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In reply to the discussion: Chris Cillizza: Bernie Sanders still doesnt know what the Democratic party stands for [View all]alarimer
(16,245 posts)82. Chris Cilliza is full of shit.
Bernie Sanders is a better Democrat than almost anyone currently in the party and he certainly understands the predicament most people are in and is most effective when reaching out (see the recent town halls for example). He is likely more effecting doing that than just about anyone else.
But I guess the team labels matter more than anything else. But there is a reason more and more people identify as independents.
So the complaint mainly seems to be that Sanders is not officially a Dem. It's clear that he touches a nerve. Democrats have failed and failed and failed doing the same thing over and over and over again that they might as well try something else.
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Chris Cillizza: Bernie Sanders still doesnt know what the Democratic party stands for [View all]
brooklynite
Mar 2017
OP
I'm not disengaged...I think that any "democratic leader" saying they don't know
Fresh_Start
Mar 2017
#68
Seems his default stance is to always attack the party, a big reason we lost IMO.
brush
Mar 2017
#110
But sadly "his base" showed little interest in voting last year, at least voting for Clinton.
George II
Mar 2017
#95
not just Clinton for Democrats...and it seem as if some want to keep it that way.
Demsrule86
Mar 2017
#100
Stop taking corporate money and being beholden to those donors. very simple really. n/t
yodermon
Mar 2017
#6
Tell the so called progressives that are so pure that gave us Trump to stop causing us to lose,
Demsrule86
Mar 2017
#91
How about we ban *ALL* the fucking money and make elections publicly funded?
Blue_Tires
Mar 2017
#108
who's Chris Cillizza? Another divisive person who doesn't believe 'we're stronger together'?
Sunlei
Mar 2017
#9
If its pay 'news entertainment' it's not my cup of tea. Guess that's why I didn't know the name.
Sunlei
Mar 2017
#39
WE agree, but MOST know how to read the DNC website and pays have ass'd attention to DNC policy
uponit7771
Mar 2017
#55
I don't feel that way. He is a leader for the 99%. He ran with no PAC and no wall street money.
The Wielding Truth
Mar 2017
#138
The Democratic Party will never be progressive enough for Bernie and his supporters
SecularMotion
Mar 2017
#141
Those looking to re-fight the primaries need to look deeper than the sound bites...
Orsino
Mar 2017
#17
You're correct. It's not "one-size-fits-all" ... how can it be? But, it's clearly a mistake...
NurseJackie
Mar 2017
#80
We see many of the same moving pieces in play but differ in how we weigh them
Tom Rinaldo
Mar 2017
#96
What's Chris Cillizza's claim-to-fame? I remember seeing him on Olbermann...
NurseJackie
Mar 2017
#25
He's got too much on his plate. He's conflicted in which "job" takes priority (in my opinion.)
NurseJackie
Mar 2017
#65
I have my own Democartic principles; I don't need to refer to Chuck Schumer's.
WinkyDink
Mar 2017
#130
no one can give a definitive answer, Democratic party has always been a diverse coalition
geek tragedy
Mar 2017
#37
Is there not a Platform? Are we not the Party of the Social Contract? Of fairness, equality, and
WinkyDink
Mar 2017
#40
God forbid that a progressive activist push any sensitive buttons or get under anyone's skin!
lunatica
Mar 2017
#42
You seem concerned. Please feel free to air more of your concerns, and enjoy your stay. nt
msanthrope
Mar 2017
#103
I was following Cillizza on Twitter, recently noticed more support/positive push for Donnie.
sarcasmo
Mar 2017
#61
He had to earn it the old fashioned way. Demonstrating support for his ideas
Tom Rinaldo
Mar 2017
#72
Change comes from within. Not because someone shouts at us from the sidelines.
NurseJackie
Mar 2017
#88
No the purity crowd gave us Trump...I am for winning / now that would a change for the better and
Demsrule86
Mar 2017
#102
I recently self-deleted and ended what could have been an interesting exchange...
NurseJackie
Mar 2017
#134
Not just that, but apparently actual Sanders quotes are considered to be alert-bait...
NurseJackie
Mar 2017
#139
And this is why I don't like Bernie Sanders and do not think he is good for the Democratic Party.
Demsrule86
Mar 2017
#89
At least those going down with the Titanic (a grossly exaggerated platitude) are on the Titanic....
George II
Mar 2017
#92
Well.....there was no "shore." No one to watch. Hubris sunk it, far from help. nt
msanthrope
Mar 2017
#109
I don't like or trust Bernie Sanders and at the same time Cilizza is a slimey POS (this is known).
seaglass
Mar 2017
#116
He doesn't know what the Democratic Party stands for, but he's insisting on changing it anyway.
George II
Mar 2017
#123
Years ago when I first put my name in for nomination to a specific office here in town...
George II
Mar 2017
#146
I'm not whining at all, for I don't care what he does. Join; don't join. Just don't pretend.
WinkyDink
Mar 2017
#132