2016 Postmortem

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154. I don't care what you call yourself, as long as you vote in the Democratic primaries. (nt)

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Tue May 31, 2016, 11:41 PM

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Report: Almost 50% of Democrats feel disconnected with party; despondent, helpless about election [View all] brentspeak May 2016 OP

K&R CentralMass May 2016 #1

Pure nonsense. What's really in it for you, Hortensis May 2016 #18

If it's so important, why are the Democrats picking a candidate under criminal investigation Fawke Em May 2016 #41

there are a lot of people who are nervous now about Hillary Rosa Luxemburg May 2016 #76

few here NJCher May 2016 #103

Iowa was many months ago. Let's not pretend things haven't changed. Matt_in_STL May 2016 #51

This message was self-deleted by its author artislife May 2016 #59

Amazing number$ you have here !! alittlelark May 2016 #75

That was then, this is now! emsimon33 May 2016 #84

What right to you have to berate and badger someone for how they feel? Scootaloo May 2016 #108

"it's the hillhaters who disconnected themselves" passiveporcupine May 2016 #152

Greenwald summed it up nicely in a tweet the other day Electric Monk May 2016 #2

but..but...but...Bernie hasn't been vetted yet. libdem4life May 2016 #6

He has been vetted but there was much mud to throw and it didn't stick n/t Blue Meany May 2016 #26

If you meant "not much mud", then I totally agree. libdem4life May 2016 #85

Yep. That sums it up perfectly. QC May 2016 #15

The neo-liberal Dems love to have it both ways....... socialist_n_TN May 2016 #98

this ^^^ ... 2banon Jun 2016 #162

Yes he did nt vintx May 2016 #133

Hillary Clinton is uninspiring and visionless. phleshdef May 2016 #3

Oh, I think she has a vision, all right. merrily May 2016 #53

NeoCon Regime Change, Promoting the 1%, enriching herself via CF, etc.... amborin May 2016 #62

That is how I see it as well. JEB May 2016 #70

Yep, she has her vision and she keeps passing out the feel good Kool-Aid to her guppies. n/t RKP5637 May 2016 #129

"Where there is no vision, the people perish." QC May 2016 #57

A facebook poster said something that struck me Puglover May 2016 #113

Yeah, but what the people want, and even what's good for the country, QC May 2016 #124

I'm sick of being told that this lack of vision is a feature and not a bug. lumberjack_jeff May 2016 #114

he has more believers in Congress that Clinton, which is why he is the larkrake May 2016 #135

He's not the one who can get it done passiveporcupine May 2016 #155

Totally wrong TheFarseer May 2016 #117

I am part of that almost 50 percent bigwillq May 2016 #4

Millions feel Bernie and Trump talk "to" we the people. But also millions feel RKP5637 May 2016 #130

clinton's banking on a trump debacle. I'm not so certain... eom Purveyor May 2016 #5

So were 16 GOP challengers (n/t) EL34x4 May 2016 #52

Indeed all the sop rulebooks are moot at this point. No one has a f'n clue what the public 'mood' Purveyor May 2016 #66

The problem with Trump is that Bettie May 2016 #95

Trump's outrageousness NJCher May 2016 #105

24/7 coverage of blah blah has its intended effect beachbumbob May 2016 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author KingFlorez May 2016 #8

More findings from AP-NORC poll pat_k May 2016 #9

WTH? "Most Republicans (57 percent) say Trump's candidacy has been good for the Republican Party" JudyM May 2016 #72

Perhaps sowing the seeds of discontent here, on reddit twitter tumblr and FB is paying off for y'all Dem2 May 2016 #10

Seeds of discontent? Try 20 plus years of Third Way betrayals... tokenlib May 2016 #13

You said it Dem2 May 2016 #16

Ah ignorant partisans nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #24

Nice victim blaming. cui bono May 2016 #58

There has been discontent for decades -- And yet the democrats get less responsive to change Armstead May 2016 #63

This is what decades of "lesser of two evils" triangulation...... socialist_n_TN May 2016 #99

That is a condescending remark Jarqui May 2016 #19

You don't know condescention Dem2 May 2016 #20

Oh right, it couldn't possibly be the fault of a lackluster front runner, that, fair or not, has... phleshdef May 2016 #27

So you GRhodes May 2016 #35

Welcome to DU! Dem2 May 2016 #43

Thanks GRhodes May 2016 #46

I've made similar posts to yours from the other side of things, but there are marked differences in JCanete May 2016 #83

Thank you for voicing what many of us feel larkrake May 2016 #137

Could not have said it better! passiveporcupine May 2016 #156

You think it's just internet chatter that has people upset? TheFarseer May 2016 #120

Blaming the Democrats it just takes a special kind of Ridiculousness Dem2 May 2016 #146

You can start by making them take the tarriffs off our goods TheFarseer May 2016 #147

the 120,000 who were purged in Brooklyn surely feel disconnected GreatGazoo May 2016 #122

Some Republican was scolded Dem2 May 2016 #145

Exactly DWS/Hillary's goal over the last year AgingAmerican May 2016 #11

After 20+ years of DLC/New Dem/Third Way infestation this is your reward... tokenlib May 2016 #12

The real number is much higher Baobab May 2016 #14

Hoping there are enough ethical people felix_numinous May 2016 #17

unfortunately alot of candidates are running to get on that money train larkrake May 2016 #138

"If ... Scuba May 2016 #21

I think Bernie's candidacy represents the fact that the Working Class are waking up to it. eom Fawke Em May 2016 #47

I feel it. First time in my life I considered declaring independent and not voting aikoaiko May 2016 #22

I'm part of the disillusioned. tabasco May 2016 #23

Ah a low turnout election nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #25

Yes. n/t QC May 2016 #28

So the left "fringe" is actually half of the party. And, the du Clinton supporters swear Doctor_J May 2016 #29

Yeah, but we're the half that doesn't matter Bettie May 2016 #115

Quick!! Print more Loyalty Oaths!! Tierra_y_Libertad May 2016 #30

It's called losing. Tortmaster May 2016 #31

In this context GRhodes May 2016 #36

You can help us beat Trump, or ... Tortmaster May 2016 #38

Tone deaf GRhodes May 2016 #42

Im sure Green, Republican and ... Tortmaster May 2016 #60

Nothing to see here, people. Maedhros May 2016 #79

Turning people off is what it's supposed to do Fumesucker May 2016 #81

Thanks for the welcome, Tortmaster May 2016 #89

The myth is your vote could have ever been won by Hillary CorkySt.Clair May 2016 #127

Yeah, great idea GRhodes May 2016 #150

I'm doing my part to defeat Trump by supporting Bernie. cui bono May 2016 #74

Congratulations #309 corkhead May 2016 #111

Hillary is the most uninspiring candidate possible, and represents the last gasp of establishment One Black Sheep May 2016 #32

Boy, will you be sad, when, at ... Tortmaster May 2016 #39

Yay... GRhodes May 2016 #45

And imagine how anti-climatic it will be. Fawke Em May 2016 #49

Your misogyny slipped ... Tortmaster May 2016 #61

LOL Art_from_Ark May 2016 #69

Well, tell her to stop ... Tortmaster May 2016 #73

Oh, please Art_from_Ark May 2016 #78

What utter nonsense GRhodes May 2016 #80

oh please MFM008 May 2016 #87

Well said GRhodes May 2016 #106

There's a video of a Sanders ... Tortmaster May 2016 #94

So let me get this straight GRhodes May 2016 #107

THAT wasn't misogyny Amaril May 2016 #123

Since I'm a woman and a feminist, not a bit. Fawke Em May 2016 #102

So you were counting on Bernie writing off your loans? CorkySt.Clair May 2016 #125

Nope GRhodes May 2016 #149

Whoa - way, way too many assumptions, One Black Sheep May 2016 #48

YOU Need To Pick Up Thomas Franks's New Book Called ChiciB1 May 2016 #55

I just finished reading it as well and I concur with everything you said� the truth does hurt Agony May 2016 #64

Thanks For Suggestions... I Live In Florida & Heard About A New ChiciB1 May 2016 #136

Hahahaha! Tortmaster May 2016 #67

Anybody suggesting that ... Tortmaster May 2016 #68

Well, Keep Your Blinders On, It's Apparent You Don't Have A Clue... n/t ChiciB1 May 2016 #139

Only those in privilege bubbles seem not to realize that there has been no recovery-- eridani May 2016 #86

Nothing says privilege ... Tortmaster May 2016 #88

OK, just fuck the 80% who have benefitted from none of this. eridani May 2016 #91

No. Don't fuck them. Tortmaster May 2016 #93

Sanders has already raised large sums of money for progressive candidates eridani May 2016 #148

Your view is seriously skewed, but you are entitled to it larkrake May 2016 #141

Yes...it's well worth the read..! KoKo May 2016 #109

wow. that's better than helping us survive? Viva_La_Revolution May 2016 #77

I dunno, I've seen a lot of frenzies Scootaloo May 2016 #112

We are all stuck in the mud larkrake May 2016 #140

Once the TPP, TTIP, and TISA are passed, Americans will realize that this election was the last bjo59 May 2016 #33

Bingo Left Brain May 2016 #37

That's very true. Nyan May 2016 #56

I've thought it was LWolf May 2016 #96

Many Americans WON'T realize it, unfortunately Doctor_J May 2016 #119

Are you sure it isnt cheap theater already? I doubt our votes are counted larkrake May 2016 #142

When polls are taken, such as this one, they do not calculate in how each state will vote tonyt53 May 2016 #34

I fit this description. Fawke Em May 2016 #40

I went out canvassing yesterday marlakay May 2016 #44

I keep wondering if we'll be allowed back when she has to step down to take Fawke Em May 2016 #50

Shouldnt be a problem here, you are a true Democrat at heart larkrake May 2016 #143

They don't seem to get that 2016 is not 2008 and Hillary is not Obama merrily May 2016 #54

There;'s been a disconnect for a long time Armstead May 2016 #65

They can go pound sand. Don't need any of them. Paulie May 2016 #71

This is the election where we discovered that we are no better than the Republicans. emsimon33 May 2016 #82

The malaise of the American voter comes from too much money in the electoral process senz May 2016 #90

Buncha no good, entitled, whiners if you ask me. progressoid May 2016 #92

Well, how would YOU feel if your choice is between these two? Herman4747 May 2016 #97

Honestly, I thought "Bernie or Bust" was a misogynist way of saying you'd support the nominee Bucky May 2016 #100

LOL. Took me a minute, but I got it. Fawke Em May 2016 #104

i am not corporate democrat and neither are the majority of those who reject sanders beachbum bob May 2016 #101

I think we need a NEW new deal. I think we all need to write a platform for our Lodestar May 2016 #110

Count me in that group TheFarseer May 2016 #116

More like libodem May 2016 #118

After my primary I left the party sellitman May 2016 #121

Honestly, to them this is the very best of both worlds. You take away any influence internally while TheKentuckian May 2016 #128

Yup. That's EXACTLY what they want. Apathy in the primaries. Obedience in the general. (nt) w4rma May 2016 #153

Primary? sellitman Jun 2016 #161

In the states with fair primaries, we won. In the states with corrupt primaries, we "lost". (nt) w4rma Jun 2016 #163

I left! I'm fed up with the new democratic party. Now, I'm Unaffiliated/Independent. They left me, RKP5637 May 2016 #126

I don't care what you call yourself, as long as you vote in the Democratic primaries. (nt) w4rma May 2016 #154

Yep, I definitely do. I'm still a democrat!!! n/t RKP5637 Jun 2016 #158

Count me among that number. VulgarPoet May 2016 #131

K&R! vintx May 2016 #132

That's pretty much how I feel because I fear our choice is going to elect "The Donald." Vinca May 2016 #134

I'm pretty much done with the party on a national level, but I'm still in love with the local party! Attorney in Texas May 2016 #144

Not me. It's a big, contentious, and sometimes messy process cheapdate May 2016 #151

These Dem. voters aren't going to show up in Nov. The indys will leveymg May 2016 #157

Don't worry, from June 16th, Skinner will personally censor any such disconnection. Betty Karlson Jun 2016 #159

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jun 2016 #160