Dear Donna: Thanks for the years of defeatism, poor leadership, and now overt opposition.

[UTUSN]

All these years since Coup 2000, I've watched Ms BRAZILE being a weak spokesperson for our Democratic nominees and party.

But with all the disappointment of all these years and now even worse turmoil we have been going through, seeing her excerpt from her book ripping us to shreds was not one slap of the face but a pummeling of us.

I won't sling petty insults at her along the lines of "books sales" or "auditioning for Fox News" but will say about her allegations against the Democratic nominee: 1) Why wouldn't the projected nominee of the Party exert control, but even further, 2) How about having primaries absolutely restricted to COMMITTED PARTISANS OF THE PARTY, and anybody else go run in a Third Party?!

[stopbush]

1. Yep. The D spokesperson the Rs love.

[CatMor]

2. I agree 100% with what you wrote.

[Me.]

3. Miss Namby Pamby

Has now become a pariah to me

[NastyRiffraff]

4. I don't mind slinging petty insults

especially like "auditioning for Fox News." Hannity will interview her. Her purple prose will be a perfect fit.

Otherwise, I agree 100%.

[LisaM]

5. I read this and laughed.

Pretty much sums up my feelings.

[ploppy]

6. Well said! N/T

[jalan48]

7. Didn't Brazile recently get appointed by Perez to the Dem Party Rules Committee?

[lynintenn]

8. Wasn't she Al Gore's Campaign manager?

And we know how that turned out. I think Miss Donna should disappear from politics like she did from CNN. Damn Bernie was not even a Democrat and I think he contributed to Hillary's loss. I truly hope he is not considering another run.

[Blue_Tires]

9. It is funny to see people promote her as the gospel

when she lost her credibility here long ago...

[appal_jack]

10. How quickly you forget the Nader-hatred.

"anybody else go run in a Third Party?!"

Welcome to a permanent Democratic minority then.

The Democratic Party needs the time, effort, volunteer hours, donations, and passion of committed progressives. Yet they steadfastly refuse progressives' ideas, hopes, commitment to justice, and initiatives.

When Nader ran in 2000 as an independent, everything was his fault, because clearly Gore/Loserman had ironclad title to every voter to the left of Genghis Khan.



-app

[pnwmom]

13. Nader and Jill Stein deserve all the enmity they get. Nader chose to do most of

his campaigning in the swing states, where votes were the most crucial. His 95,000 votes in Florida handed the electoral college to George Bush.

[appal_jack]

16. Well, that's what happens with third parties.

Third parties do their own thing, even when the Democratic Party wishes they would do otherwise.

So maybe the OP needs to reconsider before encouraging more third party runs? I myself would prefer that progressive ideas (and the candidates who push them) such as universal healthcare, union rights, an end to the War on Drugs, and fair trade all get a fair shake within the Democratic Party

-app

[UTUSN]

15. The Democratic label is fully Progressive enough for me, tyvm. & as for blaming Independent NADIR,

if somebody is not running IN the party they are, on the face of things, running against it.

[lunatica]

23. Nader only runs for President and nothing else

He never worked his way into politics but felt he was entitled to run for President. He knew he would split the Democrats and didn't care because he had something or other to say.

Then, both times that he ran for President and lost (what a surprise!) he just sank into obscurity again. He even stopped being a consumer advocate.

I don't think he had any respect for us at all. Maybe even less than someone like Trump has.

[maddiemom]

25. My problem with Nader, as well.

Don't even get me started with Jill Stein, although I think she did run for other offices a time or two. Hopefully Trump will cure this idea that you don't need any experience in the government to make a good POTUS. Even serving a few terms on the state level, where more easily elected for experience in government and name recognition would help. A local young man now gaining recognition on our state level is perfect example of someone who has always just. wanted political office, period. He wanted to jump right in at the top level from this area and first courted the Democrats, who told him to start with a lower level office. The Republicans made him more welcome, so he switched parties. Along the way he's done everything right politically, including acquiring the picture perfect young politician's family. It doesn't seem to matter that he's accomplished very little in terms of legislation nor ever had a "real job," isn't even an attorney He does know all the right Republicans and keeps himself in the public eye publicity-wise. At least he DOES have experience in government, if not governing. I'm always reminded of a local Paul Ryan. Is someone like this preferable to a Trump-like novice? I honestly no longer know.

[lunatica]

26. Your local politician reminds me of Trump in many ways

From switching parties to developing a high profile based on nothing to being "all hat and no cattle".

[LexVegas]

11. She always reminded my of that dude that used to be on with Hannity. Colmes(?) nt

[pnwmom]

12. Dear Donna: didn't you get a big enough retirement package? n/t

[leftofcool]

14. Amen!

[Madam45for2923]

17. Apparently reporters and @donnabrazile dont follow the news.

Link to tweet

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/sanders-accuses-dnc-clinton-campaign-illegal-scheme

[LiberalFighter]

18. I agree especially with your latter point.

The DNC rules should require that any nominee must be a Democrat to receive delegates. That would do the end round with primary laws in each state. The state can enact laws that allow just about anyone to be a nominee on the primary ballot. But with the DNC rule they would not get any delegates. Without delegates they don't make it to the National Convention.

[Nitram]

19. Absolutely.

[bullwinkle428]

20. Please don't forget - when the move was made by the DNC to replace

DWS with her, there were more than a few of us here at DU who essentially stated, "THIS is an IMPROVEMENT??"

[True Blue American]

21. Brazille

Both Brazille and DWS were responsible for the DNC and losing.

Terry McAulliffe and Howard Dean ran a tight ship, remember Donna had to take over when DWS left.

But Donna has always been a prima Donna. Pun there,sorry.

I have watched her for years. She gets no sympathy now,after all the losing..

We honestly need to clean house. Perez is a Bernie bootlicker.

[comradebillyboy]

28. Excellent pun and absolutely appropriate.

[samnsara]

22. i agree...established DEMS only- with a long history of...

....dem identification.

[lunatica]

24. She's been a major disappointment for years

She was no help to Al Gore at all.

[Zen Democrat]

27. Not one bit feasible to limit primary voting to registered Dems. Many states don't register parties.

Last time I looked, they were:

Alabama
Alaska
Arkansas
Georgia
Hawaii
Indiana
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
North Dakota
Ohio
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Wisconsin

The trend is to OPEN primaries not close them. I've lived in Texas all my life and there is NO voter registration by party and never has been. In a primary you can vote in the Dem or Rep., but your registration card is stamped and you have to vote in that party for any run-offs.

Parties are becoming a thing of the past. The Republican Party is already gone. It's now the Trump Party and when he implodes, so will that party.

I think that non-partisan elections are the way to go, as in California. It's infinitely more fair.

[Skittles]

29. book sale is not a petty insult

it is a fact

[JCanete]

30. why the fuck do you want a third party run so bad...do you have any idea how badly that would screw

us if it were even partially succesful? That makes no goddamn sense. The responsible way to run is within the primary, WHEN that is an option. You want to take away that option? Fucking crazy.