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bvar22

(39,909 posts)
77. What passes for the Democratic Party today is unrecognizable from the Party I joined in the 60s.
Fri Dec 25, 2015, 02:41 PM
Dec 2015



Bring that up to DWS and the DNC. Let's see what they think? nc4bo Dec 2015 #1
A Dem campus organizer I met this weekend votesparks Dec 2015 #3
Obama pulled the young ones too. We all had hopes then, older and younger.... nc4bo Dec 2015 #5
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In fact, that dog just got put to sleep. n/t. Ken Burch Dec 2015 #17
MIRT team does a good job! nt nc4bo Dec 2015 #40
Young people don't vote... Sancho Dec 2015 #75
They made a difference in 2008. nt nc4bo Dec 2015 #80
Not much. Sancho Dec 2015 #81
What made a real difference was... reACTIONary Dec 2015 #99
And you really hope..... daleanime Dec 2015 #86
No Sancho Dec 2015 #89
So you really hope.... daleanime Dec 2015 #90
No..you are making things up Sancho Dec 2015 #91
You say you hope.... daleanime Dec 2015 #94
I've been working with Democrats for decades... Sancho Dec 2015 #96
They did turn out in 2008. nc4bo Dec 2015 #123
My facts are the same as yours... Sancho Dec 2015 #125
But Obama is no Bernie Sanders demwing Dec 2015 #105
As Soon As You Saw Podesta Pull Up In The Limo In Front Of The WH 1/20/07, You Knew WE Were FUCKED CorporatistNation Dec 2015 #129
That's very encouraging news of campus support for Sanders, awesome. appalachiablue Dec 2015 #83
This is America safeinOhio Dec 2015 #2
Exactly Rebkeh Dec 2015 #4
Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2015 #6
Btw welcome to DU. nt nc4bo Dec 2015 #10
As you no doubt always did in the past. Ken Burch Dec 2015 #11
Enjoy your stay... CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2015 #12
Annnnnd they are outta here :) Agschmid Dec 2015 #14
Well done, my dear Agschmid! CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2015 #15
Not me, but some good reliable MIRT folks! Agschmid Dec 2015 #18
Thank you--all is well with me and my family! Yay for MIRT folks! n/t CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2015 #21
Merry Christmas from MIRT! beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #20
Thanks, beam me up scottie! Merry Christmas to MIRT! CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2015 #22
Just doing our job, mam! Thanks! beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #23
Thank you. Agschmid Dec 2015 #24
You're welcome. :) beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #25
Thank you and Merry Christmas. nt nc4bo Dec 2015 #39
Same to you! beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #50
think that was an all-time land speed record for 'stoning. n/t. Ken Burch Dec 2015 #16
Well when it's that clear... Agschmid Dec 2015 #19
Recommended. H2O Man Dec 2015 #8
What proof do you have of this? Indydem Dec 2015 #26
So, where are the FDR's of today taking on the economic royalists the way he did? cascadiance Dec 2015 #28
Who taught you history? Indydem Dec 2015 #29
I study history of spoken word!!! A clown? I think one that's a clown denies SPOKEN WORDS!!! cascadiance Dec 2015 #30
Propaganda is hardly needed... reACTIONary Dec 2015 #106
You don't like social security, public education or other SOCIALISM in our country? cascadiance Dec 2015 #107
WHAT PEOPLE WANT! is .... reACTIONary Dec 2015 #112
And real studies have been done that show your OPINION to be WRONG!!! cascadiance Dec 2015 #113
This is not MY opinion... reACTIONary Dec 2015 #116
Then why do they vote for Koch supported candidates that made their money from COMMUNIST money... cascadiance Dec 2015 #117
You miss the point ... reACTIONary Dec 2015 #120
Again, here's an ARTICLE not just my opinion... cascadiance Dec 2015 #122
The article you shared is very interesting.... reACTIONary Dec 2015 #124
Blah blah blah. Indydem Dec 2015 #126
Blah, blah, blah too... cascadiance Dec 2015 #128
"no US politician has ever been as far left as Sanders"? What clown taught you history? beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #32
LOL HoneychildMooseMoss Dec 2015 #59
LOL, Guss Hall . ... reACTIONary Dec 2015 #102
Was Eisenhower too "extremist" for you? He's more "socialist" than just about anyone but Bernie... cascadiance Dec 2015 #108
I think the question was .... reACTIONary Dec 2015 #110
No, as I noted Bernie says Eisenhower was MORE SOCIALIST than Bernie in his tax policies... cascadiance Dec 2015 #111
Cadence, may I quote you? You said... reACTIONary Dec 2015 #114
Polls showed Clinton also heavily ahead of Obama too! How'd that turn out? cascadiance Dec 2015 #115
As far as OPINIONS go, my ..., reACTIONary Dec 2015 #118
Sorry but this article has polls that show Bernie beats Republicans MORE than Clinton does... cascadiance Dec 2015 #119
Nope, I won't deny... reACTIONary Dec 2015 #121
I meant politicians that mattered. Indydem Dec 2015 #127
Bernie is NOT a "fringe candidate" HoneychildMooseMoss Dec 2015 #130
No, you said "No US politician has been as far left as Bernie Sanders" HoneychildMooseMoss Dec 2015 #131
Who taught you history? Mr. Peabody? HoneychildMooseMoss Dec 2015 #60
Who taught you history? Bill O'Reilly? nt Chef Eric Dec 2015 #98
"You Bernie folks want to compare them to Marx." Scootaloo Dec 2015 #33
That's an incredibly ignorant post. Scuba Dec 2015 #36
+++++++++ newfie11 Dec 2015 #38
What passes for the Democratic Party today is unrecognizable from the Party I joined in the 60s. bvar22 Dec 2015 #77
So, were these young republucans.... reACTIONary Dec 2015 #103
I compare them to LBJ and Carter. tazkcmo Dec 2015 #87
That is assuming that infusing the party with new blood is wanted. zeemike Dec 2015 #27
I've been saying this for years. We want Democrats, not Republican-Lite Feeling the Bern Dec 2015 #31
Yes Flying Squirrel Dec 2015 #34
and yet they claim it is the left of center progressives that hurt the party. liberal_at_heart Dec 2015 #35
The party is moving left firebrand80 Dec 2015 #37
The base has been left of the party leadership since the Kochs and Bill Clinton founded the DLC. Scuba Dec 2015 #44
Just one: how do we dislodge DINO-Debbie? Betty Karlson Dec 2015 #41
your post presumes that they want to win Doctor_J Dec 2015 #42
What does it mean when someone can't tell the difference between a noun and an adjective? baldguy Dec 2015 #43
For many of us, it was never about party, it was about polcies and principles. I don't cheer .... Scuba Dec 2015 #45
And how does Pres Bernie get his policies crafted into legilation & passed baldguy Dec 2015 #46
How does Hillary? when Dems keep losing seats due to DWS policies? bahrbearian Dec 2015 #47
Bernie Sanders: "I will not make that mistake." Scuba Dec 2015 #51
Bernie doesn't have coattails. baldguy Dec 2015 #52
Well, chasing the mythical "moderate Republican" has gotten us ... Scuba Dec 2015 #53
And that's happened because progressives have been led to believe that both parties are the same... baldguy Dec 2015 #54
What do you think makes it a "lie"? Corpo-Dems are indeed just Repuke-lite. Scuba Dec 2015 #56
The belief of which has led to the situation you complain about. baldguy Dec 2015 #61
I have no idea what your post is supposed to mean. Please try to be more clear. Scuba Dec 2015 #62
The "both parties are the same" meme is a RW lie baldguy Dec 2015 #63
They clearly are not the same. Scuba Dec 2015 #64
You're trying to make a distinction without a difference, yet allowing the damage to be done. baldguy Dec 2015 #66
The damage is being done because the two parties are too much alike ... Scuba Dec 2015 #67
Your argument just proves my point. baldguy Dec 2015 #69
Cheeezus H. Kriste, Harry Truman wasn't a a right-winger! Scuba Dec 2015 #70
Harry Truman never heard of Paul Weyrich. baldguy Dec 2015 #72
Hey, have a great and safe holiday. Scuba Dec 2015 #73
And yet by objective measures mythology Dec 2015 #82
Which party leadership wants to rein in Wall Street? Neither. Which party leadership ... Scuba Dec 2015 #84
If there is a massive turn out that gets Bernie elected. That will be the mandate, and with Snotcicles Dec 2015 #74
If you want to look at someone who didn't have any coattails, HoneychildMooseMoss Dec 2015 #95
So yeah ablamj Dec 2015 #97
Bernie is helping MORE Democrats PROPERLY standing against the TPP get elected far more than Obama! cascadiance Dec 2015 #109
The real question is how does SENATOR Bernie . .. reACTIONary Dec 2015 #104
+1000.nt ecstatic Dec 2015 #133
I heard a remark on some show last night that America is a "center right" country. Vinca Dec 2015 #48
I have been a Democrat all of my life, I will remain a Democrat, Thinkingabout Dec 2015 #49
At the local level, the party is withering votesparks Dec 2015 #55
Well said. Simple and accurate. nt Zorra Dec 2015 #57
Remind me who won in 2012, with the same alleged pro-corpoate policies being implemented brooklynite Dec 2015 #58
The DNC is committing political suicide AgingAmerican Dec 2015 #65
Sounds exactly correct to me Ferd Berfel Dec 2015 #68
OR... maybe the more moderates joing the Democrats and shift it's balance HereSince1628 Dec 2015 #71
Just one question, "Why do you hate tyranny?" nm rhett o rick Dec 2015 #76
Nice succinct summation of the 2015/16 Democratic Primary. Thank you. nt 99th_Monkey Dec 2015 #78
You nailed it, votesparks! Enthusiast Dec 2015 #79
Mandatory Voting. People will be required to vote for a candidate from either corporate based party. raindaddy Dec 2015 #85
To hint at (but not bring up for discussion) the obvious Jack Rabbit Dec 2015 #88
they sold their soul during reagan to survive, but reaganism is dying. pansypoo53219 Dec 2015 #92
Like I have said before. WHEN CRABS ROAR Dec 2015 #93
And give up all of that MONEY??? Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2015 #100
The DNC DWS DLC Third Way Establishment Is Apoplectic About A Bernie Presidency, The Panic Is Theirs cantbeserious Dec 2015 #101
Is being anti-corporate part of the democratic platform now? ecstatic Dec 2015 #132
No, it's pretty much unchanged over the past 30 years Recursion Dec 2015 #134
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