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In reply to the discussion: New head of Our Revolution Nina Turner on Unity with DEMS!! [View all]BzaDem
(11,142 posts)62. That's not what Nina is proposing.
The question Nina was asked wasn't about Democratic primaries. It was specifically about non-Democrats.
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Me too...they can get their money from "our revolution" and other third party riffraff.
Demsrule86
Jul 2017
#87
and Nina mentions "the Senator" as if he was on board with the idea of endorsing non-DEMS!
Madam45for2923
Jul 2017
#7
It was a big mistake letting a certain senator run as a Dem. Nothing but divisiveness has followed.
brush
Jul 2017
#44
Yep she has crossed over and should be kicked out of the party for this...assuming she is still a
Demsrule86
Jul 2017
#88
Don't put Black Lives Matter in that company. Black folks voted 90+ percent for Hillary
brush
Jul 2017
#46
How much exactly did the black lives matter advance civil rights. With the election of Donald Trump?
MiddleClass
Jul 2017
#78
Shit...people shouldn't even put up a fight. They should just let themselves be trampled on because
JCanete
Jul 2017
#84
So Nina Turner feels that it's not the job of those who want to use the Democratic Party....
George II
Jul 2017
#14
I found it interesting that more people are registered independents than either major party...
Trial_By_Fire
Jul 2017
#15
Neither of those apply to registered voters, but what they "consider" themselves to be.
George II
Jul 2017
#16
Why? We have a two party system...and all splinter group like Our Revolution (gag) do
Demsrule86
Jul 2017
#32
That's not news. It's been that way for a while. Some lean right and some lean left
brush
Jul 2017
#47
The sheer ignorance is vast out there. A bunch of voters in Calif wanted to "register Independent"
Hekate
Jul 2017
#98
My comment, to which you apparently objected to or at least didn't "see", was:
George II
Jul 2017
#33
No, no objection, but I did not catch the DNC, et.al. part...sorry...It wasn't clear in your posts..
Trial_By_Fire
Jul 2017
#36
Not moot, and it has nothing to do with the primaries (except that you're referring to the primary!)
George II
Jul 2017
#40
You're deflecting, or you don't get what I'm saying or what Nina Turner said.
George II
Jul 2017
#43
She didn't get that comment out of thin air, it was in response to a directed question, which....
George II
Jul 2017
#50
This is not boding well. More politics of division. It was a big mistake letting a certain senator..
brush
Jul 2017
#49
She will endorse Republicans...thus her 'party' organization whatever...is a scam which will help
Demsrule86
Jul 2017
#110
Exactly. The Democratic Party has to set the record straight on this matter or we will wind up
politicaljunkie41910
Jul 2017
#106
arguably, she doesn't agree she needs to foster unity with the leadership as the priority.
JCanete
Jul 2017
#85
She can't foster unity while endorsing Republicans...and let me just say here and now...I call Nina
Demsrule86
Jul 2017
#90
well she defined a near impossible republican. I don't give a fuck about the R if that person is
JCanete
Jul 2017
#94
I ABSOLUTELY DO CARE.It is the number of Senators who set the agenda and gives power to a party...
Demsrule86
Jul 2017
#111
This is a moot point until we actually see any candidate with an R endorse the things she's talking
JCanete
Jul 2017
#117
Perhaps a viable candidate determines that the losses that he/she would incur with....
George II
Jul 2017
#97
when have people or organizations ever thrown in their support for a candidate whether the
JCanete
Jul 2017
#101
And so we're back to my original statement(s) - Our Revolution, headed up by Nina Turner and....
George II
Jul 2017
#103
So am I if that candidate looks more like a democrat than the D on the ticket. Hopefully that will
JCanete
Jul 2017
#109
without even knowing the candidate, the issues, the platform, you would say this? why? nt
JCanete
Jul 2017
#116
Well, with what Nina Turner said last week during that interview, it seems that....
George II
Jul 2017
#115
Good thing Nina Turner isn't a member at DU, she'd be banned by Skinner in a NY minute.
George II
Jul 2017
#13
Dear Nina, don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out of the Democratic Party.
tonyt53
Jul 2017
#26
Our revolution which is nothing but Bob'ers and Greens is dead to me...so is Turner.
Demsrule86
Jul 2017
#28
Please forward this to Ask the Admins so they won't be surprised when we Alert Abuse
Hekate
Jul 2017
#52
Nina is no longer a Democrat but the head of a third party riffraff organization that supports
Demsrule86
Jul 2017
#92
But that statement just clobbered Bernie and any plans he might have. With her at the helm,
Squinch
Jul 2017
#63
She thinks she will be the next Bernie Sanders in my opinion...she is deluded. He has decades of
Demsrule86
Jul 2017
#93
If you read JPR or even our revolution posts...some of that group turned on Sen. Sanders
Demsrule86
Jul 2017
#114
TOS does not protect Greens...in fact I read where Skinner said bashing Greens was allowed, and he
Demsrule86
Jul 2017
#72
This is going to turn into 2 terms of Trump (assuming he's kept out of an asylum).
Vinca
Jul 2017
#74
Naomi Wolf is a Canadian...I have never understood why any like her or think she is smart.
Demsrule86
Jul 2017
#96
Is she referring to Sen. Sanders? I have never heard him advocate endorsing Republicans...never.
Demsrule86
Jul 2017
#86