie Poppet May 2016 #36

Lets talk about the failed DNC leadership that didn't get the vote out. phleshdef May 2016 #21

People are the ones who decide if they are going to vote or not. upaloopa May 2016 #22

Thats horse shit. Its the JOB of the DNC to run compelling campaigns in down ticket races. phleshdef May 2016 #24

Exactly! Howard Dean also traveled to most of the states and worked with local DNC offices. jillan May 2016 #27

I donate to the DCCC and the DNC and to Hillary. They call me constantly. The money goes for down upaloopa May 2016 #30

You have absolutely no idea what you are talking about. phleshdef May 2016 #32

I know what I am talking about. I always have upaloopa May 2016 #34

Wow what a feckless response. phleshdef May 2016 #39

Thank you for admitting you are a huge part of our problems timmymoff May 2016 #44

I pointed this out to my ultra-Democrat friend, who regularly berates and sneers at me Maedhros May 2016 #4

Funny thing though, many of those 2010 governors in Southern & Midwest states Tarc May 2016 #7

Excuses, excuses. jillan May 2016 #9

Do you really think if you ran a Zephyr Teachout-style candidate in Tennessee or Missouri Tarc May 2016 #45

And (just about) every damned one of them ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2016 #28

Schultz is "doing a heck of a job" Uncle Joe May 2016 #8

+1 Segami May 2016 #14

"Heck of a job, Debbie!" Lizzie Poppet May 2016 #37

K&R nt NCTraveler May 2016 #23

2014 was a non-Presidential election, with very low turnout. guillaumeb May 2016 #29

That's a huge problem, isn't it? That's when a lot of local elections occur and when the gop jillan May 2016 #33

agreed about DWS failures re 50 state strategy. every race needs a dem on the ballot just to show msongs May 2016 #38

Look at that - we can agree on something! :) jillan May 2016 #42