2016 Postmortem

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Will the DFL and DNC finally admit that abandoning the values of the New Deal & Great Society [View all] dflprincess Nov 2016 OP

It's time for Democrats to be Democrats again... Raster Nov 2016 #1

Again, wrong. n/t duffyduff Nov 2016 #7

When was the last time we had control of Congress? dflprincess Nov 2016 #8

Six to eight years ago. That is when Obamacare passed. nt duffyduff Nov 2016 #55

And how long did we hang on to control? dflprincess Nov 2016 #67

That's because of gerrymandering more than anything else nt gollygee Nov 2016 #65

That's sounds so familiar.... Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2016 #32

How do you figure that and only post a 2 word title with nothing to back it up? Omaha Steve Nov 2016 #62

YES! Equinox Moon Nov 2016 #19

on the historic plus side you elected the first Somalia-American Grey Lemercier Nov 2016 #2

Yet they control most governor's mansion, most state leges, Congress, President and soon SCOTUS Feeling the Bern Nov 2016 #16

yes, the Democratic party is at it lowest level of power Grey Lemercier Nov 2016 #17

Yet, all the polls and the mood seemed to be that we were winning and manicraven Nov 2016 #24

I said Democrats win their are Democrats and not triangulating DLC centrists Feeling the Bern Nov 2016 #25

This message was self-deleted by its author Grey Lemercier Nov 2016 #36

a couple points. Grey Lemercier Nov 2016 #31

one last point, and I see very little talk of this as well Grey Lemercier Nov 2016 #37

I'd say a large number of Trump supporters didn't think sucking up to Wall Street was the way brewens Nov 2016 #3

Great post. JonLP24 Nov 2016 #4

K&t nt LostOne4Ever Nov 2016 #5

More Democrat blaming and not addressing the real problem. duffyduff Nov 2016 #6

Everyone thinks the media is biased JonLP24 Nov 2016 #9

That is the story you want to be true BainsBane Nov 2016 #12

That was Trump's message JonLP24 Nov 2016 #13

How do you know racism didn't win it for him? BainsBane Nov 2016 #14

The problem is, if we assume it's about bigotry, we give up on ever changing anything. Ken Burch Nov 2016 #20

Umm. That wasn't all she said and Hillary never abandoned the New Deal. boston bean Nov 2016 #43

She was talking about the party leadership in general there. n/t. Ken Burch Nov 2016 #44

They swung to him because he lied and lied and lied saying he would bring workinclasszero Nov 2016 #46

Trump tied Hillary to NAFTA and the TPP.... Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2016 #33

And yet he couldn't have won without Comey putting his fist on the scale, twice. pnwmom Nov 2016 #57

Yes those bastards sold out America for ratings workinclasszero Nov 2016 #47

Hillary WON by more than a million votes and counting, more all the time as ballots are counted. Hekate Nov 2016 #10

We all agree with you on abolishing the EC. Ken Burch Nov 2016 #21

How would you solve the real problem, which is not globalization? pnwmom Nov 2016 #29

Both those issues matter, but we need to find some way Ken Burch Nov 2016 #30

About half of our jobs might be lost, according to this 2013 study. pnwmom Nov 2016 #34

Then we will need massive programs in public works, education, arts funding Ken Burch Nov 2016 #38

Because putting all the blame on globalization while ignoring the larger problem pnwmom Nov 2016 #39

Nobody here is ignoring ANY larger problems. Ken Burch Nov 2016 #41

Nope, not true Ken, We have a whole website spun off from here that did not take into seaglass Nov 2016 #45

This!!!!! BlueMTexpat Nov 2016 #28

Hillary got 5 million lesser votes than Obama did in 2008. What does that say? B Calm Nov 2016 #59

No longer being the party of Jim Crow BainsBane Nov 2016 #11

Nobody here wants Jim Crow back. Ken Burch Nov 2016 #22

It all boiled down to messaging and INSPIRATION. ErikJ Nov 2016 #15

I think so, too. Trump spoke at a 4th grade level but in a clear, repetitious manner, and it manicraven Nov 2016 #26

You summed it up at a 4th grade level. He repeated, repeated, repeated LeftInTX Nov 2016 #53

Hillary got at least a million more votes than Trump. It's nonsense to say Hillary pnwmom Nov 2016 #40

Devastating! loses in Minnesota! Equinox Moon Nov 2016 #18

Well, under Trump the federal minimum wage won't budge an inch. Starry Messenger Nov 2016 #23

I will be surprised if the Federal minimum wage is not destroyed ASAP workinclasszero Nov 2016 #48

NO kcdoug1 Nov 2016 #27

Post removed Post removed Nov 2016 #35

Exit polls showed that only 17% of voters identified as having "liberal" values; pnwmom Nov 2016 #42

This. 1000 times. (nt) ehrnst Nov 2016 #50

Until you ask about individual issues dflprincess Nov 2016 #52

Doesn't matter. Trump would be able to manipulate voter opinion pnwmom Nov 2016 #56

It is not just Trump dflprincess Nov 2016 #69

They abandoned the image that White straight men and their wishes come first. (nt) ehrnst Nov 2016 #49

FDR Democrats are needed now. . . n/t annabanana Nov 2016 #51

This message was self-deleted by its author duffyduff Nov 2016 #54

I got a good friend in Itasca county. B Calm Nov 2016 #58

Stop living in the past. This is 2016, not 1928. NurseJackie Nov 2016 #60

It may become 1929 BlueProgressive Nov 2016 #61

I'm sure that will be of great comfort (or "consolation") to many. NurseJackie Nov 2016 #63

Yes, those who are proud of their self fulfilling prophecy that they were right boston bean Nov 2016 #66

FDR was elected in 1932 dflprincess Nov 2016 #68

They have not abandoned the values of the New Deal and Great Society. boston bean Nov 2016 #64