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Mon Oct 12, 2020, 02:25 PM

Oct 2020

Well said, stat!

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Ms. Sarandon, self-righteous liberals, Hillary Haters, all the rest, SEE what's happening TODAY? [View all] Stinky The Clown Oct 2020 OP

The Sarandmaid's Tale Blue Owl Oct 2020 #1

OMG you are equating left of center with a mysogynistic reference? FreddyWhite Oct 2020 #154

I'm not sure I would consider Sarandon an "ally." thucythucy Oct 2020 #171

Susie is why Gore lost and Hillary lost, she is a fucking Green and disgrace...she is basically a Demsrule86 Oct 2020 #175

No more fucking vanity voting FFS! we can do it Oct 2020 #2

What vanity? CaptYossarian Oct 2020 #9

Umm people voting for idiots like stein? we can do it Oct 2020 #10

Yeah 2016 is still unbelievable in my mind. It is hard to accept the stupidity not of the ... Statistical Oct 2020 #3

+1 ProfessorGAC Oct 2020 #32

True that! WinstonSmith4740 Oct 2020 #120

You're damn right. BlancheSplanchnik Oct 2020 #126

+1 betsuni Oct 2020 #129

Nazi?? This discussion plays into Putin and Trump FreddyWhite Oct 2020 #155

Come on it was very obvious I wasn't talking about the primary. Statistical Oct 2020 #168

AMEN, Statistical! AMEN! calimary Oct 2020 #167

Yes it is bottomofthehill Oct 2020 #4

Co-signed VivaResitance Oct 2020 #5

I agree and I will not ever forget. Every discussion I start with SC and not one person acknowledged LizBeth Oct 2020 #6

The ground is littered with noses scornfully cut off "pure" spited faces. nt Atticus Oct 2020 #7

B-bros? JonLP24 Oct 2020 #8

If the OP doesn't apply to you, it doesn't apply to you. yardwork Oct 2020 #60

You can just as easily place blame on RBG for not retiring in 2014. PTWB Oct 2020 #11

Actually, I agree completely that RBG should have retired then. Stinky The Clown Oct 2020 #12

I agree also ace3csusm Oct 2020 #74

Said Hillary Would Win OhioTim Oct 2020 #106

Good post. Hamer555 Oct 2020 #14

Granting statehood to Washington DC and Puerto Rico might fix a whole lot. calimary Oct 2020 #94

DC would have one rep, PR would have four. Statistical Oct 2020 #169

Of course. The assholes are never responsible. kcr Oct 2020 #15

Voter suppression Condor1 Oct 2020 #22

Pull My Other Finger, Sweetheart The Magistrate Oct 2020 #30

+100 and bronxiteforever Oct 2020 #43

Well, it's like saying that Nader druidity33 Oct 2020 #46

The Rationalization Is On Your Part, Sir, Not Mine The Magistrate Oct 2020 #54

So a 2 Party system for you then... druidity33 Oct 2020 #105

I Deal With What Actually Is, Sir The Magistrate Oct 2020 #110

Which explains why druidity33 Oct 2020 #112

this diary is relevant in the sense that purist idiots not voting matter. but analyzing elections certainot Oct 2020 #113

I agree with you 100% about talk radio... druidity33 Oct 2020 #115

as many incentives as possible - but try passing any of that while 1500 radio stations get to certainot Oct 2020 #137

Let's not forget the butterfly ballot. AirmensMom Oct 2020 #173

Don't confuse the discussion with facts. rwsanders Oct 2020 #176

I am so sorry. AirmensMom Oct 2020 #177

... sheshe2 Oct 2020 #140

The "Hillary equals Trump" mantra was a form of voter suppression. oasis Oct 2020 #38

Post removed Post removed Oct 2020 #41

Try again mcar Oct 2020 #57

I agree!! FreddyWhite Oct 2020 #156

There were 3 major factors mercuryblues Oct 2020 #165

In which "blue wall" states did we NOT campaign enough? George II Oct 2020 #24

Minnesota, Michigan and Wisconsin PTWB Oct 2020 #42

So you're telling me/us that Clinton lost because she spent only 4* days in Michigan and.... George II Oct 2020 #114

Absolutely not. PTWB Oct 2020 #119

Meanwhile, here in 2020, we have prominent "progressive" surrogates bashing the Democrats.... George II Oct 2020 #122

🤷🏻‍♂️ PTWB Oct 2020 #123

She was the top surrogate (co-chair) for our ultimate second-place candidate. That tells me a lot... George II Oct 2020 #124

Some folks don't have the capacity to see anything but what they want to see. PTWB Oct 2020 #127

What I saw was a woman who bashed the Democratic Party relentlessly as co-chair of.... George II Oct 2020 #131

Absolutely. PTWB Oct 2020 #133

She was far more important than some "crackpot" who worked on the campaign. She was paid.... George II Oct 2020 #134

So you've convinced yourself that staffers on a campaign have more pull than the candidate? PTWB Oct 2020 #135

Where is he? nt sheshe2 Oct 2020 #141

Bernie? PTWB Oct 2020 #142

"The critique of Clinton's campaign ... faulted her for not investing enough in field organization, betsuni Oct 2020 #118

Good point FreddyWhite Oct 2020 #157

The plain fact of the matter is that it was an incredible gamble on the part of Ginsberg to believe Midwestern Democrat Oct 2020 #161

No, No, No!!! brooklynite Oct 2020 #13

To Channel Judge Schmales... ProfessorGAC Oct 2020 #36

Makes me sick too. Miigwech Oct 2020 #16

Of course, but ... CloudWatcher Oct 2020 #17

Agree! Golfnbrew Oct 2020 #23

As well almost twice as many Hillary supporters voted McCain or Stein or didn't vote for Obama LiberalLovinLug Oct 2020 #49

That's true. The MSM was a key part of Trump's campaign. yardwork Oct 2020 #64

Change Buttons Roy Rolling Oct 2020 #18

Did the Democratic Party learn anything from it? NameAlreadyTaken Oct 2020 #19

In the short term it seems like it. Statistical Oct 2020 #25

Post removed Post removed Oct 2020 #56

I'm not going to alert on this but somebody might. Reconsider your post. yardwork Oct 2020 #67

Dont worry TheDemsshouldhireme Oct 2020 #20

Exactly. There is no status quo. Every election the country moves. Statistical Oct 2020 #28

Take those 2 elections TheDemsshouldhireme Oct 2020 #39

What you said, my friend. calimary Oct 2020 #84

You daily hour of Sarandon hate begins now... aidbo Oct 2020 #21

All of it richly deserved BannonsLiver Oct 2020 #178

Who do you believe bears more responsibility for HRC's loss, Sarandon or Hilary herself? aidbo Oct 2020 #188

It was a group effort BannonsLiver Oct 2020 #189

You do understand ... Jopin Klobe Oct 2020 #26

Jill Stein got more votes than Clinton lost by in the three states that mattered. Statistical Oct 2020 #29

Stein voters were never going to vote for Hillary LiberalLovinLug Oct 2020 #44

Not a single third party voter was ever going to vote for Clinton? Statistical Oct 2020 #48

"but there isn't a progressive bone in their body" LiberalLovinLug Oct 2020 #59

Who said anything about single handedly. Statistical Oct 2020 #62

Bringing up the conspiratorial notion that Stein and Putin are "buddies" because she accepted LiberalLovinLug Oct 2020 #85

or fuck em. Statistical Oct 2020 #87

And if there were no Libertarian Party LiberalLovinLug Oct 2020 #99

"Accepted an invitation and was involuntarily seated at the same table" MrsCoffee Oct 2020 #163

Yes what an outrageously unbelievable statement! LiberalLovinLug Oct 2020 #183

Hillary ran on $15 min. wage, public option ACA with Medicare at 55, holding Wall Street betsuni Oct 2020 #89

I agree LiberalLovinLug Oct 2020 #97

I understand Russia helped Trump, not Hillary Skittles Oct 2020 #121

3 Trump "Judges." Those Stein voters screwed the country for decades. kairos12 Oct 2020 #27

Yeah Handmaid Barrett is young enough she could serve 30 possibly 40 years on the bench. Statistical Oct 2020 #31

Without adding seats to SCOTUS it won't matter kairos12 Oct 2020 #35

Buh buh buh! Grokenstein Oct 2020 #33

+1 betsuni Oct 2020 #92

I trust you are equally mad about Mike Bloomberg endorsing and raising money for the deciding vote liskddksil Oct 2020 #34

Murdochs will still be able to get abortions and healthcare anywhere. What do they care that they Pepsidog Oct 2020 #37

Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2020 #40

Good post. Hamer555 Oct 2020 #73

"You catch even more flies with manure. What's your point?" Wednesdays Oct 2020 #90

Oh no's! Her ONE vote was the tipping point for Trump!!! LiberalLovinLug Oct 2020 #45

News flash! It's not about "one vote", it's about influencing thousands oasis Oct 2020 #50

Such immense power she has!!!!!! LiberalLovinLug Oct 2020 #65

we should also look at how we ended up with gop congress majority under most of Obama presidency AlexSFCA Oct 2020 #47

Amen to that TheDemsshouldhireme Oct 2020 #51

and that's why gop thinks they have a mandate AlexSFCA Oct 2020 #52

Well Gerrymandering and the conservative lean to the Senate don't help either. Statistical Oct 2020 #58

statewide races are not subject to gerrymandering AlexSFCA Oct 2020 #83

I share your anger. yardwork Oct 2020 #53

I will never forget how those Hillary Haters/3rd party voters mcar Oct 2020 #55

Yeah I wonder how many of them would have the guts to say it again now or even the guts to say Statistical Oct 2020 #63

Lots of whataboutism on this OP alone mcar Oct 2020 #66

It wasn't Susan Sarandon, it was the Bernie Bros who sank us FakeNoose Oct 2020 #61

Post removed Post removed Oct 2020 #68

So does pretending someone is a member of your Party FakeNoose Oct 2020 #72

Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2020 #79

It seems only Republicans are welcome in some of those "big tents". nt Autumn Oct 2020 #86

your motto appears to be Celerity Oct 2020 #75

MSNBC's Eddie Glaude's statements on his non-support of Hillary oasis Oct 2020 #70

this semi-long post of mine may help Celerity Oct 2020 #78

Thanks I'll read this FakeNoose Oct 2020 #82

yw Celerity Oct 2020 #88

+1 progressoid Oct 2020 #144

Agreed DENVERPOPS Oct 2020 #116

That is not true. Bernie did ask his supporters to vote for her. Autumn Oct 2020 #128

K&R. (nt) Paladin Oct 2020 #69

my fear is this woman could yuiyoshida Oct 2020 #71

+++ agree. that's why we gotta have a HUGE blue wave. nt iluvtennis Oct 2020 #77

I have a couple friends who refuse to vote ecstatic Oct 2020 #76

Why would they refuse to vote? dhol82 Oct 2020 #107

Self Righteous Liberals, Hillary Haters Alice Garoute Oct 2020 #80

It's a shame this still works. Duncan Grant Oct 2020 #81

People forget that a record number of people voted. Black turn out was down, Hillary won by over Autumn Oct 2020 #91

Black turnout was going to be down from Obama's election no matter who we nominated. StevieM Oct 2020 #96

I didn't claim she was the wrong candidate to appeal to black voters. I stated a fact that Autumn Oct 2020 #111

Black turnout went up five points to a historical high in 2008 and 2012. Then went back to usual. betsuni Oct 2020 #98

So they were registered to vote when Obama was running ? Voted twice, they just chose not to Autumn Oct 2020 #179

"Of course, African Americans have been a crucial Democratic constituency since the civil rights betsuni Oct 2020 #180

No, it's not hard to understand at all. Too bad they didn't vote in 2016, Hillary would have won. Autumn Oct 2020 #181

"What characteristic distinguished Sanders and Clinton supporters? To many election-year betsuni Oct 2020 #184

Dems should work to gain the loyalty from those younger voters some of the rank and file detest. Autumn Oct 2020 #185

Why don't you call the authors of the book and ask them about it? betsuni Oct 2020 #186

I don't need to. You cleared it up nicely with your snippets. I couldn't have picked any better. Autumn Oct 2020 #187

Raw black voter turnout RATE was down, it was down by %. It also was equal to turnout RATE.... George II Oct 2020 #101

This is the direct result of 2016 BainsBane Oct 2020 #150

Their answer is yes, because it will bring about the "revolution" treestar Oct 2020 #93

So the big revolution turned out to be some more Americans realizing they should vote. betsuni Oct 2020 #95

this llashram Oct 2020 #100

Yes but no. lark Oct 2020 #102

I Blame the Media The River Oct 2020 #103

Yep! Rebl2 Oct 2020 #108

A penetrating quote from 1979 anamnua Oct 2020 #104

Sarandon is still at it this year, as are some prominent "progressive" voices - most notably.... George II Oct 2020 #109

What's that? SaranWrap, you're Saying? Le Drunkard Thomas Oct 2020 #117

Life Lesson of Lessons? calclar Oct 2020 #125

Is this really the post we want given that the election is just days away?...REALLY? mudstump Oct 2020 #130

Ikr? questionseverything Oct 2020 #143

EXACTLY - this just helps out Russian Trolls FreddyWhite Oct 2020 #153

How? betsuni Oct 2020 #159

Counterfactual quakerboy Oct 2020 #132

'zactly. progressoid Oct 2020 #145

Sorry no... jimlup Oct 2020 #136

+1 Duncan Grant Oct 2020 #139

Hasn't this been beaten to death already? chwaliszewski Oct 2020 #138

16 things Hillary Clinton blames for her election loss progressoid Oct 2020 #146

"A small but still significant number of left-wing voters may well have thrown the election betsuni Oct 2020 #149

Same old, same old, nothing new here. 🙄 nt Raine Oct 2020 #147

What's new is that the rights BainsBane Oct 2020 #151

The ignorance was and is astounding. betsuni Oct 2020 #158

There is definitely some BS about the 2020 primary BainsBane Oct 2020 #160

This is exactly what they wanted BainsBane Oct 2020 #148

Whoaaa slow down people! you are yelling divisive language! FreddyWhite Oct 2020 #152

Don't push the Green Party here. MrsCoffee Oct 2020 #164

I'm not in that group, & I've always voted with the S.C. in mind backroadblast Oct 2020 #162

I lulz'd KG Oct 2020 #166

While serving in Iraq, a war she voted for Stryst Oct 2020 #170

Sarandon wants her way or else. Progressive dog Oct 2020 #172

Unproductive. Thats all. KPN Oct 2020 #174

By the way, some people seem to forget that Sarandon is a political activist. betsuni Oct 2020 #182