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In reply to the discussion: I've, and most of us who have been here for quite sometime realize one thing........ [View all]tiredtoo
(2,949 posts)10. the people here that condemn left wing fringe folk.
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I've, and most of us who have been here for quite sometime realize one thing........ [View all]
boston bean
Jul 2017
OP
The only reason the democratic platform was so progressive was because...
killbotfactory
Jul 2017
#75
Nonsense...Bernie ideas are Democratic ideas and have been held by many Democrats for years.
Demsrule86
Jul 2017
#126
He doesn't want to be saddled by rules of a party he does not totally agree with
demosincebirth
Jul 2017
#182
There you go...I don't disagree. But to me that means Sen. Sanders should have little say in the
Demsrule86
Jul 2017
#184
First of all, I disagree with almost eveything you wrote. We are in a fight for
Demsrule86
Jul 2017
#125
I am merely pointing out the shortcomings of "our revolution" and why they get two fucks
Demsrule86
Jul 2017
#134
The point is that you aren't really saying anything all that different from the rest of us.
dawg
Jul 2017
#120
Those policies were pushed 10% of the time, attacks on Democrats pushed 90% of the time.
stevenleser
Jul 2017
#97
It is almost as if there is an agenda that has NOTHING to do with what they propose.
Eliot Rosewater
Jul 2017
#103
If it was just me it might. When it is almost all the folks who voted Hillary, that's something else
stevenleser
Jul 2017
#140
Whatever makes you feel better. But you are wrong. Almost all the Hillary supporters feel similarly.
stevenleser
Jul 2017
#149
Don't just ask me, ask Bernie. He and his campaign were sufficiently concerned about it
stevenleser
Jul 2017
#152
There's a brain-numbingly slow, boring, & detailed behavior in the actual execution of the political
NBachers
Jul 2017
#4
Exactly. They seem to want to hang around the Democratic Party and continually bash us with their...
brush
Jul 2017
#14
Our revolution is a terrible organization that bashes Democrats and primaries sitting Democrats.
Demsrule86
Jul 2017
#59
I went to their meetings, but since I voted for Hillary I suppose I would be unwelcome anyway...but
Demsrule86
Jul 2017
#123
Not to mention is so orthodox they threw out a candidate who voted Bernie in the primary
stevenleser
Jul 2017
#100
That is not the case...and it is a waste of time to primary Democrats when we could use the
Demsrule86
Jul 2017
#121
So fucking propose the "new ideas" along with practical means of achieving them.
Blue_true
Jul 2017
#178
pointing to facts of some working against the party is dividing who from who??
boston bean
Jul 2017
#11
exactly what I wrote and is detailed in very specific interview of the president of Our Revolution:
boston bean
Jul 2017
#16
And if they don't abide by everything NIna Turner says?? It is the democratic party who is divisive
boston bean
Jul 2017
#25
I invite any single person to vote democratic. That is not what what Nina is saying.
boston bean
Jul 2017
#35
No, my invitation is please join and vote democratic. Have some leverage within the party to make
boston bean
Jul 2017
#44
No its not...they attack Democrats...and demand the impossible...I am done with all of them.
Demsrule86
Jul 2017
#60
That is untrue...we had it all in 08 and then folks who are now in these splinter anti-Democratic
Demsrule86
Jul 2017
#61
McConnell is a dick...I mention it only to show that it was that long ago that the GOP was on the
Demsrule86
Jul 2017
#131
As Hillary was the Democratic candidate and the only one who could stop Trump...the Greens that
Demsrule86
Jul 2017
#130
"Hillary, not so much". And who was the candidate? See why "purity voters" are despised?
lunamagica
Jul 2017
#142
Sorry my friend, even Teddy Roosevelt could not win as a third party candidate.
tiredtoo
Jul 2017
#23
I am not being condescending. Please tell us how bad the democrats are and what you want changed
boston bean
Jul 2017
#66
Anyone who claimed "Clinton is worse than Trump" in 2016 should never be listened to ever again.
emulatorloo
Jul 2017
#30
Terribly stated, unsupportable, and blames the victim for the actions of the perpetrator. nt
stevenleser
Jul 2017
#39
Nope ...it names those who enabled Trump and have the nerve to call themselves progressive...
Demsrule86
Jul 2017
#64
To stop the "divide or conquer, we must expand the left center voters, not the greens or far left.
Lil Missy
Jul 2017
#164
You're wrong. The country has NOT rejected single payer. The ruling class has.
Jim Lane
Jul 2017
#55
Single payer health care is not possible now. We need a sixty vote majority in the Senate, a House
Demsrule86
Jul 2017
#70
The point is ...let's not endanger the ACA which we need at least until 2020...and with a 50-50
Demsrule86
Jul 2017
#128
Yes there are. Let's not muddy the water with a cry for single payer at this moment.
Demsrule86
Jul 2017
#135
The GOP will use single payer as a way to get rid of the ACA...just wait until that fight is won...
Demsrule86
Jul 2017
#147
See this is what you don't understand...we have the least chance in our history of passing single
Demsrule86
Jul 2017
#65
We need to combat repug/Russian cheating. That's why we lost. We had/have more voters
brush
Jul 2017
#41
I said as concerted an effort to stop repug cheating as we do to get out our voters
brush
Jul 2017
#46
Like I said, we've already been successful in some states through the courts at stopping vote...
brush
Jul 2017
#53
I'd love to get rid of the EC but doesn't that have to be a Constitutional amendment?
brush
Jul 2017
#87
In order to appeal to 'leftist' voters, we would have to move way left...and in at best a
Demsrule86
Jul 2017
#71
We dont have to guess. 40% of Nader voters would have voted Gore, 20% Bush
stevenleser
Jul 2017
#108
And Gore would likely have won had the Supreme Court not stopped the recount.
Spider Jerusalem
Jul 2017
#111
No, unfortunately he wouldn't. Florida's legislature had voted to give Florida's electors to Bush.
stevenleser
Jul 2017
#113
This person is too busy attempting to refute a point I made but doesn't realize
boston bean
Jul 2017
#115
That is generally what happens with these folks. Their logic sounds good superficially and if
stevenleser
Jul 2017
#116
There are so many flaws with your analysis its hard to know where to start
stevenleser
Jul 2017
#109
We need to attract the largest population of voters, go more centrists, attract Independent voters,
Thinkingabout
Jul 2017
#106
how much of this "messaging" can be traced back to likes of russian type hackers?
beachbum bob
Jul 2017
#107
Forgetting what elected Republicans is worse than that of which you accuse the OP
stevenleser
Jul 2017
#170