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2016 Postmortem

shawn703

(2,703 posts) Thu Mar 10, 2016, 03:42 PM Mar 2016

With all the Independents flocking to the primaries to vote for Sanders [View all]

Wouldn't it make sense for the Democratic Party to put forth more Sanders-like candidates and support more Sanders-like planks in their platform? Currently 29% of people identify as Democrats to 26% of people identifying as Republicans. It seems the goal of the party would be to increase that 29% by bringing more independents into the fold.

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With all the Independents flocking to the primaries to vote for Sanders [View all] shawn703 Mar 2016 OP

Sounds good, but this would upset their corporate masters........er, donors. CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2016 #1

+1 daleanime Mar 2016 #2

+2 valerief Mar 2016 #5

+3 that is why we have to, be the party and throw the DINOs out Vincardog Mar 2016 #6

Bingo BernieforPres2016 Mar 2016 #9

+ another Zorra Mar 2016 #14

The Democratic Party is just the minor league legislative apparatus of corporate America musiclawyer Mar 2016 #15

DNC would be happy to have more corporatists in the party. HooptieWagon Mar 2016 #3

Well, one would think... but no, because the Party currently has an AGENDA... Raster Mar 2016 #4

They're trying to get rich and stay in the DC cocktail circuit, not build the party or Doctor_J Mar 2016 #7

Maybe? darkwing Mar 2016 #8

welcome to DU WhiteTara Mar 2016 #10

I prefer my candidates to have experience in doing the right thing, not just 'experience'. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2016 #11

She seems to have good policies too. darkwing Mar 2016 #12

The only good ones I've heard her espouse are watered down versions of policies Bernie had already Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2016 #13

Perhaps darkwing Mar 2016 #16

The owners need the Washington Generals for the Globetrotters to beat ... ThePhilosopher04 Mar 2016 #17