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politicaljunkie41910

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42. It's her Party and that fact is not even in question. Look, Bernie has not right to shove his agenda
Sun Jul 10, 2016, 11:27 PM
Jul 2016

down our throats. This Platform is already being referred to as the Democratic Socialist's Party's agenda by RWers. And before someone reports me by saying that I'm using RW talking points. That is what is being said, so to be in denial won't make it go away. All Democrats are not in safe districts like Bernie's utopia of Vermont. A state which by the way whose Single Payer System went belly up recently because there was no way their Progressive Governor could make the numbers work out. American's in general like their change in small bites. They do not like their change shoved down their throats and everytime the Dems seemed to make little gains into a progressive agenda, they get voted out of office. Like after the ACA was passed, we lost the House and some Senate seats. In 2014 we lost the Senate majority. We have a chance to gain back the Senate and also pick up some House seats. If we go too fast too soon, it will turn off some Independents and some of the Republicans who are not planning on voting for Trump and we could find Trump in the White House, because they think Bernie's Democratic Socialist agenda is too radical, and then we'd have nothing.

As to Healthcare -- there is a Public Option in the platform. That's the best way to single payer at Hoyt Jul 2016 #1
"Real" progressives? Is there some other Hortensis Jul 2016 #2
Hmmmm. I wonder who is being offensive? Android3.14 Jul 2016 #3
But not a "real" progessive. Hortensis Jul 2016 #7
Pointing out hypocrisy is a responsibility Android3.14 Jul 2016 #12
If she has leadership qualities? charlyvi Jul 2016 #8
Missing the point Android3.14 Jul 2016 #9
Imo, this demonstrates how some end up feeling Hortensis Jul 2016 #19
It's her Party and that fact is not even in question. Look, Bernie has not right to shove his agenda politicaljunkie41910 Jul 2016 #42
Yup. KMOD Jul 2016 #11
Agree with you Hortensis DemonGoddess Jul 2016 #23
Agreed. Especially as the primaries proved that the ultra-progressive wing stopbush Jul 2016 #36
Exactly DemonGoddess Jul 2016 #38
"We got 80% of what we wanted in this platform"--Sanders campaign geek tragedy Jul 2016 #4
thank you for pointing that out. I was just about to. DLCWIdem Jul 2016 #6
The greater the percentage, the more Berners that will vote for her... Mika Jul 2016 #25
anytime someone gets 80% of what they want in politics geek tragedy Jul 2016 #28
They've done well for all of us. Mika Jul 2016 #29
. geek tragedy Jul 2016 #31
Translated as Bernie didn't get everything he wanted liberal N proud Jul 2016 #5
Your post reminds me of the 1866 Civil Rights Act Android3.14 Jul 2016 #16
The OP is about the platform. You are comparing apples to bread. bye riversedge Jul 2016 #18
Now that's a stretch liberal N proud Jul 2016 #40
"Progressive" for many politicians is nothing more than a mask to be worn during a campaign season. NorthCarolina Jul 2016 #10
Exactly. Bernie only senator in Prog Caucus George Eliot Jul 2016 #14
Apparently never. We just blew our best chance in a lifetime onecaliberal Jul 2016 #24
Sanders blew out best chance in a lifetime annavictorious Jul 2016 #27
We are all real Progressives when we support the Dem. Presumptive Nominee. riversedge Jul 2016 #13
So, "progressive" doesn't mean anything? George Eliot Jul 2016 #15
Any progressive is real in my book. riversedge Jul 2016 #17
Well, it doesn't mean being uncompromising, that's for sure. eom BlueCaliDem Jul 2016 #21
Thank you! So-called Progressives fundamentally ignore the root word in "progressive", which is BlueCaliDem Jul 2016 #20
Sorry, disagree with that. HerbChestnut Jul 2016 #22
You're under the mistaken impression... wyldwolf Jul 2016 #26
If it's as all or nothing, nothing is all you ever get. If you pay attention, you see the truth. CrowCityDem Jul 2016 #30
Seriously? mblock Jul 2016 #32
Sanders campaign says they got 80% of what they wanted in the platform mcar Jul 2016 #33
When you capitalize the "p" in progressive annavictorious Jul 2016 #34
Do "hardline" progressives have a poor understanding of democracy ? It seems odd that a side loses OnDoutside Jul 2016 #35
I mean... SaschaHM Jul 2016 #39
I'm very surprised this survived a jury. auntpurl Jul 2016 #37
Hillary Clinton, a progressive who gets things done. Thinkingabout Jul 2016 #41
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