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pirateshipdude

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112. The Democratic Party shines with policies for the working class, way out thinking anyone else

Wed Jul 19, 2017, 03:07 PM

Jul 2017

addressing the issue. They also actually accomplish the means to the end goal.

Other than that Ken Burch, I cannot converse with you. You are the only one I get a hide with. So, I will leave your posts alone here on out. Thank-you for your opinion.

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Is there an effort to take over the Democratic Party by someone outside of our Party? [View all] pirateshipdude Jul 2017 OP

So, I'm letting you know... nt HopeAgain Jul 2017 #1

Are you going to share what you are letting me know? I am not much into guessing. pirateshipdude Jul 2017 #4

You said: HopeAgain Jul 2017 #10

O.K. Thank-you. Eom pirateshipdude Jul 2017 #19

Don't worry, it's NOT musette_sf Jul 2017 #114

Sanders was asked by Schumer to take a leadership position in the Democratic party Samantha Jul 2017 #65

Sanders himself, recently promoted what you accuse the Democratic Party of doing with blue dogs. pirateshipdude Jul 2017 #71

To tell you the truth, I don't understand why politicians are dictating women's health care Samantha Jul 2017 #93

Thank-you for sharing this story. Another poster discussed her experience pirateshipdude Jul 2017 #94

I'm looking at Kamala Harris WhiteTara Jul 2017 #2

For 2020? I am not really looking at 2020. I do like Harris. Eom. pirateshipdude Jul 2017 #7

Well, I don't know about you, but I'm WhiteTara Jul 2017 #25

Thanks for your opinions. That is all I am looking for. I just want to hear how people feel, what pirateshipdude Jul 2017 #33

Because he's an old white man? Is that all that matters to you? Towlie Jul 2017 #49

With attacks on women/girls and blacks, their lives depend on it being a big deal, or matter. Eom pirateshipdude Jul 2017 #61

It's not all. But I must say WhiteTara Jul 2017 #123

Well Said Me. Jul 2017 #82

Look to get her name right - it's Kamala. n/t PoliticAverse Jul 2017 #27

I saw that typo and corrected it. WhiteTara Jul 2017 #35

Tara saidsimplesimon Jul 2017 #109

I think BLM would disagree with you. I have heard them argue this point. I listen. pirateshipdude Jul 2017 #113

I didn't discuss her ethnicity. Perhaps WhiteTara Jul 2017 #124

His is a voice I wish more national Dems would speak with. n/t Ron Green Jul 2017 #3

That is cool, but I am really asking a simple question. I do not agree with you on more of his pirateshipdude Jul 2017 #9

What are these "better ideas?" How will they move this Ron Green Jul 2017 #106

Some of you are asking such huge questions Democrats should already know. A few, pirateshipdude Jul 2017 #107

I'm concerned that you're concerned. It's all very concerning. beam me up scottie Jul 2017 #5

Is it a secret? Because it seems to me like it is the conversation. Eom pirateshipdude Jul 2017 #11

IT'S YUUUUGE CONSPIRACY!!1! HE'S PLOTTING TO TAKE OVER THE WORLD! beam me up scottie Jul 2017 #13

Sanders is being treated as the "voice of the Democratic Party" Proud Liberal Dem Jul 2017 #6

I would like to know if that treatment is creating a situation where he and his supporters pirateshipdude Jul 2017 #12

There are many who will oppose any attempt to remake the party into the image of Sanders Gothmog Jul 2017 #8

I would suggest there is a strong majority of the base that will oppose. pirateshipdude Jul 2017 #16

I think that the attempt is being made to take over the party Gothmog Jul 2017 #24

Thank-you for your thought on this. I feel it is important to be honest with what is happening. pirateshipdude Jul 2017 #37

So just theoretically, if the party moves to the left, as Sanders and others are urging it to do, Voltaire2 Jul 2017 #125

"I've been hearing"..."different sources"... leftstreet Jul 2017 #14

Shhhhh. beam me up scottie Jul 2017 #15

Probably was Person 9 at the Trump Tower meeting leftstreet Jul 2017 #17

It's ALL over DU and just like EVERYWHERE apparently. beam me up scottie Jul 2017 #20

It is all over Du. I have been having conversation with people stating pirateshipdude Jul 2017 #18

When is this takeover scheduled to happen? leftstreet Jul 2017 #22

I asked a question and I think a legitimate question. pirateshipdude Jul 2017 #23

Been there, done that in 2016. Many of Sanders' ideas were put into the platform brush Jul 2017 #39

I agree with all that you are saying in this post. I do not see it either. pirateshipdude Jul 2017 #42

It is less about him personally wanting to run again, I assume, and the Eliot Rosewater Jul 2017 #127

Either way, we don't need that divsiveness again. brush Jul 2017 #128

If it's in the media & msm, etc., please help educate us by providing a few links. Petrushka Jul 2017 #85

If you have not heard conversation that Sanders is the voice for the Democratic Party, then it is on pirateshipdude Jul 2017 #88

In your reply #18, You said, "It is all over DU."---as well as in the media & msm--but . . . Petrushka Jul 2017 #117

I Think Sanders Wants To Determine The Focus Of The Dem Party Me. Jul 2017 #21

I am curious if part of the take over would be to redefine our party. pirateshipdude Jul 2017 #29

Well First Of All We Need Some Perspective Me. Jul 2017 #46

This is an informative post. You gave me stuff to ponder. Thank-you. Eom pirateshipdude Jul 2017 #48

Is there an effort to leave a flaming bag of dog poop on DU's doorstep? klook Jul 2017 #26

I am a Democrat on a Democratic board asking questions about our Democratic Party pirateshipdude Jul 2017 #31

"I am really not understanding the hostility." KTM Jul 2017 #76

I do not like Sanders. I am still asking a question that I feel is valid. pirateshipdude Jul 2017 #80

I think one of the issues is that you see it as an individual "taking over" KTM Jul 2017 #95

So, you think it is rubbish. I wanted opinions. Thank-you. pirateshipdude Jul 2017 #98

HA Goodman and his crowd are all on board with it. NCTraveler Jul 2017 #28

O.K. Thank-you for a thought out answer. I like the party. I do. pirateshipdude Jul 2017 #38

In a two party system covering millions of people.... NCTraveler Jul 2017 #40

I'm a sucker for simple analogy.. defacto7 Jul 2017 #52

Keeps everything in check. I have no issue with it. NCTraveler Jul 2017 #56

true... defacto7 Jul 2017 #67

I agree with this. pirateshipdude Jul 2017 #72

We need to unite on election day. NCTraveler Jul 2017 #77

the Sanders/Clinton rift as you call it is alive and well it just isn't as evident on here m-lekktor Jul 2017 #55

It is alive. It's also just about insignificant. NCTraveler Jul 2017 #59

That's my take as well ismnotwasm Jul 2017 #62

A Couple Of Questions Here.... global1 Jul 2017 #30

Please join us and help the party to mobilize. NCTraveler Jul 2017 #44

I have had to post a link to the party platform numerous times in the past few weeks here at Du lunasun Jul 2017 #50

I found that post to be stunning. NCTraveler Jul 2017 #60

No, Mostly a lot of people flopping around looking for political air ismnotwasm Jul 2017 #32

I like this post. I like how you see it and solution you have in addressing our issues. pirateshipdude Jul 2017 #43

Democrats have already started ismnotwasm Jul 2017 #51

"intersectionality at its very best, at its most inclusive. " pirateshipdude Jul 2017 #64

I don't have a problem with Bernie Sanders taking over Cary Jul 2017 #34

I would have a problem with Sanders taking over. Hence, my question. pirateshipdude Jul 2017 #45

Not arguing with you PSDude Cary Jul 2017 #102

Well, I conclude they cannot run it better, and the vast majority of the Democratic base pirateshipdude Jul 2017 #108

It's pretty tough to "take over" a party, especially one that's as The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2017 #36

Id be more concerned with the corporatist WinstonSmith00 Jul 2017 #41

What is a corporatist? pirateshipdude Jul 2017 #47

Link please.... defacto7 Jul 2017 #57

agreed Yates Amatitio Jul 2017 #53

Can't wait for the day the anti-corporatists turn in their iphones delisen Jul 2017 #92

comic genius. H2O Man Jul 2017 #54

Just a simple inquiry. MuseRider Jul 2017 #87

You do not believe in being informed about the dynamics in our Democratic Party that will pirateshipdude Jul 2017 #96

LOL MuseRider Jul 2017 #118

O.K. Thank-you for your opinion. The motive you assign to me is false. But again, pirateshipdude Jul 2017 #119

I wish he would take it over, it would be a much better party m-lekktor Jul 2017 #58

He doesn't want to ismnotwasm Jul 2017 #68

Who is this big donor. pirateshipdude Jul 2017 #73

Tom Steyer KTM Jul 2017 #79

Good for him. Thank-you for letting me know. Eom. pirateshipdude Jul 2017 #81

This guy--he loves Bernie ismnotwasm Jul 2017 #84

He certainly is allowed and has the money to back it. pirateshipdude Jul 2017 #90

I thnk there are attempts being made to divide it. LisaM Jul 2017 #63

Why would any progressive attempt to divide? No one is serious in winning another single election pirateshipdude Jul 2017 #66

I think there is a concerted effort being made to divide and maybe break up LisaM Jul 2017 #70

Yikes, that makes no logical, common, or intellectual sense. pirateshipdude Jul 2017 #74

You tell me. LisaM Jul 2017 #86

Honestly, I see about the whole party as progressive and certainly myself. pirateshipdude Jul 2017 #91

He can not be the voice of the Democratic Party as he is not a Democrat...end of story. Demsrule86 Jul 2017 #69

Lol, you are a micro, focused brain. They have a word for that, but it is not coming to mind. pirateshipdude Jul 2017 #75

It's not like a Board of Directors of a corporation GulfCoast66 Jul 2017 #78

Tea Party did with the Republican Party. 2008. Eom pirateshipdude Jul 2017 #83

You will supply specific and objective evidence supporting the validity of the question, yes? LanternWaste Jul 2017 #89

I would like the Democratic Party to be a broad-based progressive organization. David__77 Jul 2017 #97

Thank-you for your thought out post. I appreciate it. Eom. pirateshipdude Jul 2017 #99

A lot of people are not club joiners loyalsister Jul 2017 #100

I am not "worried" about membership. I am concerned about the direction of the party, pirateshipdude Jul 2017 #101

Your OP language suggests that your concern is for the party itself loyalsister Jul 2017 #103

You had me go back up to check my OP. Nope. 2018. The concern of people's lives. Eom pirateshipdude Jul 2017 #110

"Is there an effort to take over the Democratic party?" implies that the party itself is central loyalsister Jul 2017 #120

I have been, and am a lifetime member of the Democratic Party. I have put my time and effort, pirateshipdude Jul 2017 #121

No. There is an effort to make sure the Democrats are the party of the working class. Ken Burch Jul 2017 #104

Why did he refuse to rule out a 2020 run just a few days ago? n/t seaglass Jul 2017 #111

The Democratic Party shines with policies for the working class, way out thinking anyone else pirateshipdude Jul 2017 #112

For whatever it's worth, I've never alerted on any of your posts. Ken Burch Jul 2017 #122

He IS running Ken. He is already campaigning lunamagica Jul 2017 #126

The simple answer saidsimplesimon Jul 2017 #105

Answer: no he's not, and yes, it's a frivolous question. brooklynite Jul 2017 #115

Thank-you for your opinion. Eom. pirateshipdude Jul 2017 #116