Kornacki reported from first exit polls of Democrats in Indiana:

[silvershadow]

70% Identified as Liberal, up from 39% in 2008! Hope this translates into a boost for Sanders...

[brewens]

1. I like their using the word liberal. That is progress in itself. A term we should never have

backed down on. I suppose I shouldn't say we should I? Some of us never did.

Like wish so many things, ACORN being one of my pet peeves. Where was our side calling bullshit and sticking up for that organization? They just ran and hid because the RW meanies were mad about blacks voting. Disgraceful.

[LiberalArkie]

2. I never gave up on liberal term although I took a lot of flack on DU a while back.

Yep on ACORN also as an central Arkansas resident.


Here is a good read for you.. Pretty quick read also.

http://www.kabf.org/?page_id=170

[brewens]

3. Of course. Who would be fighting for the utilities against ACORN? Hillary! I would

only have thought Hillary, champion of African American rights, would have resented their helping Obama be elected. She was on their ass years before.

[LiberalArkie]

6. Yep.. And the station is still on the air They have Hightowers show and many others.

And I guess you can tell that there really isn't that much love between what is left of ACORN and Clinton.

It is a great station, a lot like the old Pacifica used to be.

[HereSince1628]

5. I'm a progressive, liberals are tolerant, and progressives just aren't patient

[malokvale77]

8. It was especially disgraceful that Obama ran away from them.

They were the major reason he won the primary and GE.

[haikugal]

9. Fucking spineless lackey boot lickers!

[malokvale77]

11. I can add a Texas twist to the whole ACORN affair.

Our local (Dallas) community radio station (KNON 89.3) was setup by and affiliated with ACORN.

As soon as Obama was elected, the Texas Comptroller called for an audit of said station. In order for the station to survive, they had to come up with the money to do a buyout from ACORN. They are however, still part of Agape Broadcast Inc.

I preferred the ACORN connection. It's hard to survive in Texas if you don't give reverence to "Christian Evangelism".

[Kittycat]

4. Liberal!

In Indiana!!! Love it.

[haikugal]

10. I know, how cool is that!!

[deepestblue]

7. Liberal Democrats

There is a good piece here showing how Dems eschewed the term "liberal" and much of what it stood for after McGovern's defeat in 1972, which is the opposite of what the Repubs did in response to Goldewater's loss:
https://newrepublic.com/article/130737/democrats-still-dont-get-george-mcgovern