2016 Postmortem

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Dear Hillary: RED BAIT People Like Me and Lose My Vote In ANY Election [View all] Segami Jan 2016 OP

Ouch. beam me up scottie Jan 2016 #1

Way To Fucking Go! You Are Echoing the Sentiment of A HUGGGGEEE Number of People CorporatistNation Jan 2016 #37

You don't need to convince me, I've been a Bernista since the early 80's. beam me up scottie Jan 2016 #41

Liberals don't red bait. Conservatives do. Hortensis Jan 2016 #80

Better inform your associates here. beam me up scottie Jan 2016 #97

No. My associates often say they would vote for both candidates. Hortensis Jan 2016 #110

What are you on about? What does that have to do with red baiting? beam me up scottie Jan 2016 #112

Liberals don't red bait. Conservatives do. Hortensis Jan 2016 #116

Since they red bait you just reclassified several of your associates here as conservatives. beam me up scottie Jan 2016 #120

do'h. PatrynXX Jan 2016 #103

Hillary is a liberal and her supporters liberals and independents. Hortensis Jan 2016 #117

Hillary is not a liberal Art_from_Ark Jan 2016 #137

Ridiculous premise. Hillary is a progressive liberal. Hortensis Jan 2016 #141

"No true Scotsman...." robbob Jan 2016 #106

Hillary is a PROGRESSIVE liberal. Hortensis Jan 2016 #118

Like the progressively-resolved problem of Saddam's WMDs and al-Qaeda membership? arcane1 Jan 2016 #129

"Clinton...always been..pretty far to the left." Hortensis Jan 2016 #142

k/r 840high Jan 2016 #59

Their is not red bate: Sanders is a socialist he choice to be one Himself lewebley3 Jan 2016 #94

Well that was coherent. beam me up scottie Jan 2016 #99

I wonder if Red bating [sic] is like masturbating. n/t geardaddy Jan 2016 #107

They want our precious bodily fluids... beam me up scottie Jan 2016 #108

that's why... green917 Jan 2016 #115

No flouride in your dihydrogen monoxide! beam me up scottie Jan 2016 #121

Jack D. Ripper geardaddy Jan 2016 #122

Some folks seem to think that was a documentary. beam me up scottie Jan 2016 #123

yikes! H2O Man Jan 2016 #111

Just checked out lewebely3 stats, interesting. Bohunk68 Jan 2016 #130

I didn't notice that. beam me up scottie Jan 2016 #132

I hope you feel better--seriously, whether it's flu or exhaustion. Get some rest. n/t zazen Jan 2016 #109

Another day, another incoherent one liner. dorkzilla Jan 2016 #119

Great piece! Thanks to the person who wrote it on DailyKos, and to you for posting it here. kath Jan 2016 #2

my grandpa was a socialist and got blackballed trying to organize a roguevalley Jan 2016 #21

Both of my grandpas were union organizers back in the '30s and '40s. At least one of them was kath Jan 2016 #45

Hillary isn't responsible when people tangentially connected to her say and do things that displease Metric System Jan 2016 #3

Haha, like Claire McCaskill is "tangentially" connected to Hillary? thereismore Jan 2016 #6

Bull. McCaskill is supporting her bid for the presidency but she is NOT close with the Clintons. She Metric System Jan 2016 #9

She is her attack person. nt thereismore Jan 2016 #10

. . . with just enough distance for plausible deniability. Ed Suspicious Jan 2016 #87

My ass she doesn't speak for the campaign. pangaia Jan 2016 #23

Get Reallll! CorporatistNation Jan 2016 #38

Yeah, funny how she and other "independent thinkers" all say the same thing at the same time Armstead Jan 2016 #57

McCaskill DOES and IS speaking for Hillary Clinton and her campaign. CoffeeCat Jan 2016 #104

"Tangentially"? WTF? Do you expect anyone to be dumb enough to believe that one. hobbit709 Jan 2016 #8

Where's your proof that she's being told by the campaign to do this? Metric System Jan 2016 #12

Where's your proof that she has absolutely no connection to the campaign? hobbit709 Jan 2016 #13

The same 'proof' that told me Saddam didn't have any WMDs. pangaia Jan 2016 #30

For me it was PowerToThePeople Jan 2016 #35

Well, yes. That too. Hans Blix knew the score. pangaia Jan 2016 #62

Give me a decade and a FOIA request. morningfog Jan 2016 #31

ROFL! Segami Jan 2016 #15

I thought of this.. pangaia Jan 2016 #29

Well Conceived... Nice Job! CorporatistNation Jan 2016 #40

ROFL! Melissa G Jan 2016 #44

This is where the internet becomes educational. senz Jan 2016 #63

Oh I see, Senators aren't connected to candidates but Twitter supporters are. DemocraticWing Jan 2016 #16

Now how does that go? I have read it a thousand times on DU.... Oh, I remember! A Simple Game Jan 2016 #24

BULLSHIT and you know it. Don't play fucking stupid. morningfog Jan 2016 #27

Nice try. TBF Jan 2016 #138

Bernie wrote a book about Eugene V. Dobs. thereismore Jan 2016 #4

He also read Marx, Engels, et al. pangaia Jan 2016 #33

So did I. nt thereismore Jan 2016 #36

Yeah me to. You know what? I actually learned something from it. Ed Suspicious Jan 2016 #88

Well. SHE's toAstT now! OilemFirchen Jan 2016 #5

How can they not see that this will backfire? Motown_Johnny Jan 2016 #7

Recommended and BOOKMARKED. pa28 Jan 2016 #11

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jan 2016 #14

K&R CharlotteVale Jan 2016 #17

K & R SoapBox Jan 2016 #18

Thanks for the post and the reminder EndElectoral Jan 2016 #19

Damn son is your name really Dylan ? ValasHune Jan 2016 #20

DY-LAN FrostyAusty Jan 2016 #70

KICKING, Need To Bookmark, Too Much Info In My Head ChiciB1 Jan 2016 #22

K&R 99Forever Jan 2016 #25

Hear, Hear !!! WillyT Jan 2016 #26

K&R Thanks for posting. eom Purveyor Jan 2016 #28

Kick azmom Jan 2016 #32

AMEN!! Tell it, bro! John Poet Jan 2016 #34

There are enough of us to take over the Independent party Kalidurga Jan 2016 #39

It's not red bait. Bernie IS a socialist ecstatic Jan 2016 #42

This shows a lack of understanding the difference between communism artislife Jan 2016 #47

And that's what he'd be facing and it's why he'd lose. nt ecstatic Jan 2016 #48

Because people don't understand more than you do? artislife Jan 2016 #50

Running on Socialism and raising taxes redstateblues Jan 2016 #52

Ha..I like that you have a favorite meme to push. nt artislife Jan 2016 #55

Calling it a meme doesn't mean it's not true redstateblues Jan 2016 #56

I think you meant to write Hillary in that little scenario...nt artislife Jan 2016 #60

And you base that theory on what? blackspade Jan 2016 #75

+1,000,000 Dawson Leery Jan 2016 #51

This is totally wishful thinking on your part. senz Jan 2016 #65

So the 81% of Dems and 58% of the general population who want Medicare for All-- eridani Jan 2016 #67

Are you trying to be funny? blackspade Jan 2016 #74

"Most Americans are comfortable with the current mix of socialism and well regulated capitalism." passiveporcupine Jan 2016 #79

They have been whittling away at a half way decent mix for the past 40 years. We need to get back Ed Suspicious Jan 2016 #89

Absolutely! nt 7wo7rees Jan 2016 #43

Wow! Autumn Jan 2016 #46

Tell it! RoccoR5955 Jan 2016 #49

:) The certainty of that reminds me of this Babel_17 Jan 2016 #53

Snap! virgdem Jan 2016 #54

That last paragraph makes me really sad. SMC22307 Jan 2016 #58

The Legacy of McCarthyism AOR Jan 2016 #61

Great read, Thanks! blackspade Jan 2016 #77

Another couple of Socialists... Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2016 #64

Don't forget MLK. nt tblue37 Jan 2016 #92

And another one hobbit709 Jan 2016 #113

And a Presbyterian minister as well, like Fred Rogers. Manifestor_of_Light Jan 2016 #133

"An ambitious, amoral campaign" -- succinct and true. nt senz Jan 2016 #66

That's worth a hoo-rah. malthaussen Jan 2016 #68

I, in_cog_ni_to, STAND WITH by MrJayTee! RED BAITING is the lowest of Hillary's lows and she has in_cog_ni_to Jan 2016 #69

+1000 blackspade Jan 2016 #71

All it takes for the word "socialist" to be OK again... Helen Borg Jan 2016 #72

Or to have capitalism fail again as miserably as it did in 1929. n/t deutsey Jan 2016 #81

Perhaps, but it kinda did in 2008 and yet... Helen Borg Jan 2016 #82

Not as bad as 1929. deutsey Jan 2016 #83

But wait! Gamecock Lefty Jan 2016 #73

Need some vinigar with your word salad? blackspade Jan 2016 #76

And Hillary's so-called surrogates are nothing near as nasty of King Bernie's supporters on DU! AlbertCat Jan 2016 #96

amen!!!!!! oldandhappy Jan 2016 #78

It's becoming obvious the the Democratic wing of the Democratic party has had enough! raindaddy Jan 2016 #84

Then you will get the president that you deserve Tarc Jan 2016 #85

Going by the polls, that'll be the case if Hillary wins the nom Lordquinton Jan 2016 #95

If she goes down that road, I won't be voting FOR her, I'll be voting AGAINST the Republican. phleshdef Jan 2016 #86

Look out, there's a straw man over there! Nitram Jan 2016 #90

K&R Kermitt Gribble Jan 2016 #91

Thank you for this courageous OP Jack Rabbit Jan 2016 #93

+ 1, well said! Utopian Leftist Jan 2016 #98

Off topic - Anyone else think Debs looks like a bald George W. Bush in that picture? MadDAsHell Jan 2016 #100

I agree Segami. It would be a shame saidsimplesimon Jan 2016 #101

Hasn't been too bad so far. HassleCat Jan 2016 #102

Kickin' Faux pas Jan 2016 #105

And I don't even consider Bernie a leftist. Scruffy1 Jan 2016 #114

Right? K&R to your post - TBF Jan 2016 #139

K & R ! TIME TO PANIC Jan 2016 #124

So, we've gone from FDR to Eugene Debbs . ... reACTIONary Jan 2016 #125

More "I wont vote for HIllary in the GE" thread, while this should be RARE at DU randys1 Jan 2016 #126

David Brock was already at this a couple of months ago, and now the other employees are on it. arcane1 Jan 2016 #127

I must be losing my hearing, but I could have sworn I just heard Chuckie Toad on MTP Bohunk68 Jan 2016 #128

hillary's self serving attacks on hopemountain Jan 2016 #131

Thank you mrsadm Jan 2016 #134

I am a Socialist. I will not vote for ANY candidate who engages in red-baiting, ever. Odin2005 Jan 2016 #135

wait for the the General Election if BS is the candidate. the GOP are masters of demonizing Bill USA Jan 2016 #136

It's a sign of the times Warren DeMontague Jan 2016 #140