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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: oligarchy..sigh.. look it up before you start smearing the whole Democratic leadership [View all]MADem
(135,425 posts)21. That fer-shit poster looks like it is straight outta the Green Party, dunnit?
Divide and Conquer....they hope!
Who's missing from that pic? Why, the biggest divider of 'em all--The Con-ald!!!!!
Makes ya wonder who is funding Common Dreams....
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oligarchy..sigh.. look it up before you start smearing the whole Democratic leadership [View all]
Peacetrain
Aug 2016
OP
That's nice, but calling the Democratic Party an oligarchy still doesn't work for me.
MADem
Aug 2016
#14
Well, yes, you did--you used material from Jimmy Carter to reply to the OP, which
MADem
Aug 2016
#17
NO...the article is about the political system, not just the Democratic Party, but
AikidoSoul
Aug 2016
#35
THIS thread, though, specifically addresses the Democratic leadership and references another thread
MADem
Aug 2016
#41
You do realize that it was Jimmy Carter who started the ball rolling on deregulation, with the
still_one
Aug 2016
#54
When more than 100 million people participate in their government by voting in elections
MohRokTah
Aug 2016
#2
So now we are a third world nation holding show elections with 99.9% voting for the despot??????????
MohRokTah
Aug 2016
#12
We haven't figured out how to make more qualified people want to go through the bullshit
Dem2
Aug 2016
#24
I disagree and "The incumbents re-elected" canard is the worst part of your argument
stevenleser
Aug 2016
#47
The person (not the OP) who started this shit-storm did no Democrat any good at this time.
Bernardo de La Paz
Aug 2016
#31
The post, the debate, the topic are not helping any Democrats win the election or GOTV.
Bernardo de La Paz
Aug 2016
#49
I feel like I'm missing out on some post primary "We didn't win/let's skirt a hide" drama....
SaschaHM
Aug 2016
#50