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Vote Bernie Sanders Or Watch Clinton Kill Progressivism (Original Post) UglyGreed Mar 2016 OP
A Clinton Victory This Go-Round Benefits The Democratic Left Than The Reactionary Right Vogon_Glory Mar 2016 #1
OK UglyGreed Mar 2016 #2
Ahem. I think what you meant to say... gcomeau Mar 2016 #5
Is Bernie a Progressive or a Democratic Socialist? JaneyVee Mar 2016 #3
He's not Democrat UglyGreed Mar 2016 #4
He's not a Democrat. He is a Democrat. He's a Dem Socialist. Now he's a Progressive. JaneyVee Mar 2016 #7
Well good for him!!!! UglyGreed Mar 2016 #8
That's like asking if Clinton is a woman or a female. gcomeau Mar 2016 #6
More ridiculous hyperbole from the Tea Left. RBInMaine Mar 2016 #9
I thought UglyGreed Mar 2016 #10

Vogon_Glory

(9,109 posts)
1. A Clinton Victory This Go-Round Benefits The Democratic Left Than The Reactionary Right
Tue Mar 1, 2016, 05:20 PM
Mar 2016

A Clinton victory this go-round benefits the Democratic left more than the Reactionary right. The national Republican Party is going to be a badly-fragmented mess, with the religious nuts on the outs with the speculators and profiteers and the Trump campsign's racism sticking to the GOP's other factions. Kobach and his pals will have much, much tougher times trying to keep progressives from voting. More of the reactionary base that supported the so-called "conservative movement" will be taking the big dirt nap.

Moreover, a Clinton victory can be part of swinging the political pendulum left again.

 

gcomeau

(5,764 posts)
5. Ahem. I think what you meant to say...
Tue Mar 1, 2016, 05:28 PM
Mar 2016

...was that if Clinton is the nominee and the choices narrow to Clinton or the GOP candidate winning then a Clinton win in THAT match-up benefits the left... seeing as your entire argument was about the GOP and Trump.


In case you missed it however, this is a Primary. You are getting rather ahead of yourself. You are supposed to be telling us why a Clinton victory OVER SANDERS is more of a benefit to the left.


Good luck with that.

UglyGreed

(7,661 posts)
4. He's not Democrat
Tue Mar 1, 2016, 05:27 PM
Mar 2016

it's true, it's true........ Hillary Clinton NV town hall - BTW met with a round of boos

 

JaneyVee

(19,877 posts)
7. He's not a Democrat. He is a Democrat. He's a Dem Socialist. Now he's a Progressive.
Tue Mar 1, 2016, 05:30 PM
Mar 2016

Maybe he's just confused.

UglyGreed

(7,661 posts)
8. Well good for him!!!!
Tue Mar 1, 2016, 05:35 PM
Mar 2016
Sounds like many here are New Democrats Third Way types so that IMO is an improvement!!!!!
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