When Hillary and the Democratic Party lose 2016 trying to be Republican-lite.

[LS_Editor]

We'll remember who brought us another devastating defeat courtesy of the Third Way, Democrats in name only who support trickle-down economics and lax Wall Street regulations, and a DNC that has lost dozens of Congressional seats.

[AtomicKitten]

1. Democrats have lost 900+ state legislature seats, 12 governors, 69 House seats, 13 Senate seats.

All under Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, another Third Way proponent, as DNC Chair.

A series by Admiral Loinpresser:

Part 1: http://www.democraticunderground.com/128069296

Part 2: http://www.democraticunderground.com/128069291

Part 3: http://www.democraticunderground.com/128069290

to Scuba: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027317

[RufusTFirefly]

2. You're right but that won't be the official story

Hillary's loss will be blamed on Bernie and his supporters.
Count on it.
That's how the Third Way rolls.

[Fumesucker]

3. We all have a purpose in life ...

Even if only as a scapegoat.

If Hillary loses which I think she would to Trump at least then the meme is Bernie=Nader, you can safely bet the farm on that one.

[Docreed2003]

7. I've said this more than once...

When Sec Clinton loses the election, Sanders' supporter will be the scapegoat. Not her lack of crossover/independent support, not her unfavorables, not the fact that a significant group of voters find her to be untrustworthy...no, it will be Sanders' supporters fault. The party elites will ignore reality and push the party even further to the right, while crapping on progressives. If I'm wrong, I'll gladly eat crow after the Nov election, but the writing is on the wall.

[Fumesucker]

9. And if they win then they have a mandate and will spend the next 4 or 8 years punishing the left

Punishing them for insufficient fealty.

instead of

[Cassiopeia]

5. Exactly,

but they will be partially right. They rigged the game against the momentum that could have been and reaped the rewards they earned.

Luckily we're still just at the beginning of the process. We still have a chance to prove their tactics are not enough and nominate a true progressive, someone that has been faithful to the Democratic policies and ideals his entire career, Bernie Sanders.

[Hydra]

4. Duh, it's because Republican policies are almost 100% wrong all the time

Which should be statistically impossible, but they make it happen every day.

[FiveGoodMen]

10. It's only statistically impossible if their policies are chosen at random

If they're trying to do the wrong thing -- and if the target is easy enough to hit -- then they can do the wrong thing every time.

[joshcryer]

6. Did you not see the debates tonight?

[Broward]

8. Even if Hillary won the general, most of us lose by winning anyway.

Hillary and the Repubs are servants to Wall Street and TPTB.