2016 Postmortem

840high

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36. Perhaps because we vote the same

Reply to Hydra (Reply #35)

Fri Sep 11, 2015, 12:04 AM

Sep 2015

crooks in over and over - as long as they have a D after their name. Sure they take us for granted.

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Clinton cedes the mantle of "Progressive" to Sanders [View all] portlander23 Sep 2015 OP

Thank you Bernie. NowSam Sep 2015 #1

'Center' = half Democrat and Half Republican AgingAmerican Sep 2015 #2

That third way shit is only for politicians who don't believe in their party's principles. craigmatic Sep 2015 #4

+1 daleanime Sep 2015 #25

I believe another Kennedy is going to come out for Bernie soon. eom Fawke Em Sep 2015 #32

Given that right-wing nutjobs are routinely called "conservative," I guess it's worse than that. n/t RufusTFirefly Sep 2015 #22

Nobody is inspired by moderates. We live in times that demand action on big issues Obama showed us craigmatic Sep 2015 #3

Sadly, what usually happens when people say they try to bring people together Baitball Blogger Sep 2015 #5

Right, and the intersection where centrist Dems and Republicans... dreamnightwind Sep 2015 #47

You just never realize how far the power of the executive office has on local issues, Baitball Blogger Sep 2015 #53

I can see why DWS wants to keep the debates to six, the more she speaks the worse it gets..n/t monmouth4 Sep 2015 #6

+1,000 LondonReign2 Sep 2015 #49

When you get "people" together, somehow the Democratic people always get screwed. CharlotteVale Sep 2015 #7

I wonder if her supporters will now stop claiming that she's liberal Doctor_J Sep 2015 #8

+1 But, but they've got evidence! RufusTFirefly Sep 2015 #23

We already know Clinton's own statements won't change their mind on other issues. jeff47 Sep 2015 #40

As I noted a few days ago, HRH could have an hour-long televised sit-down hifiguy Sep 2015 #42

Moderate in this country means the same as right-wing Republican 35 years ago jfern Sep 2015 #9

The problem is that moderate these days means 80's Republican. jalan48 Sep 2015 #10

I like Hillary's comment better Gman Sep 2015 #11

What, in your estimation, were the three most important things she got done? MannyGoldstein Sep 2015 #14

Awful quiet here. frylock Sep 2015 #27

It's a magic question. nt MannyGoldstein Sep 2015 #29

Gosh, it's gotta be hard to narrow it down to just the three. frylock Sep 2015 #30

That's almost certainly the problem. nt MannyGoldstein Sep 2015 #31

Well done dreamnightwind Sep 2015 #48

kick. JonLeibowitz Nov 2015 #56

Bringing working class Americans paleotn Sep 2015 #20

No more of this kind of bullshit: hifiguy Sep 2015 #43

Thanks for resurrecting an alltime favorite - eom dreamnightwind Sep 2015 #50

Who cares if they're the wrong things? frylock Sep 2015 #26

Like, the Iraq War? Got done to death. leveymg Sep 2015 #28

Yes but the wrong things. If you haven't noticed we have a 22% of American children living in rhett o rick Sep 2015 #46

To many Democrats 'moderate' can equate to 'wishy washy and unprincipled' tomm2thumbs Sep 2015 #12

Just like the GOP needs Teabaggers to win elections lobodons Sep 2015 #13

Calling yourself moderate may help in the general... thesquanderer Sep 2015 #15

I think she's just realized she can't hold the left flank dreamnightwind Sep 2015 #51

Hillary is the CHAMPION of ???? Cosmic Kitten Sep 2015 #16

Any Clinton is the "champion" of one thing: hifiguy Sep 2015 #44

The mind of a true DCCC'er mdbl Sep 2015 #17

As Jim Hightower has said dflprincess Sep 2015 #18

Yup. Made a great book title, too. SomeGuyInEagan Sep 2015 #19

That says a lot all on its own. Bubzer Sep 2015 #21

We know exactly what happens to "moderate" Dems.... paleotn Sep 2015 #24

K&R Katashi_itto Sep 2015 #33

Hillary, you're not preventing people from standing on opposite sides yelling at each other..... Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2015 #34

It's the whole "Imperial Presidency" thing Hydra Sep 2015 #35

Perhaps because we vote the same 840high Sep 2015 #36

That's certainly been a problem Hydra Sep 2015 #37

Some of her fans are acting like it's a "loyalty to the Party issue".... Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2015 #38

I am so sick and tired of Democrats... CoffeeCat Sep 2015 #39

At least Hillary is honest emsimon33 Sep 2015 #41

Hell I'm a moderte too -- That's why I support Bernie Armstead Sep 2015 #45

This is Tim Russert journalism Buzz cook Sep 2015 #52

Just guessing ...Kim Davis will be voting for Hillary? L0oniX Sep 2015 #54

A display of more awkwardness and lack of self identity Hollingsworth Sep 2015 #55