I have been a registered, active member of

[MineralMan]

the Democratic Party since 1966. When I was 15 years old, I was a volunteer for JFK in California. I am not a "New" Democrat.

Bernie Sanders became a Democrat in 2015. He is a new Democrat.

Labels are nonsense. They serve no purpose, other than to divide people. Please don't do that. We need to come together, not split apart.

Thanks.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. But you just did it.

[MineralMan]

3. I just did what?

I'm a Democrat. Bernie is a Democrat. When we joined the party is irrelevant. We are Democrats. We are part of the same party.

[brooklynite]

9. Ah, but you forget that Bernie is a REAL DEMOCRAT, whereas you and I...

[MineralMan]

12. If someone identifies as a Democrat,

I accept their word on the matter. We're all Democrats, if we vote for Democratic candidates. If we do not, then perhaps not.

[The Wielding Truth]

22. I've been saying this for a while, too. We are Democrats and we don't need a Republican President.

[TheBlackAdder]

28. A New Democrat is someone who follows the Koch-funded DLC/3rd Way philosophies.

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[BootinUp]

31. We are no longer in the Reaganomic era. You can stop attacking Democrats

for being trapped in it with everyone else.

[TheBlackAdder]

37. We are in stage 2 of Reaganomics--rebranded. Just like Off-shoring is rebranded as Globalization.

[BootinUp]

39. We just nominated the most liberal economic candidate since Mondale who

got creamed in '84.

[TheBlackAdder]

42. Well, when that candidate and family divests from KXL and renuonces The Podesta Group, perhaps.

[840high]

34. Fool me once....

[840high]

33. Exactly.

[TheCowsCameHome]

2. So you take a another swipe at Sanders.

Come together? You're a poor example.

[MineralMan]

6. See my reply above.

[TheCowsCameHome]

10. So he's a 2015 newcomer, eh?

Cheap shot, considering his history of standing with Dems for decades.

[politicaljunkie41910]

23. I've been to the White House. That doesn't make me the President.

Bernie was the one who made a conscious decision to remain an Independent and never let us forget that. Had he been able to advance on committees without making a conscious decision to caucus with one party or another, he would be nowhere in the Senate today. Therefore it was in his interest to caucus with one of the parties and he chose to caucus with the Democratic Party. He doesn't get brownie points for simply serving his own interests.

[Kentonio]

46. Sure, the guy with the more liberal record in the senate, and about the lowest bank balance

Is apparently now the guy who is just 'serving his own interests'..

It beggars belief how twisted peoples views have become this primary.

[Duckhunter935]

27. I guess that does not count

[AgingAmerican]

4. A 'New Democrat' is one who ascribes to right wing Republican economic policies

Hope that clears it up for ya

[vintx]

7. Willfull ignorance can't be cured by education.

[Juicy_Bellows]

17. Yep. New, as in neo-liberals of which Mr. Sanders sure as shit is not.

[PoliticAverse]

5. You were doing so well until you stuck the "new" in the second line. n/t

[MineralMan]

8. Did I gets the facts wrong?

I put the capitalized New In quotation marks. I have been a Democrat far longer than Bernie has. But we are still both Democrats, are we not?

[PoliticAverse]

11. Which is why I think you should have written:

Bernie Sanders became a Democrat in 2015. He is a Democrat.

instead of:

Bernie Sanders became a Democrat in 2015. He is a new Democrat.

[MineralMan]

14. New means recent.

That is all it means, which is precisely my point. It is an adjective relating to time, and that only. My post was factual and precise.

[PoliticAverse]

18. Labels are labels, and 'new' has no precise meaning. n/t

[MineralMan]

21. Look it up.

Dictionary.com

[Wellstone ruled]

13. Agree 100%.

Became a Democrat in 1959,part of the Original Humphrey for President Club in 1960. Later joined up with the JFK folks after we lost out in the in the Primaries.

So tired of the Labels,we are all Democrats and now it is time to get this Election done in our favor. This idea of not voting for the Party Nominee is pure BULLCRAP.


And Bernie Sanders will be out there Campaigning for all of our Candidates.

[vintx]

16. You picked the wrong username. Might want to change your sig.

"I represent the Democratic wing of the Democratic party." - Paul Wellstone

[Wellstone ruled]

32. Sorry,not going to happen.

Introduced Mr.Wellstone at our precinct caucus in 1984 when he first got active in Minnesota DFL Politics on the State level,and was considering running for Senate.

[MineralMan]

19. Thank you. You got my point.

Had Bernie won, I would be campaigning for him. I support Democrats for election. I don't qualify that with time-related adjectives.

[Duckhunter935]

15. Then why are you doing this?

Very divisive to insult a fellow Democrat that has caucused with us for decades.

[TheCowsCameHome]

20. OP's last chance to get one in before the deadline.

Come together, my ass.

[SpareribSP]

24. The thing about this, though

Is that third way centrism etc. did, and does exist. Bill Clinton called himself a New Democrat. Object to the term if you wish, but there is a tug of war going on between centrists and the more progressive wing. The rift continues and the fight ranges on because the progressive do not feel like their objections have been sufficiently heard or understood.

[oasis]

25. ImWithHillary. Proud Democrat here.

[840high]

36. I'm with Bernie. Long time

proud Democrat here.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

26. Yikes! I agree with you MM. Labels are nonsense and should be disregarded when voting.

Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost. John Quincy Adams

[Live and Learn]

41. +10,000 nt

[MrMickeysMom]

29. The reason nobody will believe what you post...

... is highlighted by you telling us what a real Democrat IS.

The allegiance to the status quo here is nauseating in the name of WHO is WHAT? The most real example of a Democrat was FDR and his understanding of bringing the economy back to the point where investing it in the American worker was key to its success. The second Bill of Rights was going to be his crowned jewel on his legacy, but he died too soon to complete it. Bernie Sanders is the only Democrat (Democratic Socialist, to be exact) who offered us hope of that legacy.

What's the good of informing us not only who you are, but who Bernie Sanders is not, when the next sentence contained, "We need to come together, not split apart".

That's about as insincere as it gets.

[BootinUp]

30. K & R

[mcar]

35. K&R

[Autumn]

38. You just labeled yourself.

a registered, active member of the Democratic Party. And then you labeled Bernie.

[Live and Learn]

40. You are supporting the 3rd way. Call it whatever you like but this is not JFK's party any longer.

And it was far from perfect then.

[longship]

43. In many states there are no party registrations. None whatsoever.

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So you can stop ringing that cockamamie bell. There is no party registration in Vermont, either. Or in many states.

But you already knew that. So ones only conclusion is that you are just trying to stir the pot. And cause trouble.

My state, Michigan, has not had partisan registration for years, like many other states. Including Minnesota!

So, there is no way to be a registered Democrat in Michigan, Vermont, or many other states. Including Minnesota!

So stop making shit up, MineralMan. There's no practical way to have a closed presidential primary in these states.

Love ya, but you are beginning to piss me off with this crap.

You are wrong. Just wrong.

And, BTW, if I were wanting to be an utter jerk I would remind you that you are likely not registered Democratic Party either, as in Minnesota it's technically called the Democratic-Farmer-Labor party.

Stop this shit, my good friend. Just stop.

My best to you.

[seabeckind]

47. Good post.

I might have added that he should trade in his dated collegiate Websters.

Words change.

[akbacchus_BC]

44. Really! People on here know who you are!

[cali]

45. hmmm. that's why you spent years and years on sites that were

decidedly not oriented toward the democratic party espousing views antithetical to democratic ideals?

[seabeckind]

48. Then why do you put so much value in the label?

It might be a nice exercise to sit down and look at a list of the principles of JFK or FDR or any of those democrats from your youth and then compare it to a list of the positions of the current contenders.

Not just for the presidency but also for the legislative positions.

I think you would get a very big surprise.

Very big.

You looked at the label and drew a conclusion from the label, not the thing under it.

[pinebox]

49. People > Party

'Nuff said.