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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Independents are NOT the enemy. [View all]Hydra
(14,459 posts)108. Funny to see everyone from Team Hill pretend they haven't been attacking Indys
When we Indys got threads full of "They shouldn't be allowed to vote in OUR PARTY'S business" and "We don't need your votes, get out!"
I almost have to feel for them though- the party they still think is theirs is almost gone. I predicted that if they kept this up, there would only be 10% of the party left if it was just New Dems. They're working diligently to get that done.
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It really is voter suppression how both parties are fighting to keep independents from voting
HughLefty1
Apr 2016
#2
Independents are not a monolith. There are as many conservative independents as progressive...
CalvinballPro
Apr 2016
#6
Party loyalists hate anything and anyone they can't control. That's okay. I welcome their hatred.
liberal_at_heart
Apr 2016
#7
Independents tend to be radical in temperament. It cuts both ways with them.
Trust Buster
Apr 2016
#8
It's very much like Black Friday. You start giving things away and a "me,me,me" crowd appears.
Trust Buster
Apr 2016
#28
The corporate crowd loves their free stuff too. I never suggested that greed has boundaries.
Trust Buster
Apr 2016
#47
The Republicans I know will denounce corporate greed too, if I bring it up...
Fumesucker
Apr 2016
#86
You know we have 35 trillion dollars (think about that number) floating
nadinbrzezinski
Apr 2016
#65
Because given our system that will have to vote for those parties nominees in a GE...
TCJ70
Apr 2016
#10
And every indy who voted Bernie would STILL have voted Bernie if they had had to re-register.
Ken Burch
Apr 2016
#49
the candidate represents a particular party - I think members of that party are the proper ones
DrDan
Apr 2016
#45
Again, if I'm going to immediately remove myself from the party, why bother? Voter suppression?
DebDoo
Apr 2016
#50
What other reason is there to make someone go through the hassle of registering for one day?
DebDoo
Apr 2016
#57
Making someone register for a party for theexpress purpose of voting makes it more difficult for one
DebDoo
Apr 2016
#62
Given the horrendous Republican alternatives, Dems shouldn't worry over any blackmail pressure
LonePirate
Apr 2016
#32
Maybe they should shut out the Independent voters in the general election too.
Contrary1
Apr 2016
#20
So you want Independents to mount a third party run to hand the election to Trump or Cruz?
LonePirate
Apr 2016
#40
The only issue with proxy voting is that is is supposed to be one proxy per person.
Ken Burch
Apr 2016
#34
If all the primaries and caucuse were closed, all of the indies would have re-registered as Dems
Ken Burch
Apr 2016
#37
No one said they were the enemy. They just can not vote in closed in primaries.
hrmjustin
Apr 2016
#41
We all know that. It's also been the case that, everytime Bernie won, your side said
Ken Burch
Apr 2016
#70
We haven't dismissed those wins. They happened. We just said they didn't end the campaign.
Ken Burch
Apr 2016
#74
Well I will let African Americans speak for themselves but if he doesn't improve
hrmjustin
Apr 2016
#91
Well he may get big rallies but he is only get in the upper 30's or lower 40's in the polls here.
hrmjustin
Apr 2016
#95
He would never have been a major organizer in the freedom movement if he thought that.
Ken Burch
Apr 2016
#111
I think the issue is the various primary rules state by state where some Independents are excluded.
blm
Apr 2016
#66
I prefer uniform closed primaries in every state. I think the rest fosters conspiracy talk
blm
Apr 2016
#88
This is yet another way they are like the GOP. . . the GOP keep missing the message too
pdsimdars
Apr 2016
#121
I wouldn't be surprised to see a new political party emerge from this election. nt
NorthCarolina
Apr 2016
#75
Independents ARE the enemy if they hate you and you place your own ambition above the public good.
Attorney in Texas
Apr 2016
#84
Bernie got 72% of independents in the last primary, that should give you a pretty good idea
pdsimdars
Apr 2016
#122
All you have to do is look at the way they have been talking about Independents and it's easy
pdsimdars
Apr 2016
#123
I'm thinking, from your response, that THEY are not the self-righteous ones.
pdsimdars
Apr 2016
#130