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silvershadow

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171. Well that is true. Still, I don't ever put anything past them. I just need to stay calm

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Thu Jul 21, 2016, 04:24 AM

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How Bernie Sanders’ supporters are planning to shake up the Democratic convention [View all] DonViejo Jul 2016 OP

OMG! chillfactor Jul 2016 #1

I know... Zing Zing Zingbah Jul 2016 #4

All she has to do is select a running mate who supports the 99%. Hoppy Jul 2016 #14

Then the goalposts sharp_stick Jul 2016 #20

Helping actual people is 'moving the goalposts' AgingAmerican Jul 2016 #90

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...most of which voted for Clinton. brooklynite Jul 2016 #58

Yes. We're fine. Most Sanders delegates are already with Hillary, Hortensis Jul 2016 #193

Considering Clinton won people making less than 50k a year mythology Jul 2016 #111

I and many people here are in the 99% and would support those running mates. Are all of them kerry-is-my-prez Jul 2016 #141

Why would Sanders supporters think they should have a say in picking the running mate? brush Jul 2016 #169

This is an example of what could cost us the election. Bohunk68 Jul 2016 #181

So what changed all of a sudden? The vp pick has always been up to the nominee brush Jul 2016 #197

Unprecedented? Seriously? Bohunk68 Jul 2016 #205

What are you talking about? There is no decision and approval by the convention brush Jul 2016 #207

And the Hillary will have almost a thousand more delegates pnwmom Jul 2016 #210

Stunningly inaccurate. NT JTFrog Jul 2016 #221

Why should listening to the large majority of voters in the Dem primary cost us the election? pnwmom Jul 2016 #209

Bernie supporters aren't the only people whose support she needs, and they don't even constitute pnwmom Jul 2016 #212

Pardon me for saying so, but she can win without the few who haven't already "crossed over". Lil Missy Jul 2016 #220

How sad it is that "better than Trump" is how low the bar is set n/t arcane1 Jul 2016 #203

All of them do, so that's not an issue. n/t pnwmom Jul 2016 #208

Well, it is going to happen. The DNC gave into some of their demands, and they still want more. tonyt53 Jul 2016 #7

lol so now we are anarchists? AgingAmerican Jul 2016 #116

Are you on board with electing Hillary and KMOD Jul 2016 #128

Most Bernie supporters are NOT -- and that's why the overwhelming majority pnwmom Jul 2016 #211

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It's the nominee's choice, not yours. OnDoutside Jul 2016 #19

But it's our choice to vote. Hoppy Jul 2016 #47

Yes it is. 840high Jul 2016 #81

Let's face it, most of you were never going to vote for Hillary no matter what. Don't know what kerry-is-my-prez Jul 2016 #145

+1000 To whine is to reason apparently. OnDoutside Jul 2016 #179

Yes, and we did. Btw, it would be impossible Hortensis Jul 2016 #192

Actually it is our choice AgingAmerican Jul 2016 #91

Choose wisely. KMOD Jul 2016 #126

She won. Get over it or go somewhere else nt geek tragedy Jul 2016 #22

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Sorry, who are you referring to as "Third way Republican Light"? nt auntpurl Jul 2016 #41

you do not speak for all progressives, and there's no one advocating 3rd way Republican Light here n geek tragedy Jul 2016 #44

Well that's some authentic GOTV there! AgingAmerican Jul 2016 #93

They are trying real hard aren't they? At this rate, expect President Trump. nt silvershadow Jul 2016 #140

Take your shit, somewhere else. KMOD Jul 2016 #149

Thank you. I fully understand the rules. Perhaps you are upset at the position we seem to be in? nt silvershadow Jul 2016 #150

Your position should make you cringe. KMOD Jul 2016 #156

Thanks for the lecture. I will remember all of that. As luck would have it, silvershadow Jul 2016 #157

GOTV or GTFO KMOD Jul 2016 #159

Exactly why are you so hostile, and in particular to me? I don't even get it. silvershadow Jul 2016 #160

Go ahead and alert me. KMOD Jul 2016 #162

Nah, I will pass. But I do suggest you work on your own GOTV demeanor. I do find it silvershadow Jul 2016 #163

Yeah, lol KMOD Jul 2016 #164

You are so very wrong about me. nt silvershadow Jul 2016 #167

You know, there are other options besides your authoritarian My Way or the Highway blustering. NBachers Jul 2016 #188

And we didn't need a Jill Stein supporter lapucelle Jul 2016 #37

Oh how I adore "corporatist" bluedye33139 Jul 2016 #102

Too late AgingAmerican Jul 2016 #122

The final draft is done. lapucelle Jul 2016 #206

we dont...now what? uponit7771 Jul 2016 #51

See how much the never trump groups got? Exactly yeoman6987 Jul 2016 #52

Watching the Trump shit-show, what morons would want to replicate that on our side? CrowCityDem Jul 2016 #2

Morons not "on our side". JNelson6563 Jul 2016 #43

Bingo! eom BlueCaliDem Jul 2016 #131

Exactly! It has been explained over and over for months that not all Bernie supporters silvershadow Jul 2016 #142

Nah! Make no mistake. We're going to win because we outnumber them brush Jul 2016 #170

Well that is true. Still, I don't ever put anything past them. I just need to stay calm silvershadow Jul 2016 #171

Exactly liberal N proud Jul 2016 #184

No one wishing for a Democratic victory does n/t etherealtruth Jul 2016 #63

Hillary is the nominee. Bernie has endorsed her. Its over still_one Jul 2016 #3

Endorsed and conceded are two separate animals. Sanders still has his delegates. tonyt53 Jul 2016 #8

This sure sounded like a concession speech to me csziggy Jul 2016 #40

The Primaries are OVER!!! Sheepshank Jul 2016 #61

And Bernie did both. He announced that she had enough pledged delegates -- several hundred more pnwmom Jul 2016 #213

What is a party bluedye33139 Jul 2016 #5

There's a problem with coalitions.Everyone wants their Exilednight Jul 2016 #54

No 1st amendment issue here bluedye33139 Jul 2016 #74

That's what conventions are about. Would you prefer if it was called lobbying? Exilednight Jul 2016 #80

The space is private bluedye33139 Jul 2016 #83

So...you want a political party, but you only want members who Exilednight Jul 2016 #86

Categorically false bluedye33139 Jul 2016 #92

Oh lordy, not the chair meme again. this is getting old and quite sad. Exilednight Jul 2016 #187

First Amendment bluedye33139 Jul 2016 #194

First amendment applies to outside the convention hall. Exilednight Jul 2016 #195

Again we are as one bluedye33139 Jul 2016 #196

What about Bernie's delegates that have a right to be there? Exilednight Jul 2016 #200

Democratic delegates at a Democratic convention bluedye33139 Jul 2016 #204

+1 JustAnotherGen Jul 2016 #198

What? NCTraveler Jul 2016 #88

There is no way that I can post what I am thinking. Walk away Jul 2016 #6

+1 tallahasseedem Jul 2016 #9

Neither can I. nt LWolf Jul 2016 #12

Do it, I dare you and the others to speak up! ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2016 #21

Why bother? I save my best efforts for places that are fully interested in electing Hillary Clinton Walk away Jul 2016 #25

So you won't say what you're thinking? nt ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2016 #29

I just did.... Walk away Jul 2016 #49

Yet, here you are, posting in GD frankieallen Jul 2016 #110

Just a post once in a blue moon.... Walk away Jul 2016 #199

I double dog dare you!!!! NCTraveler Jul 2016 #89

You do it for me....I'll enjoy the freedom of posting on a pro-Hillary web site. Walk away Jul 2016 #107

Understood. nt silvershadow Jul 2016 #143

Self-entitled spoiled brats n/t cosmicone Jul 2016 #10

Hahahaha, that's rich! nt ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2016 #27

+++++ KMOD Jul 2016 #55

And you don't want their votes AgingAmerican Jul 2016 #94

And you expect someone to grovel at your feet to get your vote? Loki Jul 2016 #180

Fuck those pretentious delusional spoiled brats. giftedgirl77 Jul 2016 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2016 #31

I second that. KMOD Jul 2016 #57

Do you want them to just stay home on election day? AgingAmerican Jul 2016 #96

Lol, giftedgirl77 Jul 2016 #99

How are you getting out the vote? KMOD Jul 2016 #129

I doubt you'll receive BlueMTexpat Jul 2016 #177

I am getting very nervous about our convention. auntpurl Jul 2016 #15

A corporate ticket is the biggest risk AgingAmerican Jul 2016 #97

"Shake up" or destroy? I've seen this before... TreasonousBastard Jul 2016 #16

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"Pretentious little sh**s! BlueMTexpat Jul 2016 #175

If Bernie and his acolytes end up putting Trump in the White House, I won't like it. (nt) Paladin Jul 2016 #17

No one except anarchists will end up liking it if Trump becomes President, that's for sure. reflection Jul 2016 #78

By derailing a corporate ticket? AgingAmerican Jul 2016 #98

What's a corporate ticket, lapucelle Jul 2016 #105

Amazing post! Post as an OP please! auntpurl Jul 2016 #172

What a story. Thanks so much for sharing. n/t pnwmom Jul 2016 #214

This. xmas74 Jul 2016 #222

Can someone explain to 1,900 delegates that they LOST ? Is their politics for the slow learners ? OnDoutside Jul 2016 #18

No AgingAmerican Jul 2016 #117

Of course they can. KMOD Jul 2016 #130

It seems to be a comparatively BlueMTexpat Jul 2016 #178

Castro is my man madokie Jul 2016 #23

One final temper tantrum. JaneyVee Jul 2016 #24

the vast majority of Sanders delegates will behave like adults. geek tragedy Jul 2016 #26

I very much hope you are right. nt auntpurl Jul 2016 #33

the children are always the loudest in the room nt geek tragedy Jul 2016 #34

So Sanders supporters are children? AgingAmerican Jul 2016 #115

The adolescents throwing temper tantrums are not representative of geek tragedy Jul 2016 #123

Were you a Sanders supporter? AgingAmerican Jul 2016 #124

We are all Hillary supporters now. KMOD Jul 2016 #127

I predict that the vast majority of Sanders delegates will not engage in the kind of boorish geek tragedy Jul 2016 #136

Of course not. Only disruptors planning events like "fart-ins." n/t pnwmom Jul 2016 #215

^This^ GoneOffShore Jul 2016 #36

"People who can't process the idea that others disagree with them" AgingAmerican Jul 2016 #125

There was an election. The Crybaby Caucus refuses to accept the legitimacy of voting geek tragedy Jul 2016 #135

+ a million! eom BlueMTexpat Jul 2016 #176

More members for the hate site JPR ..... n/t cosmicone Jul 2016 #28

Huh... Mike Nelson Jul 2016 #30

Interrupt her acceptance speech? Proceed please, chauvinistic Bernie bros! GusBob Jul 2016 #35

Hate to be sitting next to a protestor whose fart Politicub Jul 2016 #39

Just like the PUMAs? GeorgeGist Jul 2016 #42

I don't know why anyone would be upset, mad, angry over this bigwillq Jul 2016 #45

spoken like a true believer in promoting a unified front Sheepshank Jul 2016 #66

The party is united bigwillq Jul 2016 #76

Yours post is one of the sanest in this whole thread. Bohunk68 Jul 2016 #185

Or here's a crazy idea, how bout we show how sane we are and we prevent Trump from winning? NightWatcher Jul 2016 #46

Exactly! The last thing we need is a circus that eclipses the current rethug 3-ringer. jonno99 Jul 2016 #68

Ok, let's look at this rationally. JNelson6563 Jul 2016 #48

Assholes leftynyc Jul 2016 #50

Do you believe they should leave the party and go elsewhere? AgingAmerican Jul 2016 #118

Easy answer leftynyc Jul 2016 #173

Oh my. Really? Wow.. nt silvershadow Jul 2016 #144

These kind of acts makes people want NOTHING to do with the far left, they act like the far right... uponit7771 Jul 2016 #53

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Some of them were actually republicans. KMOD Jul 2016 #64

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No it's not. KMOD Jul 2016 #70

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no...the term existed well before the "Pro Bernie group blames everything on Brock" phenomena Sheepshank Jul 2016 #67

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lol @ 'Far left' AgingAmerican Jul 2016 #100

If it means anything like how these guys act then fuck it, I know it when I see it again and... uponit7771 Jul 2016 #108

They are barely to the left of center. AgingAmerican Jul 2016 #119

Please just stop. KMOD Jul 2016 #132

If they go ahead with this, it will only show the kind of leadership Sanders has :none lunamagica Jul 2016 #56

Yes, because Sanders himself is directly responsible for others' voting habits. silvershadow Jul 2016 #146

That's not what I said, and you know it perfectly well. Stop twisting my words lunamagica Jul 2016 #152

Sanders' "leadership" depends on people following him. Once he is not in contention, his silvershadow Jul 2016 #155

and these are the groups that demand respect, recognition and...... Sheepshank Jul 2016 #59

I support their cause 100% seanbnewyork4 Jul 2016 #60

Or a loss to Trump dvduval Jul 2016 #71

Bologna AgingAmerican Jul 2016 #120

and yet it is a free country. People will vote as they wish. It is fully up to the silvershadow Jul 2016 #147

I doubt Bernie supports this behavior. n/t prayin4rain Jul 2016 #77

.+1 840high Jul 2016 #82

Yup. The Midway Rebel Jul 2016 #87

+1 cherokeeprogressive Jul 2016 #106

as do I. nt m-lekktor Jul 2016 #114

Bernie said he will do everthing to get Hillary elected lunamagica Jul 2016 #154

Gosh I'm sick of these sore losers. They lost. They need to get over it. OregonBlue Jul 2016 #72

Sanders supporters will not allow a corporate convention AgingAmerican Jul 2016 #101

They are going to be part of the same convention that Hillary and Bernie will be part of. pnwmom Jul 2016 #216

I thought we were all supposed to be on the same team now Blue_Tires Jul 2016 #75

this entire thread seems like an attempt to bait DUers into violating site rules.... mike_c Jul 2016 #79

Agreed. LuvNewcastle Jul 2016 #95

+1 uponit7771 Jul 2016 #109

One day they will grow up, we can always hope. nt arthritisR_US Jul 2016 #84

One last hurrah!! Scurrilous Jul 2016 #85

This will go badly for these spoiled brats liberal N proud Jul 2016 #104

Yes, how dare they reject right wingism AgingAmerican Jul 2016 #121

You need to check yourself. KMOD Jul 2016 #133

"Centrist" vp choices AgingAmerican Jul 2016 #134

Her VP choice has not yet been announced. KMOD Jul 2016 #137

You don't even know who the VP is going to be and you are decrying her choice liberal N proud Jul 2016 #182

Being a shrill crybaby isn't a sign of ethical principles. geek tragedy Jul 2016 #138

"shrill"? Warren DeMontague Jul 2016 #165

Not if used in an obviously gender neutral context nt geek tragedy Jul 2016 #191

If they help Trump and act like Trump supporters Democat Jul 2016 #161

Don't know how protesting the "DEMOCRATIC" convention is rejecting right wing"ism" liberal N proud Jul 2016 #183

The differece between this election and the last one is clear to me frankieallen Jul 2016 #112

Good point Frankie Avalon Sparks Jul 2016 #113

Did you mean "we're fucked"? cwydro Jul 2016 #139

This message was self-deleted by its author silvershadow Jul 2016 #148

But, to this point that's the resonating message, RNC events invite even more Trump bashing HereSince1628 Jul 2016 #189

This week we stare naked authoritarianism & brazen fascism in its face.... Hekate Jul 2016 #151

It's true. The GOP plays queen while they roll out an anti-LGBT agenda. Warren DeMontague Jul 2016 #168

They try to chew off each other's feet. Yes, it is sickening. n/t pnwmom Jul 2016 #217

They have NO SAY in who Hillary picks for HER VP. I hope they get an escort out the door. Lil Missy Jul 2016 #153

If they are elected delegates, then technically they do democrattotheend Jul 2016 #218

There are not enough of them to outnumber those Hillary delegates who support her choice. Lil Missy Jul 2016 #219

Link to the Alternet version (with other views) nitpicker Jul 2016 #158

Meh. Sanders is on board. Most Sanders supporters are on board. Warren DeMontague Jul 2016 #166

Any Democrat MFM008 Jul 2016 #174

We will see whether she can unify the party or not Android3.14 Jul 2016 #186

It won't happen it will not be an unruly convention like we are seeing now. book_worm Jul 2016 #190

Unacceptable Takket Jul 2016 #201

I'll always love Bernie, but it's time to unite against Trump. Vinca Jul 2016 #202