2016 Postmortem

Hydra

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38. We're trying to save the party

Sun Feb 28, 2016, 02:23 AM

Feb 2016

But I think this is the last chance...and I think the GOP is having the same problem, oddly enough.

I keep thinking that if both parties split, the DLC will join with what's left of the Repub establishment. Wouldn't that be pure irony?

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Establishment Dems Promise to Block Sanders Proposals, Says They're "DOA" [View all] Triana Feb 2016 OP

What a peice of shit. Rod Beauvex Feb 2016 #1

The DNC DWS DLC Third Way Establishment Is Apoplectic About A Bernie Presidency, The Panic Is Theirs cantbeserious Feb 2016 #2

I wonder if they actually ever thought that we really wanted jwirr Feb 2016 #9

There Are Effectively Five Parties In America - The Oligarchs, Corporations And Banks Own Three cantbeserious Feb 2016 #12

and Independents are the Majority Party in this country FreakinDJ Feb 2016 #31

If the Independents sit this one out maybe the DNC will learn who their masters really are FreakinDJ Feb 2016 #30

They won't learn. Deny and Shred Feb 2016 #32

Its as simple as good vs evil. Integrity vs lack of integrity. Honesty vs deception. Peregrine Took Feb 2016 #33

Yes - The Establishment Demands Loyalty - From All Citizens - Despite The Contradictions cantbeserious Feb 2016 #34

That kind of statement would make me even more willing to jwirr Feb 2016 #3

Throw the bums out! highprincipleswork Feb 2016 #4

Well that seals it. After the Florida primary, I change my registration demwing Feb 2016 #5

It comes down to.....can we save the party or do we start over? yourout Feb 2016 #6

We're trying to save the party Hydra Feb 2016 #38

Which is why his last day as a candidate is my last day as a Democrat. Barack_America Feb 2016 #7

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2016 #45

Yep. peacebird Feb 2016 #55

It's gonna suck for establishment Dems when they get blocked Autumn Feb 2016 #8

This kind of statement will keep millennials sadoldgirl Feb 2016 #10

Bookmark Thread noretreatnosurrender Feb 2016 #11

is that supposed to stop the Bernie or Bust movement? tk2kewl Feb 2016 #13

It would not surprise me in the least if that is their objective. stillwaiting Feb 2016 #42

Kick azmom Feb 2016 #14

The Obama wing of the Party in my youth would all be Republicans emsimon33 Feb 2016 #15

True. Dems are so far off to the right they don't even recognize one of their own anymore Triana Feb 2016 #23

That's why I won't be voting for Clinton no matter who she's running against Doctor_J Feb 2016 #16

Plouffe says stuff for a living, here's some stuff he said about Hillary in 2008... Bluenorthwest Feb 2016 #17

That's the same stuff many of her most vocal supporters noamnety Feb 2016 #49

who would have thunk it kingCowan Feb 2016 #18

And that's why all of them must go. 2pooped2pop Feb 2016 #19

Three cheers for the Clinton campaign, the corporate media, our Democratic establishment mhatrw Feb 2016 #20

Someone told me on Twitter about 30 minutes ago that "Hillary has already won" Triana Feb 2016 #24

Shows how much they desperately need that to happen n/t Hydra Feb 2016 #39

The longer they keep spelling that out and the longer they imagine scaring people about Jefferson23 Feb 2016 #21

David Plouffe and the rest of the Third Way Crowd need to form their own party Samantha Feb 2016 #22

Well said and I agree. FDR Democrats need to squeeze out DLC and turd way types Triana Feb 2016 #26

We need to start standing up to these people instead of accepting them as Democrats Samantha Feb 2016 #36

May be time for the guillotines to roll out. PowerToThePeople Feb 2016 #25

Guillotines, torches, machetes and thumbscrews. nt VulgarPoet Feb 2016 #57

That pretty much says Depaysement Feb 2016 #27

Well, that's gonna be great for voter turnout. cyberswede Feb 2016 #28

They'd do to Bernie what the republicans did to Obama? lob1 Feb 2016 #29

The fuckers can get booted out. Punkingal Feb 2016 #35

But we're supposed to be loyal to them. Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2016 #37

Yes, because they are bad proposals MaggieD Feb 2016 #40

to Republicans and DLCers, yes. Triana Feb 2016 #43

No, I'm not a conservative Dem MaggieD Feb 2016 #47

SMH randomelement Feb 2016 #41

They are so out of touch it scares me. malletgirl02 Feb 2016 #44

David Plouffe is libertarian as are all those folks being called establishment Democratic. Todays_Illusion Feb 2016 #46

And...... MaggieD Feb 2016 #48

The worst thing about the libertiarn take over of both the Republican and Democratic Todays_Illusion Feb 2016 #56

I seriously thought this was satire at first noamnety Feb 2016 #50

Our votes are dead on arrival. CentralMass Feb 2016 #51

i think an opening for a third party is emerging. elana i am Feb 2016 #52

Everyone fighting everyone means there are no effective winners. oldandhappy Feb 2016 #53

Apparently, they failed to sign one of party loyalty oaths so popular here. Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2016 #54

Never mind UglyGreed Feb 2016 #58

Can you point out the evidence of "Establishment Dems Promise to Block Sanders Proposals"? brooklynite Feb 2016 #59

40% of Americans identify as Independent. This number will keep on growing the more liberal_at_heart Feb 2016 #60

First off, career politician Sanders is also an establishment Independent. great white snark Feb 2016 #61