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NorthCarolina

(11,197 posts)
11. Well, you know to 'some' unless 100% of them show up that spells trouble.
Sun Sep 13, 2015, 12:00 PM
Sep 2015

Never mind that is is entirely possible that the caucus selected which representatives would attend, not feeling it necessary to have 100% attendance. Their assumption must be that CBC members are not capable, or don't have the propensity, to communicate amongst themselves apparently.

I do not believe any dems in Congress are going to risk angering the Clintons at this point in time. djean111 Sep 2015 #1
It's absolutely not that they don't want to risk angering HRC Gman Sep 2015 #5
Sorta telling that sanders worked with some of them 20 years yeoman6987 Sep 2015 #10
"I expect that we’ll have many more productive meetings like this in the future" n/t arcane1 Sep 2015 #32
more like ~9 BlueStateLib Sep 2015 #56
No, Sanders had 16 years in the House before that. Nt stevenleser Sep 2015 #66
Everybody knows that the Clintons keep a "grudge list". m-lekktor Sep 2015 #38
Put it this way Gman Sep 2015 #46
Then why did many Hillary Clinton supporters back a loser in 2008? cascadiance Sep 2015 #76
Thank you! I've been trying to figure out how to overlap those two graphs for a while! LondonReign2 Sep 2015 #94
So what did Obama do to consolidate everyone? Gman Sep 2015 #96
I think you need to be more descriptive of what he actually did to "include Hillary supporters"... cascadiance Sep 2015 #100
I don't think moving to the right of center is going to be in Bernie's playbook LondonReign2 Sep 2015 #106
There's only one proven loser in this race. frylock Sep 2015 #109
Yep. I'm not holding out for azmom Sep 2015 #7
ME too madokie Sep 2015 #23
You gotta start somewhere. HerbChestnut Sep 2015 #2
Hillary is the establishment candidate. azmom Sep 2015 #3
+1 deutsey Sep 2015 #41
6 people isn't "nobody" - it's 13% of the CBC cyberswede Sep 2015 #4
And Rangell, Conyers, and Jackson Lee aren't small names Scootaloo Sep 2015 #8
What are they waiting for? stevil Sep 2015 #60
Who's waiting? Scootaloo Sep 2015 #61
I dunno, stevil Sep 2015 #68
Congresspeople tend to be busy. Well. The Democratic ones, anyway. Scootaloo Sep 2015 #69
True stevil Sep 2015 #71
I didn't know we were talkign about endorsements now. When did the subject change? Scootaloo Sep 2015 #72
You are right, I dug a little deeper and changed the subject stevil Sep 2015 #73
You were digging alright n/t Scootaloo Sep 2015 #74
I was digging your excuse stevil Sep 2015 #75
If you feed him, Scootaloo, he'll only get more hungry demwing Sep 2015 #86
Oh! Like Loge in the hall of Utgard-Loki. Gotcha Scootaloo Sep 2015 #91
Yes! like wildfire itself! demwing Sep 2015 #99
And if you support Hillary, a little longer still demwing Sep 2015 #85
Conyers and Rangell are both of the founding members still in Congress jfern Sep 2015 #63
That's what I'm saying Scootaloo Sep 2015 #64
Well, you know to 'some' unless 100% of them show up that spells trouble. NorthCarolina Sep 2015 #11
And if 100% DID show up, they'd simply be dismissed osmehow Scootaloo Sep 2015 #70
Thanks for posting the facts. The op left out this part too: beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #15
thanks for posting that grasswire Sep 2015 #17
Ikr? beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #18
Thanks for posting this important omission, musta been a fluke. appalachiablue Sep 2015 #25
My pleasure! beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #26
You mean the OP was deliberately misleading? Good Heavens! arcane1 Sep 2015 #28
Well it didn't fit the narrative. beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #29
Another fact the OP didn't bother to include jeff47 Sep 2015 #93
Well isn't that special? beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #104
The good news is that there will be more meetings Le Taz Hot Sep 2015 #6
We have work to do artislife Sep 2015 #9
This is no lie! imthevicar Sep 2015 #12
That is false Gothmog Sep 2015 #14
Bernie is raising tons of money, and he's seeking the endorsements of the people magical thyme Sep 2015 #22
Why don't you compare endorsements Gothmog Sep 2015 #34
because imo those endorsements don't matter. what matters is who *the people* endorse. magical thyme Sep 2015 #36
Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2015 #42
That's like saying you like Fox News as a news source because they get more advertiser money... cascadiance Sep 2015 #77
Fox is the highest rated cable news agency.. frylock Sep 2015 #112
Nothing more influential than being endorsed by a group with a 75% disapproval rating.. frylock Sep 2015 #111
Go look at Obama ' s numbers in 2007 hack89 Sep 2015 #44
Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2015 #47
I was talking about money nt hack89 Sep 2015 #50
This isn't about money. The fact that hes kicking clintons ass on Ed Suspicious Sep 2015 #51
And the fact he is getting his ass kicked in the other 48 hack89 Sep 2015 #52
Clearly you just don't get it, but you will. Ed Suspicious Sep 2015 #53
This is my tenth presidential election hack89 Sep 2015 #54
So is it a lack of money or is he a bad candidate? I think he's the right candidate at the right Ed Suspicious Sep 2015 #57
He talks a great game hack89 Sep 2015 #59
It'll be my fifth Scootaloo Sep 2015 #67
So Bernie 's talk of a revolution is just talk? hack89 Sep 2015 #81
And you have to go back TWENTY elections to match the conditions of the middle class of today! cascadiance Sep 2015 #79
Times are different every election hack89 Sep 2015 #82
"Reality sets in" says nothing... cascadiance Sep 2015 #101
Bernie is not a transformational candidate hack89 Sep 2015 #115
And these are one of those times that are different.. frylock Sep 2015 #113
Time will tell. nt hack89 Sep 2015 #114
UMMMM Look at them for YOURSELF!!!! cascadiance Sep 2015 #78
I was talking about money hack89 Sep 2015 #80
Funny. Bernie's talking about money as well... demwing Sep 2015 #87
"Bernie is raising tons of money" hack89 Sep 2015 #88
How much? A billion? Is that REALLY what's required? demwing Sep 2015 #89
We are going to find out hack89 Sep 2015 #90
B.O. wasn't expected to have any effect, Most of his doners were Big Money. imthevicar Sep 2015 #48
Sheila Jackson Lee is supporting Hillary Clinton Gothmog Sep 2015 #13
ask her about this too pls questionseverything Sep 2015 #30
Tickets are not that expensive Gothmog Sep 2015 #33
harris county is a couple thousand miles from me questionseverything Sep 2015 #39
The Johnson Jordan dinner is in Austin Gothmog Sep 2015 #45
Well, it's not like Bernie's twiddling his thumbs NJCher Sep 2015 #16
And how many showed up for Clinton's meeting with the CBC? jeff47 Sep 2015 #19
this needs to be a stand-alone thread... dorkzilla Sep 2015 #62
It's hard to believe that Clinton can go all the way with a campaign based entirely on race Doctor_J Sep 2015 #20
they fail to mention that the majority of them had scheduling conflicts magical thyme Sep 2015 #21
Tries to meet? If they met, which they did, then he suceeded in meeting with them.. frylock Sep 2015 #24
Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2015 #27
The Sanders campaign has not provided evidence of viability Gothmog Sep 2015 #31
Changing the subject by replying to your own OP arcane1 Sep 2015 #35
Sanders is doing very poorly with African American voters Gothmog Sep 2015 #37
"I expect that we’ll have many more productive meetings like this in the future" n/t arcane1 Sep 2015 #40
You know, I got bored of playing whack-a-mole when I was six Scootaloo Sep 2015 #65
add +1 to the "Bernie is unelectable" meme counter. nt antigop Sep 2015 #58
Sanders will not be able to broaden his base unless he can show viability Gothmog Sep 2015 #83
add +1 to the "Bernie is unelectable" meme counter. nt antigop Sep 2015 #84
And I keep saying that is exactly why Hillary will lose the primary again. ieoeja Sep 2015 #108
Sanders will "fight" them uponit7771 Sep 2015 #107
Bernie's association with Cornell West may have been a factor. oasis Sep 2015 #43
That's unfortunate of them mythology Sep 2015 #49
One Must Tread Lightly - Lest The DLC Third Way Juggernaut Take Notice And Spite Thee cantbeserious Sep 2015 #55
He is pandering to LU students this morning. SouthernProgressive Sep 2015 #92
What is he saying that is pandering? Or do think merely by showing up there he is pandering? LondonReign2 Sep 2015 #95
It is so predictable. Aerows Sep 2015 #98
Let's all just out our fingers in our ears Armstead Sep 2015 #97
Do you oppose Democrats or progressives speaking at Liberty University? David__77 Sep 2015 #102
Students at Liberty University listening to a political speech are your "Enemy"? KeepItReal Sep 2015 #103
Pandering? Like when Hillary told right wingers she supported a ban on late term abortions? beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #105
Hillary on The 700 Club in 2008 asked about LGBT issues ... changes subject. ieoeja Sep 2015 #110
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