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In reply to the discussion: The First Democratc Candidate has entered the Race. Who will be the next & who should s/he/they be? [View all]dreamnightwind
(4,775 posts)139. I read the recent "complimentary" article differently
Last edited Wed Apr 15, 2015, 06:35 PM - Edit history (1)
I think he was much less complimentary than the OP made it seem like (the excerpts used didn't tell the story). I'm pretty sure he's telling her she has to step up and speak to the real issues people are facing or she will face a challenger, even if he has to do it himself.
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The First Democratc Candidate has entered the Race. Who will be the next & who should s/he/they be? [View all]
sabrina 1
Apr 2015
OP
I wonder what would happen if every Democrat refused to take Wall St/Koch money? What if they
sabrina 1
Apr 2015
#54
I don't know, haven't heard anything about him announcing he is running. If he is, that would be a
sabrina 1
Apr 2015
#55
Okay, I found that he was the first to launch an exploratory committee in November last year.
sabrina 1
Apr 2015
#59
He's going on listening sessions throughout WI, I think he's considering getting his seat back.
PeaceNikki
Apr 2015
#39
He is going to run for the Senate, which is great news, imo. I would like him as president, however
sabrina 1
Apr 2015
#61
That's not a definite yet. I sure hope he does. We done fucked up when we lost him.
PeaceNikki
Apr 2015
#62
She's tough and fearless, AND honest, trusthworthy and when she says something, I
sabrina 1
Apr 2015
#5
The concentration of money and what it buys makes democracy a game for the rich.
Octafish
Apr 2015
#29
That is a great cartoon! It is a monstrous game. We have so many good Democrats who would make
sabrina 1
Apr 2015
#58
As a form of government, democracy means every citizen voting on everything. Our ills come from
merrily
Apr 2015
#115
I remember that race very well. That was when I became disgusted with the Party leadership for
sabrina 1
Apr 2015
#75
I've always respected Feingold. The good news is, he IS running for the Senate. Definitely planning
sabrina 1
Apr 2015
#16
That's good to know. Now we need to add more Progressive Dems to the Senate and Congress.
sabrina 1
Apr 2015
#85
the party's designed to 1. take money and 2. keep taking money: allowing in candidates who
MisterP
Apr 2015
#32
Sanders could run as an Independent. That is now the largest voting bloc. Over 40% of registered
sabrina 1
Apr 2015
#67
Then the Dem Party should enlist him. He is a great Democrat even if he isn't
sabrina 1
Apr 2015
#82
Excellent post. And Primaries are good for Democracy. We certainly don't want to turn into one of
sabrina 1
Apr 2015
#84
Sherrod brown would make a great candidate. I have been reading and listening to him
sabrina 1
Apr 2015
#92
"No one seems to want to run." The Party seems to have decided that primaries are
merrily
Apr 2015
#25
Maybe because no one has stepped up who's as big of a power player as Hillary?
Drunken Irishman
Apr 2015
#106
Anyone can win an election IF their party gets behind them. Losing one race has not been a deterrent
sabrina 1
Apr 2015
#110
Ted Kennedy ran against an incumbent. Hillary is not an incumbent. Besides attributing Carter's
merrily
Apr 2015
#113
Yet Hillary continuing to run in 2008 with no chance of winning supposedly helped Obama.
merrily
Apr 2015
#119
Well I disagreed with that and it's big reason I am not a fan of Hillary.
Drunken Irishman
Apr 2015
#120
The process of discouraging primaries did not come about in five minutes. It's been in the works
merrily
Apr 2015
#125
Before McGovern, there were not traditional primaries like we have today.
Drunken Irishman
Apr 2015
#131
Per the last two lines of my Reply 22, I am not going to read your post at this point.
merrily
Apr 2015
#144
P.S. I don't see the 1992 field at all the way I see the 2016 field (as we know it so far, anyway).
merrily
Apr 2015
#126
I suppose a half-dozen editorials do indeed, speak for the entire Democratic party.
LanternWaste
Apr 2015
#121
I think we have reached a point where they, those in power, have achieved their goal. Only Wall St
sabrina 1
Apr 2015
#34
Don't remember any of them telling us our ideas are 'retarded' either. They seem to agree with us
sabrina 1
Apr 2015
#80
We'd need to raise much $$$$, unite and organize. Raising first dollars, without seed money or
merrily
Apr 2015
#107
Thank you and I would like anyone to tell me why any one of them could not run and win if the
sabrina 1
Apr 2015
#86
I find it strange that the Dem Party would NOT want Barbara Lee to run. Maybe SHE doesn't want to
sabrina 1
Apr 2015
#70
Lol, but there are more of us than there are of them! It's still a Democracy no?
sabrina 1
Apr 2015
#68
Lol, true, but logos don't make people's lives better. Good policies, strong leadership, less
sabrina 1
Apr 2015
#77
It problably doesn't mean anything, just subliminal! Lol, like those ads that are sending
sabrina 1
Apr 2015
#79
Thank you. I feel unwelcome in the Dem Party over the past few years. There was a lot of talk
sabrina 1
Apr 2015
#95
That's a perfect way of putting it. 'Do as I say, don't do as I do'. Reminds me of the NJ
sabrina 1
Apr 2015
#99
She has a perfect record on the issues, especially on being smart enough and courageous enough to
sabrina 1
Apr 2015
#91
I didn't know Reich had talked about running. I like him, he is very good on economic issues, the
sabrina 1
Apr 2015
#102
Interesting. Reich running would be great. But it's interesting to read this because recently he
sabrina 1
Apr 2015
#134
You may be right. I knew he was critical of the Clintons on policies, so when I read that article
sabrina 1
Apr 2015
#140
The way I see it, nothing is ever a done deal. Especially in politics. What I am afraid of is that
sabrina 1
Apr 2015
#109
Someone in the thread suggested Bernie and Barbara Lee, either way. I liked that a lot.
sabrina 1
Apr 2015
#128
Al Franken, that is another great choice. I only put up a few I thought of right off the bat because
sabrina 1
Apr 2015
#129
Gavin Newsom, that is another good pick. Someone else mentioned Al Gore also.
sabrina 1
Apr 2015
#133
Sorry about that. Thanks for the information about him. I had a positive image of him, probably
sabrina 1
Apr 2015
#141
'I want as many good nominees as possible, offering as many voices as we can get'. Yes,
sabrina 1
Apr 2015
#142