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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: For those who don't yet get it, r.e. Bernie Supporters. [View all]still_one
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Bernie and Elizabeth are the leaders of this movement. They are for honesty and integrity in
Cal33
Apr 2016
#95
Psst: the so called "tea party" was fake from the beginning, a creation of a paid PR sock puppet
Baobab
Apr 2016
#129
The Tea Party 'controls' nothing. They're loud, but a minority, even of R's.
CrowCityDem
Apr 2016
#22
Try again. The Tea Party only shaped and drove republican politics for the last seven years. lol
leeroysphitz
Apr 2016
#28
All they've done is obstruct. They've yet to DO anything, because they lack the votes.
CrowCityDem
Apr 2016
#34
I wish our side had obstructed Bush's war, the banker bailouts, tax cuts for the wealthiest ...
Scuba
Apr 2016
#138
The Tea Party has directly and indirectly determined the GOP's two most likely Pres candidates
Armstead
Apr 2016
#36
Yep. And that benefits the Democratic Party. Do we need to have the same on our side in order to
BlueCaliDem
Apr 2016
#128
Or not. I mean if avoiding purity tests means cowtowing to the politicians who helped
leeroysphitz
Apr 2016
#23
I'm against the idea of 'purity'. I'm against thinking there's only one solution.
CrowCityDem
Apr 2016
#58
Clinton supporters have been calling for Democratic purity for a year now
AgingAmerican
Apr 2016
#104
A poor analogy...But there is also truth in terms of a rebellion against the status quo
Armstead
Apr 2016
#37
I don't know, given that they've gotten a lock on congress and most statehouses for the foreesable
nemo137
Apr 2016
#13
That's a fair point, but also seems to me to contradict the R's being "destroyed" by said teafucks.
nemo137
Apr 2016
#18
Last time I checked the GOP is CRUSHING the Dems in state legislatures and governorships.
Admiral Loinpresser
Apr 2016
#35
Yep! Given its current trend, the D party will eventually totally fracture like the R party.
RKP5637
Apr 2016
#42
It's a race between state legislative irrelevancy and progressive abandonment. n/t
Admiral Loinpresser
Apr 2016
#60
It really is, like a race to the bottom. There was a time when we worked together in the US to try
RKP5637
Apr 2016
#91
A "progressive tea party" with similar demographics as the tea party will fail and is failing. nt
LexVegas
Apr 2016
#8
The anti-war, anti-corruption movement was just forming in 2008 and embraced Obama over HRC
aikoaiko
Apr 2016
#14
It's "Democratic voters." Please don't use the Rush Limbaugh terminology. nt
SunSeeker
Apr 2016
#105
I used that term deliberately, because so many here sound like Rush these days
Armstead
Apr 2016
#106
Your disagreement with some Dems is no reason to perpetuate that ugly terminology. nt
SunSeeker
Apr 2016
#109
Someone calling you a name you dislike does not justify resorting to Limbaugh terminology. nt
SunSeeker
Apr 2016
#130
"Democrat voters" isn't just "language" of another "tribe." It is a Right Wing put down.
SunSeeker
Apr 2016
#133
There is never a season when it is OK to insult the entire Democratic Party on DU. nt
SunSeeker
Apr 2016
#143
I see. So you admit you were insulting the Democratic Party using RW terminology. nt
SunSeeker
Apr 2016
#145
Wow, we can't even agree on reality. I did not find any post where I used that term. n/t
Admiral Loinpresser
Apr 2016
#152
No problemo. I've done similar things. Thanks for having the moxie to be honest. n/t
Admiral Loinpresser
Apr 2016
#160
Hmmmm, thank you for that McCarthyism (JOSEPH, not Eugene!) - "Democrat voters". Ooops.
George II
Apr 2016
#161
A Tea Party is a brainless, astroturfed thing promoting fake issues to the detriment of all.
Orsino
Apr 2016
#20
Reading the comments above, the Tea Party just got a ride ON the bus. It's being praised roundly
Maru Kitteh
Apr 2016
#71
Brings to mind that old saw about "politics" and "bedfellows"...some people apparently aren't
Surya Gayatri
Apr 2016
#82
The biggest non-ideological difference is that the TP has huge institutional adavantages.
Admiral Loinpresser
Apr 2016
#147
Getting more people to be committed to participating in the political process is a good thing
Fresh_Start
Apr 2016
#40
I'm getting tired of seeing "oldsters" promoting "young people" as if it brings them absolution.
randome
Apr 2016
#65
Bernie didn't invent anything new, most recently the occupy movement made a pitch for all that and
The_Casual_Observer
Apr 2016
#88
being thwarted only makes us angrier, makes us more and more aware of the constant rigging
MisterP
Apr 2016
#103
The DNC had better fucking NEVER shove a corrupt Third Way Republican Lite candidate
Arugula Latte
Apr 2016
#107
The majority of African American, Latino and LGBT voters have rejected your candidate.
Metric System
Apr 2016
#159