Bernie Sanders

merrily

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13. The Party's right wing has been working for decades to make the Party more

Fri Aug 28, 2015, 08:46 AM

Aug 2015

rightist and less democratic. The Democratic Party tried to institute Super Delegates during the Nixon Era and failed. However, it succeeded long before the Republican Party followed suit. It has discouraged primaries, especially of incumbents. It has all but outright outlawed an attempt to primary a sitting Democratic President. Party bigwigs chose Obama in 2006 and so it manifested. And now, it all but declared Hillary the Party's nominee literally years before she even declared.

And it's still called the Democratic Party.

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Since When Are Democrats Afraid of Debates? [View all] n2doc Aug 2015 OP

Since Hillary o'clock MNBrewer Aug 2015 #1

Since they're gonna rock that LiberalElite Aug 2015 #2

It's almost as if they don't want Democrats to win. canoeist52 Aug 2015 #3

Not exactly. IIRC, Coakley did not get a lick of help from the DNC. merrily Aug 2015 #6

Exactly my point. canoeist52 Aug 2015 #10

Okay. I'm used to being alone on that one. merrily Aug 2015 #11

Me too- getting a lot of flack from these self-proffessed "liberals". canoeist52 Aug 2015 #12

See Reply 13, too. merrily Aug 2015 #14

The dates chosen suck as well. December 19th. Really? think Aug 2015 #4

The first one is scheduled after the deadline for switching registration in NY, a state with merrily Aug 2015 #7

I'm betting #5, if it happens, will be on Feb 7th. jeff47 Aug 2015 #15

Those who have power are afraid Demeter Aug 2015 #5

I will remember in March and November. merrily Aug 2015 #8

Since they saw Bernie's rallies and crowds in_cog_ni_to Aug 2015 #9

The Party's right wing has been working for decades to make the Party more merrily Aug 2015 #13

Since- ruffburr Aug 2015 #16

I have a question from ignorance or forgetfulness PATRICK Aug 2015 #17