Nina Turner: Progressive Reps and Senators should "go crazy" & "hold the Democratic Party hostage"

[ehrnst]

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[Historic NY]

1. If they lets these fuckers even close...

they part of the group beating the tara reade story. They only care about revolution and themselves.

[dawg]

2. The Tea Party folks showed up in droves to vote for ...

"moderate" RINO's, John McCain and Mitt Romney.

Because as stupid as they are, they still weren't stupid enough to throw the election to the other side just because they didn't like the candidate who won the nomination.

[ehrnst]

3. Yep. (nt)

[Dandelyon]

4. She switched to a different party

The People's Party.
Let her find candidates to run for said party.

[wryter2000]

11. Welcome to DU

[stillcool]

5. done playing games? I think not.

that's all they're doing.

[2naSalit]

6. Her fifteen minutes are long passed. ...nt

[The Magistrate]

7. Fortunately, Sir

The people she is addressing are a good deal brighter than she is....


"Defeat of a dangerous enemy is something to be for."

[SCantiGOP]

8. Screw these people

Let's stop publicizing their divisive crap.

[ehrnst]

9. Forewarned is forearmed.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

10. Not getting enough attention Nina?

Good.

[calguy]

12. Poor Nina had visions of being White House Chief of Staff

In the Sanders administration. She'll probably never get over it.

[erpowers]

13. Do They Have the Numbers?

The question is do they have the numbers to hold the Democratic Party hostage. It does not seem like there is anything progressive senators can to do hold up the Senate. They cannot hold a filibuster because they do not seem to have the numbers to prevent a cloture vote. It seems that the only thing progressives can do in the House is to vote against legislation in an attempt to prevent the legislation from getting the votes to pass. However, even in that situation it seems they do not have enough votes. The only other option they seem to have is to vote Nancy Pelosi out as Speaker and put in a progressive as Speaker. It seems they also do not have the votes to do either of those things.

[mfcorey1]

14. On the Breakfast Club she declared herself a revolutionary like

Sojourner Truth and Shirley Chisholm. I doubt it very seriously. I still have visions of her throwing a tantrum because she could not speak at the Democratic Convention. She is vocal like Diamond and Silk and also very disruptive. Bitter. This is MY view of her.

[Trumpocalypse]

15. They really don't care about workers

or any other issues. They just want to win the argument so they can feel superior.

[JHB]

16. The Tea Party could do that because...

1) Democrats are sane. If the strategy didn't work, things would still be ok;
2) They had money. Lots and lots of money from backers with enough wealth to insulate them as the world burns around them (or at least they think so).

[genxlib]

22. And a TV network

Don't forget the TV network

It takes a lot of unwarranted promotional attention to turn a rally for 100 people into a political force

[empedocles]

17. Even though turner is no longer 'Co-chair for sanders', can't help but be suspicious

[JHB]

18. "Some people just want to watch the world burn"

[Cha]

19. Poor Gaslighitng Nina's mad.. and bitter.

Nice Disclaimer, ehrnst. I have one, too. Didn't waste my time watching the troll.

[ehrnst]

20. Looks like it. (nt)

[Yavin4]

21. Establishment Republicans used the Tea party, not the other way around.

It's common for some to say that Tea Party took over the Republican party, but that's not true. The Republican establishment used the Tea Party for their agenda.

For example, the Tea party demanded a balanced budget. After a Republican president and congress, is the budget balanced? Did spending decline? No and no.

In reality the Tea Party just didn't want a Black president, and the Republican establishment used their energy to enact all the policies that it wanted, lower corporate taxes and conservative judges.