2016 Postmortem

lumberjack_jeff

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84. I am a party loyalist. Setting aside patriotism, nominating Clinton is self-destructive to the party

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Tue May 31, 2016, 02:15 PM

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ENOUGH! MY *PATRIOTISM* TRUMPS PARTY LOYALTY!!! [View all] IdaBriggs May 2016 OP

You go first. You deserve it. tonyt53 May 2016 #1

Thanks, tonyt SCantiGOP May 2016 #53

Trump might randomly trigger wars. Hillary has described the wars she would start. lagomorph777 May 2016 #2

Agreed! IdaBriggs May 2016 #16

Very good OP. bkkyosemite May 2016 #3

Thank you. IdaBriggs May 2016 #17

Give 'em Hell Ida. Wish I wrote half as eloquently as you. EndElectoral May 2016 #4

Thank you. I feel very passionate about this topic. IdaBriggs May 2016 #21

I agree completely J_J_ May 2016 #34

Thank you for your support! IdaBriggs May 2016 #37

You first CorkySt.Clair May 2016 #5

Good rant. Fuck 'em if they don't like it. n/t leeroysphitz May 2016 #6

Thank you! IdaBriggs May 2016 #22

Yes, enough! Dem2 May 2016 #7

The inmates really are running the asylum. barrow-wight May 2016 #72

I didn"t see any rage in the OP. KPN May 2016 #77

Patriotism and Partisanship Are Two Different Things. MineralMan May 2016 #8

You are right that the two are different. alfie May 2016 #20

^== This. And this is why I added "Other" to the list. IdaBriggs May 2016 #23

You're welcome. eom alfie May 2016 #27

Patriotism can mean rejecting a candidate The Velveteen Ocelot May 2016 #38

Exactly! KPN May 2016 #79

Well said! n/t tokenlib May 2016 #9

Thank you. IdaBriggs May 2016 #24

Way to go, IdaBriggs! Octafish May 2016 #10

Thank you! IdaBriggs May 2016 #25

I didn't fight for my Country, I fought for corporations. I don't want that to happen to anyone else Joob May 2016 #11

Preach. I'm honestly glad I'm getting boarded... VulgarPoet May 2016 #14

Thank you, favored poet! IdaBriggs May 2016 #33

Thank you for your service, and your support. IdaBriggs May 2016 #26

BRAVO!!!!!! Faux pas May 2016 #12

Thank you! IdaBriggs May 2016 #28

/offers cupa hot chocolate & hug. "There, there, everything is going to be ok" Sunlei May 2016 #13

Thank you and I will take it! IdaBriggs May 2016 #29

X10000000 onecaliberal May 2016 #15

Thank you! IdaBriggs May 2016 #31

Righteous! Bravo and so very true Arazi May 2016 #18

Thank you! IdaBriggs May 2016 #32

Funny you should mention Trump, with your massive amounts of bold, CAPS and Italics Sheepshank May 2016 #19

Way to address the issue. bvf May 2016 #47

I didn't see any issues Sheepshank May 2016 #56

If you couldn't "read the post" bvf May 2016 #59

I simply felt like commenting on the writing style: CAPS, bold, italics in over abundance. Sheepshank May 2016 #76

... VulgarPoet May 2016 #54

^^^^ THIS!!! barrow-wight May 2016 #73

Then vote for Trump if you prefer him. Stop making it sound like someone is stopping you from Trust Buster May 2016 #30

... VulgarPoet May 2016 #55

Patriotism and the Sanders/Anti-War Narrative Garrett78 May 2016 #35

Thank you for sharing these links. IdaBriggs May 2016 #42

Actually, who cares what you do? The_Casual_Observer May 2016 #36

Well, let's start with people who bother to reply. Lizzie Poppet May 2016 #44

principles, not party or person amborin May 2016 #39

Agreed! But I *expect* Democratic candidates to align with Democratic values. IdaBriggs May 2016 #43

. PeaceNikki May 2016 #40

Perfect. bvf May 2016 #41

It can if you like. Orsino May 2016 #45

Righteous rant I'm sure the swarm will descend upon like locusts nc4bo May 2016 #46

+1,000,001 dchill May 2016 #52

It's really disappointing to see blind partisanship take over vintx May 2016 #62

Good points IDA Mbrow May 2016 #48

If you sit out the fall because your man didn't win, you're a statistical insignificance Tarc May 2016 #49

Yes, Gore felt the same way about Nader voters. EndElectoral May 2016 #50

Nader was a 3rd-party candidate, which Bernie will not be Tarc May 2016 #51

... VulgarPoet May 2016 #57

K to the R Ferd Berfel May 2016 #58

Thank you. A LOT of Dems do not like/trust her. vintx May 2016 #60

"In matters of conscience, the law of the majority has no place" -Gandhi Tierra_y_Libertad May 2016 #61

Well in this case the conscience of the majority is in the right place Lodestar May 2016 #78

Where is the loyalty? loyalsister May 2016 #63

Oh baloney. How many hyper-formatted manifestos did you type up when Snowden and Manning ucrdem May 2016 #64

So why aren't Petraeus or Clinton heroes? VulgarPoet May 2016 #67

Maybe they are? Ask the OP. ucrdem May 2016 #68

The verb in your headline sentence is certainly an accurate one. Nonhlanhla May 2016 #65

Exactly. People can't pretend that we're not a 2 party system or... themaguffin May 2016 #80

SO DOES MINE!!!!!!!!!! NCTraveler May 2016 #66

I could not agree with you more! Waiting For Everyman May 2016 #69

I know that her actions have crossed my line merbex May 2016 #70

Your righteous indignation is unconvincing. barrow-wight May 2016 #71

Agreed, the tantrums and condescension gets old. themaguffin May 2016 #81

Join the ever-growing ranks of "down-ballot Democrats" who support the down-ballot candidates but Attorney in Texas May 2016 #74

What a waste of a rant. randome May 2016 #75

Is this a Poe's Law thing? nt Tommy_Carcetti May 2016 #82

Get 'em in while you still can...nt SidDithers May 2016 #83

I am a party loyalist. Setting aside patriotism, nominating Clinton is self-destructive to the party lumberjack_jeff May 2016 #84

Absolutely. K&R dana_b May 2016 #85

Brava. K&R AtomicKitten May 2016 #86

LOCKING THREAD AS DISRUPTIVE META LostOne4Ever May 2016 #87