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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Die-hard Bernie-ites are demonstrating how out of touch they are with true progressivism. [View all]JCanete
(5,272 posts)38. Some of us might take incrementalism, if it was in the right direction, and by the way, it doesn't
actually work to try to teflon your candidate from complaints that she isn't for the working class by saying working class people voted for her. People vote against their best interests all the time. You think poor white people who got out the vote for W were doing themselves a favor? Use issues, not voter base. I know that's going to be difficult, given your chosen candidate, but this other shit doesn't fly.
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Die-hard Bernie-ites are demonstrating how out of touch they are with true progressivism. [View all]
RBInMaine
Jun 2016
OP
Hillary supporters live in REALITY, a notion far removed from some of the "revolutionaries."
RBInMaine
Jun 2016
#3
Sen. Sanders has good positions on some issues but "Bernie" the candidate was a strange brew.
ucrdem
Jun 2016
#5
+1, I don't see how Sanders is progressing anything practical and not admitting Clinton won is bad
uponit7771
Jun 2016
#15
2. (of a group, person, or idea) favoring or implementing social reform or new, liberal ideas.
krawhitham
Jun 2016
#25