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In reply to the discussion: Imagine a Republican Administration and Congress in 2017 [View all]corkhead
(6,119 posts)14. All the more reason we need a good healthy well contested 2016 Democratic primary.
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I'm with you, MineralMan. I'll be 62 this year. If the GOP snatches the White House and holds enough
calimary
Mar 2015
#5
It isn't the fear of seeing aNnything that furthers the greater good. FOR DECADES to come.
Johonny
Mar 2015
#9
A combination of both of those. With one hand, they'd be hellbent on tearing down everything
calimary
Mar 2015
#15
I agree. If we cannot have everything we want the best we can do is hold the ground we do have.
jwirr
Mar 2015
#19
Yup, we can't afford people sitting out of this election, making waffles, or trying to suppress the
FSogol
Mar 2015
#12
All the more reason we need a good healthy well contested 2016 Democratic primary.
corkhead
Mar 2015
#14
Agreed. Once we are past that everyone will fall in line once faced with the prospect of your list
corkhead
Mar 2015
#18
As rancorous as the 2008 primary season was on DU, it worked out fine in the end.
corkhead
Mar 2015
#25
Teens? Wow! It's soared. Then again, they haven't had a lot of time to screw us yet.
merrily
Mar 2015
#48
I don't have a problem with a gimmick, either. I was only making the additional point
merrily
Mar 2015
#62
There was no need to mention a candidate. We all got it anyway. But this is still pre-primary time.
merrily
Mar 2015
#40
Think? You've posted that you support Hillary because you think she's the most able to
merrily
Mar 2015
#44
A lot of people who defend Hillary a lot post that same thing, but that is not what you posted
merrily
Mar 2015
#52
Excuse me, but the point of my reply to your OP was not about you. You have ignored
merrily
Mar 2015
#57
Oh, yes, I have read that we should not waste the (bankers') money on primaries,
djean111
Mar 2015
#54
Why do you think there is a lack of strong Democratic candidates overall?
Cosmic Kitten
Mar 2015
#69
Why do you think there is a lack of strong Democratic candidates overall?
Cosmic Kitten
Mar 2015
#77