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Walk away

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11. Using the leverage of his adoring followers to fire DWS who was leaving after the convention....
Thu Jun 16, 2016, 06:28 PM
Jun 2016

is a slap in the face of all of those people who slavishly attend his rallies and send him their $$$$. What possible benefit is there to the "Revolution" to fire someone he hates a month before her job is done????

It is so petty and mean spirited.

I am no fan of Debbie Wasserman Schultz but his bitter vetch is just embarrassing and completely unproductive.

Join it and participate in it, and to hell with a caucus. Those are anti-democratic. tonyt53 Jun 2016 #1
We cannot allow people to come and try to weaken our party ! Her Sister Jun 2016 #2
Good common sense post from Kos. Koinos Jun 2016 #3
The malcontents are the people who can't do the hard work to make an alternate party. BobbyDrake Jun 2016 #4
No sale, Bernie. teamster633 Jun 2016 #5
I'm with Kos on this, and where the hell do I sign up? I think the party's rank-n-file should get.. Tarheel_Dem Jun 2016 #6
1000000+ I absolutely agree with you. skylucy Jun 2016 #25
I've been following Presidential elections since the early 1970s, and I don't recall.... George II Jun 2016 #7
That's the truth! SharonClark Jun 2016 #9
My favorite part: NastyRiffraff Jun 2016 #8
I think that either we open the primaries or fix the gerrymandering. wildeyed Jun 2016 #10
Isn't that for states to decide? The Democratic party has no business... Walk away Jun 2016 #12
Not sure what you mean. wildeyed Jun 2016 #13
That is what I mean. Walk away Jun 2016 #19
Sure, but we make it hard for third parties in ways that stifle democracy. wildeyed Jun 2016 #22
Gerrymandering is performed by the party in charge, it should be done away with but in Texas Thinkingabout Jun 2016 #14
Democrats gerrymander too. wildeyed Jun 2016 #17
Yes Democrats is also guilty of gerrymandering. Let it go by county lines, they are already drawn Thinkingabout Jun 2016 #18
If a third party is going to be viable they need to be better organized. LiberalFighter Jun 2016 #26
Chicken or the egg problem.... wildeyed Jun 2016 #28
Using the leverage of his adoring followers to fire DWS who was leaving after the convention.... Walk away Jun 2016 #11
And, that's his MO.. "petty and mean spirited".. he lost so he has to blame it on anyone Cha Jun 2016 #15
Love KOS.. he speaks for me.. Cha Jun 2016 #16
He speaks for me too! And he has been tearing it up for the last 2-3 months Number23 Jun 2016 #20
I know.. I'm been loving what KOS has had to say about the bernster. Cha Jun 2016 #21
Couldn't agree more. nt eastwestdem Jun 2016 #23
K&R nt ProudProgressiveNow Jun 2016 #24
These things are in place to keep from having a Trump on the Democratic ticket liberal N proud Jun 2016 #27
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