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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Tens of thousands to leave Democratic party the day after their primaries in protest [View all]rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)406. Why would you think to call them sore losers? You think that will hurt their feelings?
If Goldman-Sachs/Clinton win the primary, then they will have lost in a rigged contest. They have every reason to be sore. They see their families and friends losing jobs, homes, education opportunities, retirements and their infrastructure crumbling. I am sore about 50,000,000 Americans living in poverty and you should be also. Better believe that if Goldman-Sachs wins the presidency, NOTHING WILL IMPROVE. Oh they will blame it on the hapless Republicons in their con game, "oh my oh my we tried to save SS but the mean Republicons destroyed it."
It's time to choose sides in this class war and Goldman-Sachs/Clinton/Corp-Media are not on the side of the 99%.
The hubris of the Aristocracy and their minions will be their downfall.
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Tens of thousands to leave Democratic party the day after their primaries in protest [View all]
pinebox
Mar 2016
OP
So DINOS switch in and out just to vote for Bernie? So the party no longer belongs to true Dems? nt
Jitter65
Mar 2016
#361
The true Dems., the Progressives and Liberals, are in the minority. The majority have long
Cal33
Mar 2016
#415
Right the MILLONS of people leaving the dem party you mean the indies and Green Party voters?
FloridaBlues
Mar 2016
#421
I stopped supporting the DNC after Wasserman-Schultz pulled that crap with the debates.
vintx
Mar 2016
#61
Same here! The DNC today is almost like being in the RNC. All establishment driven. n/t
RKP5637
Mar 2016
#121
I learned that back in the Obama campaign days. Why is everyone now so hot about leaving the
ancianita
Mar 2016
#202
You seem to be oblivious to the fact that the Republicans are having their problems
Cal33
Mar 2016
#420
No? Trump might very well split the Republican Party in two. He has so threatened several times.
Cal33
Mar 2016
#569
I am saying that the Republicans are going through just as rough a time right now as the
Cal33
Mar 2016
#597
Bernie isn't winning the popular vote because people aren't seeing and hearing him.
HeartoftheMidwest
Mar 2016
#326
The Corp-Media has financially invested in Clinton and almost completely ignore him.
rhett o rick
Mar 2016
#401
Hard to read what you mean. Sounds like you are rationalizing not helping the 99% because
rhett o rick
Mar 2016
#417
He's on MY TV all the live-long day. He's on every news channel, and every talking head show.
MADem
Mar 2016
#369
What?? People showed up because Sanders has a great network. That has nothing at all to do with
rhett o rick
Mar 2016
#447
What do you mean by "What???" If he "has a great network," he doesn't need the "news that no one
MADem
Mar 2016
#458
Whether you think he "needs" it or not has nothing to do with the question of why
rhett o rick
Mar 2016
#496
He might get on Ellen, but no one is broadcasting the thousands that show up to see him.
rhett o rick
Mar 2016
#593
And I did NOT alert on that thing, either-I didn't see any point. I am glad, though, that I have
MADem
Mar 2016
#621
Same here. Dean, DWS, and Hillary are so arrogant that they don't think they need us. n/t
Dawgs
Mar 2016
#69
Threateners are tantrum throwers ignorant of party history/vision. Independent is not yet viable.
ancianita
Mar 2016
#241
So why are you here. You're not politically driven enough to even be here. What's your story.
ancianita
Mar 2016
#255
Yes. Pick your third party. Look at states' party majority status history. Tell me the "leavers"
ancianita
Mar 2016
#302
I see third party voting in a majority of blue rather than red states on the map. Perhaps I'm wrong
ancianita
Mar 2016
#335
It might well be fewer. So show me the latest chart of third ballot states. I posted a quick find.
ancianita
Mar 2016
#308
I hate to bring up third parties but I read about it here and simply try to make the case that it's
ancianita
Mar 2016
#531
It's precisely BECAUSE I know the history of the party that I reject its current direction.
Lizzie Poppet
Mar 2016
#309
Thanks for the thoughtful response. It's your decision. I've decided they will never drive me out.
ancianita
Mar 2016
#318
Threatening to not vote the party nominee is the last thing DU'ers should voice here.
ancianita
Mar 2016
#332
By no means is she an FDR Democrat. I never claimed that. I'm selling that the FDR voters need not
ancianita
Mar 2016
#368
I wouldn't fight that. I simply see the FDR wing as the seed from which that leftist party grows, as
ancianita
Mar 2016
#526
Have you, while bashing the dems and Clinton, paid any attention to what's happening . . .
brush
Mar 2016
#449
As the saying goes, All Politics is Local. All eyes on Presidential election, but we are going to
Hestia
Mar 2016
#562
OK, OK! You cited history and Whigs but nothing close to that has happened since the 90s . . .
brush
Mar 2016
#587
It's the most incredible thing. The DNC today just just another faceless corrupt and uncaring
RKP5637
Mar 2016
#197
Americans often do not play with a full deck when they vote. Often it's driven by emotions, they
RKP5637
Mar 2016
#482
This election has me very concerned. I just find it startling Trump has the following he does,
RKP5637
Mar 2016
#485
I echo your feelings and your path as an active lifelong Democrat. The party has left us.
DiehardLiberal
Mar 2016
#295
Yeah, but weren't people begged to change their party affiliation to vote against Drumpf and vote
Hestia
Mar 2016
#567
I did not hear that but it might be true; the only fact I have is what the Secretary of State said
Samantha
Mar 2016
#570
I'm a lifelong Democrat and have been voting for Democrats my entire adult life.
ncliberal
Mar 2016
#144
yep. THe party was sold to Corporatists like the Koch Bros and has been movie
Ferd Berfel
Mar 2016
#303
After I vote in the CT primary I will unenroll from the DEM party as well. nt
m-lekktor
Mar 2016
#345
Makes no difference, they won't vote for her and she won't win without independent votes
tularetom
Mar 2016
#306
Bingo, frazzled. What a stupid gesture to announce one is "leaving" a party one has never been in.nt
Hekate
Mar 2016
#505
This pretty much proves that when you are looking for something to complain about
Gore1FL
Mar 2016
#564
I am a dem, voted D for over 40 years. IF Hillary gets the nom I will switch to Indie
peacebird
Mar 2016
#627
It's stunning that the Democratic party has come to this. I say that as a lifelong Democrat
Autumn
Mar 2016
#5
The only reason I remain registered D is to keep the republicans from banging on my door. If you're
RKP5637
Mar 2016
#137
We have Unaffiliated. Since I switched I haven't received a call, mail or anything.
Autumn
Mar 2016
#223
Why does the "base" need to be titillated into voting? They need to please GROW UP!
RBInMaine
Mar 2016
#495
We just can't be sure about Hillary. Can't be sure. She says a lot of things. All over the map.
Enthusiast
Mar 2016
#256
It's a protest thing. You don't have to be a registered democrat to vote in the GE
Autumn
Mar 2016
#236
Honestly, that is a stupid argument - blaming your LOSS because people voted for the other candidate
pdsimdars
Mar 2016
#267
It's a temper tantrum? I haven't ever left the spot I occupy. Labor. The party's 80-year roots.
silvershadow
Mar 2016
#72
Folks act like this is their first rodeo: oh, we're in the "we won't vote for the nominee" stage
alcibiades_mystery
Mar 2016
#192
I guess the founding fathers were having a REAL tantrum when they decided to declare Independence ?
pdsimdars
Mar 2016
#161
Why would you think to call them sore losers? You think that will hurt their feelings?
rhett o rick
Mar 2016
#406
Considering the Dem track record over the last 35 years. maybe someone should start listening. n/t
Gore1FL
Mar 2016
#540
I am sore that Democrats would support the Clinton Aristocracy and abandon their principles.
rhett o rick
Mar 2016
#404
It's sad that you don't see it and are blind. 41% of Bernie supporters say #HillNo!
pinebox
Mar 2016
#373
There are a fair number of people here who have *significant* reading comprehension problems.
kath
Mar 2016
#115
When you finally get down to what Hillary supporters are really supporting
dreamnightwind
Mar 2016
#433
Could This Be Part Of The Reason - HRC Is Owned By The Oligarchs, Corporations And Banks
cantbeserious
Mar 2016
#37
Roger That - Reflects Successful Brainwashing By The DNC DWS DLC Third-Way Establishment
cantbeserious
Mar 2016
#108
Here in Ohio, while we're 'registered', the only time you really do so is at primaries, iirc.
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
Mar 2016
#77
No need for capitalizing every first letter either, but people write in different ways
Blue_Adept
Mar 2016
#87
I think many Hillary supporters think that somehow everyone will just come around in the end.
reformist2
Mar 2016
#46
That is exactly what it is. It is not playing well. It is confirming all our suspicions about trust.
Enthusiast
Mar 2016
#291
You forget the individual right to thought process. You say "good riddance."
madfloridian
Mar 2016
#363
I'd be more worried about the hundreds of thousands who haven't even bothered to come out for
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
Mar 2016
#60
I'd hazard a guess at he at LEAST needs big wins in Michigan and California?
VulgarPoet
Mar 2016
#586
A lot of Republicans will vote for Hillary making up the difference, because Trump will be the
JRLeft
Mar 2016
#96
If you believe that nonsense, I've got a bridge in Brooklyn you'd love to buy.
BillZBubb
Mar 2016
#111
Repugs are salivating to vote against Hillary. They are known for falling in line. nt
PonyUp
Mar 2016
#366
The nature of religion is that disciples believe the mythology of their sect before and above fact.
Ford_Prefect
Mar 2016
#173
This Revolt Has Been Building For Years - The DWS, DNC, DLC, Third-Way Has Only Themselves To Blame
cantbeserious
Mar 2016
#150
How will they re-align if you aren't there to help progressives in their future primaries?
w4rma
Mar 2016
#151
Sore losers who can't handle the fact that their candidate of choice won't be the nominee.
Beacool
Mar 2016
#160
So, they're going to take their marbles away and go home and allow a Nazi to get elected...
MrScorpio
Mar 2016
#170
The DNC really stepped in it when they suspended our access to the voter files
Cheese Sandwich
Mar 2016
#180
What childish BS. Threatening Hillary supporters to vote for Bernie, or else.
Metric System
Mar 2016
#281
Oh the irony of not voting for HRC in the GE but ending up with a Repub who is 1000x worse.
LonePirate
Mar 2016
#191
Blame the Democrats for ignoring, insulting and shaming liberals and progressives.
Maedhros
Mar 2016
#263
By all means, blame someone else instead of taking responsibility and doing what is best for America
LonePirate
Mar 2016
#275
The lesser of two evils -- unless Bernie wins -- is how they fuck with our turnout every time!
ancianita
Mar 2016
#193
Thank God McGovern supporters didn't abandon the Democratic Party when he got crushed.
Hoyt
Mar 2016
#221
yes,and repubs are vastly outnumbering democrats in primary voting already.
wendylaroux
Mar 2016
#268
Let's face it. Hillary is a Pink, Bernie has Yeti blood. Share a bowl of frop with him. nt
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
Mar 2016
#518
I've been a Democrat since listening to the 1952 Democratic convention on the radio,
JDPriestly
Mar 2016
#279
I would not leave over a Hillary Nomination but I will leave if the DNC/Hillary does not denounce
EV_Ares
Mar 2016
#323
Spineless 1% loyalists are watching every counter balance to rightwing, conservative government
whereisjustice
Mar 2016
#356
Wow--that is one UGLY hate-filled website--sort of a 21st Century Edition of PUMA!
MADem
Mar 2016
#364
If you are thinking of doing this in Florida, please wait until after August 30th
pengu
Mar 2016
#396
Just remember the presidential primary is in March and the senate primary is in August
pengu
Mar 2016
#459
Yup. August 30, vote for Grayson, try to keep yet another DINO out of the senate.
djean111
Mar 2016
#462
Did you know that the progressive Caucus in Florida was threatened with decertification,
djean111
Mar 2016
#470
I've been trying to pound into people's heads the truth that Clinton is only electable among Dems.
PoliticalMalcontent
Mar 2016
#397
You don't seem to be aware of the fact that the Republicans are having problems also -- to
Cal33
Mar 2016
#425
I hope these people realize that is not at all what Bernie intended from the "revolution".
DCBob
Mar 2016
#403
Wait. The many, many times you have said you would never vote for Hillary is no longer true?
seaglass
Mar 2016
#411
Interesting that the lower turnout happens in red states where Voter ID laws are stringent
Blue_Adept
Mar 2016
#544
I'll vote for the Dem nominee because I don't want to see Republicans control...
Purrfessor
Mar 2016
#591
This doesn't sound like a good strategy. Winning by quitting? Never seen that actually work in
lexington filly
Mar 2016
#508
Me too. Over 500 replies and I see less than half that. Ignore is my friend! n/t
PonyUp
Mar 2016
#528
Pfft... Non-story. Hundreds of thousands have been leaving both Parties for years
WhaTHellsgoingonhere
Mar 2016
#524
They aren't Democrats. They're Republicans who registered as Dems to vote for Bernie
Fla Dem
Mar 2016
#527
Already gone. I left when Race to the Top and Common Core crippled our education system.
liberal_at_heart
Mar 2016
#529
you are clearly wrong...a hillary nomination is the ONLY path to victory as sanders
beachbum bob
Mar 2016
#530
Yes, neither the DNC nor Hillary want or need Sanders' supporters, correct.
closeupready
Mar 2016
#536
Hillary and the gang better be careful... there is a significant contigent of the party that's ready
Bread and Circus
Mar 2016
#541
Guaranteed progressive promises. LOL. The weathervane will promise everything for a vote. n/t
PonyUp
Mar 2016
#565
I lived through PUMA in 2008, nothing these people are doing is any different this time around.
CalvinballPro
Mar 2016
#558
Pinebox, amusing that you assume all Clinton supporters think alike. Is that true of...
Nitram
Mar 2016
#603
One need only look at your nasty comments in this very thread to know where you're coming from.
Nitram
Mar 2016
#623
I came BACK to this party for Bernie. Hillary does not represent me or my beliefs.
basselope
Mar 2016
#612
I dont think you are alone. I think there are a lot of Bernie supporters
Jackie Wilson Said
Mar 2016
#626