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katsy

(4,246 posts)

6. Don't engage in your right to vote in primaries!

Reply to bigdarryl (Original post)

Sat Mar 12, 2016, 01:57 PM

Mar 2016

Don't engage in messy democracy!

The sky is falling! The sky is falling!

The article makes some interesting points but if our democratic primary season must be cut short to save ourselves it loses me. That's just panic inducing, fear mongering of the worst sort. If we need to give up our rights to engage in elections, even primary, we lost long before this.

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Allan Lictman: The Democrats are one key shy of losing the 2016 election. [View all] bigdarryl Mar 2016 OP

Why should Bernie back off to save the election for Clinton? ladjf Mar 2016 #1

Um if you've read his books throughout the years it's not bigdarryl Mar 2016 #7

Sheesh. revbones Mar 2016 #2

Not even worth a click through. longship Mar 2016 #3

Nope. djean111 Mar 2016 #4

It's hard to fathom that people who actually believe in Bernie's message would be willing to throw world wide wally Mar 2016 #5

Which neofascist do you mean? immoderate Mar 2016 #10

I'm hoping you are smart enough to figure that out for yourself without blinders on world wide wally Mar 2016 #11

Don't engage in your right to vote in primaries! katsy Mar 2016 #6

Interesting article Gothmog Mar 2016 #8

People on here can popoo this guy all they want but I will be saving this post bigdarryl Mar 2016 #12

As soon as he said her lead (including super delegates) makes the primaries done I stopped reading. SolutionisSolidarity Mar 2016 #9

Locking mcar Mar 2016 #13