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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: You want to talk "Unity"? Okay, let's talk about unity [View all]Hiraeth
(4,805 posts)173. why should I spend time with someone who doesn't need me? welcome to ignore.
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Unless it translates to the election and Hillary is the nominee and loses because
Jackie Wilson Said
Mar 2016
#68
Actually it is a thread asking for understanding and respect prior to demands of "unity"
Triana
Mar 2016
#208
No ... HRC will not win without the support of progressives and independents ...
1StrongBlackMan
Mar 2016
#80
I keep hearing that "berniebros" are privilged folks who have the luxury of not caring all that much
Warren DeMontague
Mar 2016
#118
But it isn't very liberal or progressive to only care about one's own cohort.
KitSileya
Mar 2016
#207
yep, and the point here is that Clinton currently doesn't offer much for those groups.
nashville_brook
Mar 2016
#270
The point is that the Sanders supporters who refuse to support the Dem nominee
KitSileya
Mar 2016
#291
Perhaps ... But she offers a hell of a lot more than trump or cruz ...
1StrongBlackMan
Mar 2016
#294
Who's doing the demanding? The Conserva-Dems take the Left for granted and
rhett o rick
Mar 2016
#65
Not brilliant. The opposite of brilliant if Trump wins, but that's not going to happen . . .
brush
Mar 2016
#290
Perplexing response! They matter so much that it doesn't matter about BLM approving a platform?
merrily
Mar 2016
#40
The majority of black voters are making their voices heard at the voting booth.
JaneyVee
Mar 2016
#43
A totally different issue from whether Black Lives Matter approved Hillary's racial justice platform
merrily
Mar 2016
#47
Yes. I asked you a question about Black Lives Matter after you posted "black lives matter."
merrily
Mar 2016
#53
Seems to suit you much better than I, so I happily leave that sort of thing to you.
merrily
Mar 2016
#93
Good observation. It is almost as if BLM is secondary to some folks, to be used
Jackie Wilson Said
Mar 2016
#251
Funny, as a big Black Lives Matter supporter, I don't recall seeing you in any of the posts. nt
Live and Learn
Mar 2016
#107
Anyone who thinks Nader was responsible for Gore's loss goes on the ignore list.
Maedhros
Mar 2016
#30
Looking at the whole picture only confuses the issue. The important thing to remember is:
merrily
Mar 2016
#44
Snollygoster. Dorkzilla mentioned it first. Then it turned up in one of Bryce Butler's posts, too.
merrily
Mar 2016
#298
I just looked up "snallygaster." It's an imaginary monster that lives in and around Washington, D.C.
merrily
Mar 2016
#301
It's Third Way propaganda designed to keep Democrats' anger focused on The Other
Maedhros
Mar 2016
#73
I really don't get that. Clinton somehow, despite "all that propping" has way more votes
brush
Mar 2016
#295
The registered Democrats in Florida who voted for *Bush gave the SCOTUS the leeway to
TransitJohn
Mar 2016
#267
Sanders is to the left of Clinton. There's no debate among serious people about this. nt
DisgustipatedinCA
Mar 2016
#41
We were told that anyone who supports Bernie isn't really a Democrat.
beam me up scottie
Mar 2016
#168
You've wasted your breath. They would vote for Clinton even if they knew she wouldn't win the
rhett o rick
Mar 2016
#13
The problem is that it's our Party. They are conservatives and have co opted our Party.
rhett o rick
Mar 2016
#122
The OP is 100% correct, but it will cause Hillary fans to be even more arrogant and stubborn.
reformist2
Mar 2016
#16
Is this the same cat-herd that told people they were too dumb to vote in their best interest
kcr
Mar 2016
#33
"The only thing standing between any Democratic president and solutions to climate change is the...
JonLeibowitz
Mar 2016
#71
I not convinced, Scootalou. It seems to me that each time we think we have an understanding
NCjack
Mar 2016
#70
Wrong, wrong, wrong on this one point : " ... when the chair of the Democratic Party is defending
GoneFishin
Mar 2016
#75
It's not at all cute to ignore peopel who introduce simple facts you don't like,
synergie
Mar 2016
#189
I've put more people on ignore today than ever before. And in the past, before
1monster
Mar 2016
#307
yes, me too. I have a feeling both conventions are going to be very, very interesting.
Hiraeth
Mar 2016
#308
I'd add "support for federal marijuana law reform beyond a token Schedule 1/2 switch", but, good OP
Warren DeMontague
Mar 2016
#111
Ok, that was it in a nutshell.......now tell me who the hell are the Hoopers???
a kennedy
Mar 2016
#129
Exactly. If she gets the most delegates then the DNC still has to do a constested election
Zira
Mar 2016
#206
Doesn't Sanders and his supporters need the Hillary people too? Why is it just one-sided?
kerry-is-my-prez
Mar 2016
#196
Spot on! This is one of the best reads EVAR on DU. Bookmarking and sharing this one.
corkhead
Mar 2016
#210
Hell, yeah! Nailed it! Rec'ing, bookmarking and passing this to every-fucking-body I know!
ebayfool
Mar 2016
#219
does she need working class white folks? does she need left progressives?
nashville_brook
Mar 2016
#271
From what I hear on DU, Bernie's angriest supporters here will never believe anything ...
JoePhilly
Mar 2016
#237
It's about observation, not anger. It's too bad that some Hillary supporters see nothing
merrily
Mar 2016
#252
I don't post a lot of OPs in GD: P, but I have criticized Hillary. Doesn't mean I'm angry.
merrily
Mar 2016
#328
Does anyone believe a couple of hundred hard core Bernie followers are going to...
Walk away
Mar 2016
#253
I'm just glad I took speed reading so I didn't have to waste much time on it.
Walk away
Mar 2016
#263
250 replies and 147 recs and counting. You sure stirred up a lot of responses!
merrily
Mar 2016
#254
it is what it is -- the Clinton Camp can do what it takes to pick up the Sanders cohort, or not.
nashville_brook
Mar 2016
#276
My dear Scoot... you know what happens when you talk sense to a Hillary supporter?
Binkie The Clown
Mar 2016
#278
Well thought-out, intelligent, comprehensive, clever, creative, beautifully written OP, Scootaloo.
senz
Mar 2016
#317
Never in a million years. Hillary supporters are Kissinger/Reagan Democrats...
whereisjustice
Mar 2016
#324