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In reply to the discussion: Democrats have nothing to gain be telling Bernie and his supporters to go to hell [View all]
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Democrats have nothing to gain be telling Bernie and his supporters to go to hell [View all]
Ken Burch
Jun 2017
OP
all this anti and pro bernie stuff is THE fake news attempt to breed discontent
beachbum bob
Jun 2017
#1
I'm with you on WOC and their needs and input. So are virtually all Sanders supporters.
Ken Burch
Jun 2017
#7
"I also have huge issues with his constant barrage of divisive speech towards the party ..."
LenaBaby61
Jun 2017
#12
He still exists. He is still trying to promote democratic ideas. He is still in the news. I still
The Wielding Truth
Jun 2017
#62
I would love for him to promote Democratic ideas...however attacking the Demoratic Party is
Demsrule86
Jun 2017
#122
You don't have to tell Bernie to go to hell. I just do not share his vision. That is my right.
Trust Buster
Jun 2017
#10
Ding! Ding! Ding! Some of us, myself included, will never get over that. n/t
Tarheel_Dem
Jun 2017
#90
If he is trying to reshape the party, to what degree does his own personality matter?
Ken Burch
Jun 2017
#55
It's a legitimate question. He's trying to give the voices from below more of a say.
Ken Burch
Jun 2017
#74
Below where? What voices...everyone can express their ideas...but they can't just assume power they
Demsrule86
Jun 2017
#236
I hear you...but at the same time, it's not just HIM wanting to do this restructuring.
Ken Burch
Jun 2017
#223
I despise "our revolutio"n which wastes money primarying Democrats...in the age of Trump, they go
Demsrule86
Jun 2017
#237
The real world is a nice place and there are important things to be done in the real world
Gothmog
Jun 2017
#139
They are the posts of a progressive who has been active in real-world politics for decades.
Ken Burch
Jun 2017
#173
Again, your recommendations would be more believable if you ever worked in the real world
Gothmog
Jun 2017
#178
Again, your posts speak for themselves and tells the world about your real world involvement
Gothmog
Jun 2017
#192
That's what the republicans are saying over and over and over again - "there is no evidence....."
George II
Jun 2017
#76
We need to be a big tent party and some will get that or not...we will have to carry on without
Demsrule86
Jun 2017
#44
And perhaps not be so eager to attack those who might almost be in our party. n/t
Orsino
Jun 2017
#45
No anyone who is not a Democrat especially in the age of Trump is a freeloader and I have no use for
Demsrule86
Jun 2017
#47
Anyone who wants to join can join the party...if you mean admit Greens to the
Demsrule86
Jun 2017
#78
I welcome their vote also...but I will not give them a say in how the Democratic party is run and
Demsrule86
Jun 2017
#124
The party is run by those who join it...not voters who show up but are not Democrats.
Demsrule86
Jun 2017
#133
If they're not joining, they aren't showing up in any capacity that would grant them a say.
Orsino
Jun 2017
#134
Agreed...on every point...but I think some who join recently should have some say...new ideas should
Demsrule86
Jun 2017
#136
I have never seen someone work so hard to make Sanders and his supporters...
NCTraveler
Jun 2017
#48
There is nothing to be gained by Bernie and some progressives trashing the Democratic Party.
hrmjustin
Jun 2017
#51
"Black voters don't hate EVERYBODY who's connected with Bernie." Not so sure. n/t
Tarheel_Dem
Jun 2017
#160
"Why, why and why?" Good questions! I believe I know the correct answers to all three...
NurseJackie
Jun 2017
#65
Exactly right. Really wish the OP would be corrected or made to fit explanations
Justice
Jun 2017
#84
Not deflecting. Proving my innocence on the charge of refighting the primaries.
Ken Burch
Jun 2017
#172
If history is a lesson...Bernie voters can't win a primary. And I dispute your election
Demsrule86
Jun 2017
#123
You can't say that for sure. And there is no evidence his abortion views hurt him.
Demsrule86
Jun 2017
#152
There was a Democratic candidate...Northam...perfectly fine guy...defended women
Demsrule86
Jun 2017
#159
Sanders goal of remaking the party into his image requires that the party reject its base
Gothmog
Jun 2017
#188
It's simply a lie to claim that anyone with my views has called on the party
Ken Burch
Jun 2017
#118
Bernie was my choice but what matters most is uniting to defeat Trump and Rs
MiltonBrown
Jun 2017
#94
According to a bernie campaign worker, there were a large number of bernie staffers in VA
Gothmog
Jun 2017
#114
I agree...my family has been in Virginia for years two of my brothers were born there...
Demsrule86
Jun 2017
#126
The election is over. We have more important things to worry about than this...
Demsrule86
Jun 2017
#121
If we follow the bad advice from some of whom you refer to we will be stuck in November 2016 IE
Demsrule86
Jun 2017
#180
Can I tell Bernie to go register as a Democrat? His supporters, if they want to be taken seriously,
LuvLoogie
Jun 2017
#177
If Sanders wants to remake the party into his own image, he should join the party
Gothmog
Jun 2017
#186
I didn't say Bernie was the answer to EVERY election. But we can't win if we totally repudiate
Ken Burch
Jun 2017
#208
California is heavily Latino, and the coast is mostly liberal. As soon as you get inland, though...
Hekate
Jun 2017
#239
I have to say upon reading your posts...something jumps out at me...you seem to think Sen. Sanders
Demsrule86
Jun 2017
#234
I know. A close finish then. I accepted her as nominee and worked hard in the fall for her.
Ken Burch
Jun 2017
#229
Why is it so hard for people to see that, if we blend the best ideas of Bernie's campaign
Ken Burch
Jun 2017
#248
Your posts speak for themselves and your platform has lost every time it was tried
Gothmog
Jun 2017
#268
it's amazing how you can read the mind of HRC voters who clearly voted for her in large nubmers
La Lioness Priyanka
Jun 2017
#247
OK, a lot of them liked her as well(nothing I'm saying here is an attack on her, y'know).
Ken Burch
Jun 2017
#249
why can't you stop demeaning all her voters as not having liked her
La Lioness Priyanka
Jun 2017
#250
I accept that she won the nomination...I campaigned for her in the fall...why isn't that enough?
Ken Burch
Jun 2017
#252
Lol yeah there is nothing sexist at all denying that 7 points is hardly a victory
La Lioness Priyanka
Jun 2017
#253
I said it was a victory. And I accept that er supporters had the right to vote the way they did.
Ken Burch
Jun 2017
#254
Ken how did the Sanders supported candidates do in New York, Florida, Montana and Virginia?
Gothmog
Jun 2017
#258
No Dem could've won that seat in Montana. The guy we did run cut the margin from 20 points to 6
Ken Burch
Jun 2017
#260
Those voters had issues with Bernie as a person-none of those groups are anti-left.
Ken Burch
Jun 2017
#270
