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Demsrule86

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35. Democrats voted for Mondale...it is a fact. And a very sad footnote in our party history.
Tue May 28, 2019, 05:50 PM
May 2019

I don't care if Attila the Hun is running...if there is a D next to his/her name than fucking vote for him/her.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
In the Summer and Fall of 2016 DonaldsRump May 2019 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author BannonsLiver May 2019 #2
We underestimated the power of trumpanzees wellst0nev0ter May 2019 #6
Who was the anti bussing crusader? Hassin Bin Sober May 2019 #3
Ferraro wellst0nev0ter May 2019 #5
Interesting. Hassin Bin Sober May 2019 #15
"make history AND go after the racist white working class vote by choosing an anti-busing crusader." George II May 2019 #4
It's history and demonstrable facts. wellst0nev0ter May 2019 #7
Nice t-shirt slogan. LanternWaste May 2019 #22
The Mondale campaign expressed a mistake some people are making today... brooklynite May 2019 #8
Yes that is a mistake many of us are making today. marylandblue May 2019 #9
We should stop assuming that the way WE view Trump The Mouth May 2019 #21
Exactly right...I am always arguing with those on this site who insist that any of our wonderful Demsrule86 May 2019 #11
It's not an either/or sort of thing. marylandblue May 2019 #13
Midterms are different than statewide or national...but I agree to a point. Demsrule86 May 2019 #17
What sorts of things would you consider to be evidence? marylandblue May 2019 #27
In regards to being able to win in Texas... Indygram May 2019 #14
Being in play and actually winning are two different things...Texas was in play during the Cruz Demsrule86 May 2019 #18
Let me spell out EXACTLY what Beto actually WON in Texas... Indygram May 2019 #30
Surprisingly, I am aware of all that...please note that these are districts...house seats Demsrule86 May 2019 #32
I don't think Biden will win Indygram May 2019 #45
Specifically who of note is making that assumption? LanternWaste May 2019 #23
That is not really true...read contemporaneos articles and you will see Mondale was attacked Demsrule86 May 2019 #33
It would have been a different world ...better... had those Democrats voted for Mondale and saved us Demsrule86 May 2019 #10
You are preaching to the choir on DU. The problem is always the low commitment voters. marylandblue May 2019 #12
I think they are Republicans...they have to like the Democrat but are willing to let a hateful GOP Demsrule86 May 2019 #20
I know people who are not hateful and voted for Trump. marylandblue May 2019 #28
I disagree. Anyone who votes for Trump is hateful period. Demsrule86 May 2019 #34
I guess you either don't know any Trump voters, or marylandblue May 2019 #36
I live in Ohio and know plenty of Trump voters...and while they might seem nice and some who Demsrule86 May 2019 #37
But you don't know seem to know them well, what really makes them tick as individuals marylandblue May 2019 #38
Of course I do...hatred of the 'other' and fear of the 'other'. Demsrule86 May 2019 #40
Hatred and fear are two different, but sometimes related, things. marylandblue May 2019 #42
By mid 1984 Reagan had an unbeatable lead andym May 2019 #16
Not true...Mondale was severely damaged. And there are more Democrats than GOP... especially in Demsrule86 May 2019 #19
I just checked to see if my memory was indeed correct andym May 2019 #25
History always has an aura of inevitability in retrospect. marylandblue May 2019 #29
I think the closest it was in a Newsweek/Gallup poll was 48-46 for Reagan the week book_worm May 2019 #31
Democrats voted for Mondale...it is a fact. And a very sad footnote in our party history. Demsrule86 May 2019 #35
The base voted for Mondale. All others voted for Reagan. Don't confuse the party with the base. marylandblue May 2019 #43
I knew Mondale would lose. It didn't matter what he did or didn't do. Honeycombe8 May 2019 #24
Mondale was a backseat driver Otto Lidenbrock May 2019 #26
It's a shame Ted Kennedy didn't make it as a nominee. Honeycombe8 May 2019 #39
Jesus Christ himself would not have defeated Reagan that year. GulfCoast66 May 2019 #41
Where To begin DemocratSinceBirth May 2019 #44
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