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yodermon

(6,143 posts)
74. Good idea, very dramatic, but it wouldn't work for practical reasons
Fri Apr 22, 2016, 09:34 AM
Apr 2016

as soon as the deadline to run as 3rd party passes, Hillary will bring the Citibank caucus back on board

K&R Well said! eom fleur-de-lisa Apr 2016 #1
thank you for your thoughts grasswire Apr 2016 #2
Didn't have time to read all of your comments (I will), but read the para about a third party.... seekthetruth Apr 2016 #3
"Independent Social Democrats"? DLnyc Apr 2016 #48
Great idea Time for change Apr 2016 #69
Thoughtful and clear oldandhappy Apr 2016 #4
Good to see you again. I always enjoy reading your posts. nm rhett o rick Apr 2016 #5
This could not have been presented any better or more thoughtful. floriduck Apr 2016 #6
Thank you for your thoughts! Melurkyoulongtime Apr 2016 #7
Doing my part to kick your ass into the stratophere mindwalker_i Apr 2016 #8
kick to finish later, recommended, thx nt slipslidingaway Apr 2016 #9
Not sure you are aware of this... Kip Humphrey Apr 2016 #10
I was not aware of this specifically, but Time for change Apr 2016 #22
I guess it boils down to this... Binkie The Clown Apr 2016 #11
Excellent point. I have been an FDR Democrat all my life and jwirr Apr 2016 #25
The ideals of the Democratic Party were squashed by politicians like the Clintons who... Human101948 Apr 2016 #98
A shared history here at DU pat_k Apr 2016 #12
Very interesting. I'm so glad to hear all of that Time for change Apr 2016 #23
+10000 Great idea! felix_numinous Apr 2016 #13
I've been receiving emails and phone calls from the DNC and actBlue Trajan Apr 2016 #32
Get that offshore money felix_numinous Apr 2016 #33
I am switching to giving directly to progressive candidates k8conant Apr 2016 #76
That is exactly what I am doing..... Silver_Witch Apr 2016 #88
Excellent post! ncliberal Apr 2016 #14
KnR HughLefty1 Apr 2016 #15
I thank you for that, and feel much the same way until the last where you mentioned your solution. Xyzse Apr 2016 #16
I don't think that we feel differently about this -- even my last paragraph Time for change Apr 2016 #24
Yes, well said again. DLnyc Apr 2016 #54
Please don't malign Nader for Gore's loss. haikugal Apr 2016 #94
I feel Nader should not have campaigned in Florida. DLnyc Apr 2016 #103
It's not about feelings. What a skeezy thing to say. You can disagree but the meme is incorrect. nt haikugal Apr 2016 #105
Polling now would not show anything, because Sanders is mostly unvetted and has had no real Lucinda Apr 2016 #56
That sounds quite a bit more reasonable, and I can probably get behind on. Xyzse Apr 2016 #81
thanks for sharing and for so eloquently stating what so many, many Dems are thinking, feeling, and amborin Apr 2016 #17
Very well stated. Bravo! [n/t] Maedhros Apr 2016 #18
I am very disappointed in the Dem party too, Waiting For Everyman Apr 2016 #19
I've always loved your posts, Time for Change, Blue_In_AK Apr 2016 #20
Yep! Agony Apr 2016 #21
Kindred spirits are we WhaTHellsgoingonhere Apr 2016 #26
Wow ... Very well said Trajan Apr 2016 #27
"Time for change" indeed! Well said. k&r polichick Apr 2016 #28
I posted this yesterday and it's apropos here. WhaTHellsgoingonhere Apr 2016 #29
Holy crap criers! This is EXACTLY what Bubba did to Obama. Sat him down and this happened. WhaTHellsgoingonhere Apr 2016 #31
Good idea, very dramatic, but it wouldn't work for practical reasons yodermon Apr 2016 #74
I Share Your Concerns noretreatnosurrender Apr 2016 #30
Thank you Time for change Apr 2016 #39
I agree noretreatnosurrender Apr 2016 #41
Bernie will run if we make him. this is our movement and he will do what the people want. litlbilly Apr 2016 #34
You gotta wonder Mike__M Apr 2016 #35
Your posts here at DU were/are/continue to be must-read for me TFC riderinthestorm Apr 2016 #36
You speak for me as well, with every well-placed, thoughtful word. 100%. RiverLover Apr 2016 #37
What an eloquent statement farleftlib Apr 2016 #38
Thanks for this post, "Time for Change".... KoKo Apr 2016 #40
Thank you, Koko Time for change Apr 2016 #43
Agreed on all points. vintx Apr 2016 #42
just a guess, but "Berniecraticunderground.com" is probably available... brooklynite Apr 2016 #44
Brooklynite: Bonobo Apr 2016 #51
+1,000 haikugal Apr 2016 #95
+1 Lucinda Apr 2016 #55
From the TOS: brooklynite Apr 2016 #45
So alert already. Or is it all talk with you? bvf Apr 2016 #46
Already did brooklynite Apr 2016 #49
Let us know how it goes, won't you? bvf Apr 2016 #53
So much for free speech. reformist2 Apr 2016 #47
This is Skinner's house; we play by his rules brooklynite Apr 2016 #50
Right and you are a guest too. So don't presume to speak for Skinner. nt Bonobo Apr 2016 #52
I quoted the TOS; you're welcome to interpret it. brooklynite Apr 2016 #59
I did not recommend that Bernie run as a spoiler candidate Time for change Apr 2016 #57
Excellent Post! wundermaus Apr 2016 #58
Extreme hyperbole redstateblues Apr 2016 #80
Who the fuck is Ted Cruz? wundermaus Apr 2016 #108
People that are older and who have voted for the "lesser of two evils" have come to realize ... slipslidingaway Apr 2016 #60
Thank you for your thoughts Time for change Apr 2016 #61
Thank you! It is strange how Sanders has united the young and the old ... slipslidingaway Apr 2016 #66
Bernie Sanders is a rare politician Time for change Apr 2016 #73
I'm not trying to be disruptive but seems you are preaching to the choir snowy owl Apr 2016 #62
Yes, but if Bernie wins, it will send a huge message to Congress Time for change Apr 2016 #65
reading some comments - HRC supporters back to business as usual - no issues, just rudeness snowy owl Apr 2016 #63
Excellent post. You put all my jumbled thoughts & feelings williesgirl Apr 2016 #64
Excellent Post TFC!!! How very much diiferent Melissa G Apr 2016 #67
Thank you, Melissa Time for change Apr 2016 #70
That Fact amost brings me to tears about what used to be our community here. Melissa G Apr 2016 #87
Excellent comment Melissa G! It is the middle finger salute waved in our faces by grinning haikugal Apr 2016 #96
+10000 felix_numinous Apr 2016 #107
You were very vocal about the fraud in 2004, for those that might not know or remember ... slipslidingaway Apr 2016 #71
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Apr 2016 #68
Always loyal to the values and tenets Fairgo Apr 2016 #72
We should always remember what Andy Stephenson did to try to stop election fraud!!! RememberAndy Apr 2016 #75
Absolutely Time for change Apr 2016 #78
k&r silvershadow Apr 2016 #77
K&R. nt DLevine Apr 2016 #79
The polls for the NY primary were very good. The exit polls were misleading. Fresh_Start Apr 2016 #82
The only point your article makes is that exit polls are not perfect Time for change Apr 2016 #85
you didn't read it Fresh_Start Apr 2016 #92
Exit polls ARE scientifically selected random samples Time for change Apr 2016 #109
read about how exit polls are performed Fresh_Start Apr 2016 #110
K & R Joob Apr 2016 #83
I agree with you wholeheartedly jane123 Apr 2016 #84
I agree with you on almost everything you said Time for change Apr 2016 #89
If your party abandons you (you don't abandon it). You are not disloyal, IMO Triana Apr 2016 #86
I was accused of being hyperbole by a Clinton supporter concerning the outcome of Arizona mrdmk Apr 2016 #90
There was obvious and severe voter suppresion in AZ, as there was in NY Time for change Apr 2016 #93
Thank YOU!!! Wonderful piece of writing with substance! Excellent!!! K&R&Bookmarked!! haikugal Apr 2016 #91
This message was self-deleted by its author Corruption Inc Apr 2016 #97
"principle is more important than party," Ferd Berfel Apr 2016 #99
We have two choices, fix Democrats or go 3rd party apnu Apr 2016 #100
Well said Time for change Apr 2016 #104
Thank you for the most important OP I've read in DU for a long time Martin Eden Apr 2016 #101
Thank you for the excellent discourse on the dilemma many of us are now facing. BillZBubb Apr 2016 #102
You can impact the Democratic Party LiberalFighter Apr 2016 #106
I keep returning to this thread.... atty May 2016 #111
Thank you so much Time for change May 2016 #112
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