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Democratic Primaries

pecosbob

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10. I stopped visiting their website at ThinkProgress some time ago as much too centrist for my tastes

Reply to lapucelle (Original post)

Tue Apr 16, 2019, 07:37 PM

Apr 2019

Not committed to any particular candidate, but I found many of the opinions expressed there to be too supportive of debunked trickle down BS and the disfunctional status quo in general. To me they seem to represent the old-shool, behind closed doors, wheel and deal, Rahm Emanuel type of Democratic politics I abhor.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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BS campaign claims that CAP is the corporate establishment [View all] lapucelle Apr 2019 OP

"This week, an organization that is the epitome of the political establishment.." Cha Apr 2019 #1

Messy pol'tics empedocles Apr 2019 #2

.. cwydro Apr 2019 #15

Thanks, cwydro! Cha Apr 2019 #18

I guess back last May CAP didn't have any rich donors Cha Apr 2019 #3

"unleashed and promoted an online attack video against Bernie" Tom Rinaldo Apr 2019 #4

A legitimate critique is not an "attack". Name-calling is. N/T lapucelle Apr 2019 #6

Here. You be the judge. Hassin Bin Sober Apr 2019 #16

He was with them before he was against them BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #5

He was with them before they* were against him. Tiggeroshii Apr 2019 #28

CAP made a political ad? BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #29

He doesn't seem to take criticism well mcar Apr 2019 #7

This is just more proof that he needs a prop to continue the R B Garr Apr 2019 #8

No one took sanders seriously in 2016 and so sanders was not vetted Gothmog Apr 2019 #9

But, oh yes they are, Sam Stein.. Cha Apr 2019 #13

The vetting is long overdue. comradebillyboy Apr 2019 #14

Hey Sam Stein.. instead of "showing they're not Cha Apr 2019 #24

I stopped visiting their website at ThinkProgress some time ago as much too centrist for my tastes pecosbob Apr 2019 #10

My take as well. shanny Apr 2019 #26

+++ vsrazdem Apr 2019 #27

I imagine Bernie gazing at a photo of Hillary while humming "Memories." betsuni Apr 2019 #11

lol.. or not.. Cha Apr 2019 #12

When the "lesser of two evils" is the most popular one at the party. betsuni Apr 2019 #22

And, the most Beloved! Cha Apr 2019 #23

.. Cha Apr 2019 #21

I agree with Krugman, some people in both media and politics have learned nothing. betsuni Apr 2019 #25

And yet he was happy to give a speech for them in May 2018. n/t pnwmom Apr 2019 #17

Paul Krugman gets it exactly right.. Cha Apr 2019 #20

The smearing of CAP and @neeratanden is really something to behold, because it suggests that some.. Cha Apr 2019 #19

It would be stupidly funny if Bern's campaign staff Blue_Tires Apr 2019 #30