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2016 Postmortem
Showing Original Post only (View all)Hillary demanded a Secretary of State appointment in exchange for calling off her PUMAs. [View all]
Sanders is not making any similar demand.
If Hillary is nominated, party unity should not be hard to achieve for three reasons:
1. Party rules and platform issues mean a lot to Sanders and his supporters. I have not ever run across a single Hillary supporter who has said "I LOVE the super delegate process for installing a wall of lobbyists to keep grassroots Democrats out of the nomination process," and I have not heard anyone say, "wow, if I didn't already love Debbie Wasserman Schultz for her passionate support of America's vital payday-loan industry, I'd still want her running the show because a smaller Democratic party with fewer elected officials is SO much easier to manage!" Likewise, I think I'll puke if I hear Hillary say I'm in "vigorous agreement with Senator Sanders on this issue" one more time. Let's document all of these vigorous agreements in out platform and adopt a plan that more Democrats are proud to stand upon. If fixing the party rules and platform ares good for the party and important to Sanders and his supporters and not a thing that Hillary and her supporters oppose, that is an easy compromise.
2. We all benefit from re-taking the Senate. Hillary is not universally liked, and her appeal is weakest in many states where Sanders did very well and there are key Senate battles looming. Key races include Colorado, New Hampshire, and Wisconsin where Sanders is beloved and they are not Hillary friendly (these are also important battleground states). Sanders also has a different, but comparably strong, base of supporters in Illinois and Missouri and Nevada and Ohio, venues for four more key senate races. Hillary should do what she can with the party rules and platform to make it easy for Sanders to motivate his supporters in these key eight senate races to feel the Bern for our Democratic candidates. If our platform sucks, if our top-of-the-ballot candidates include no one to excite independents and millennial Democrats, if the rules of the Democratic Party are not even remotely democratic, Sanders job of motivating his supporters down ballot is much tougher (and maybe unachievable). Put Sanders to work in those eight states AND MAKE HIS JOB EASIER.
3. A progressive running mate will help in the general election and would help Sanders get his supporters to support the ticket. Gore-Lieberman, The Sequel will not sell. Consider John Hickenlooper. Consider Elizabeth Warren. Consider Tulsi Gabbard (the ultimate party unity choice). Avoid picking some centrist white male just because he comes from a swing state. Please.
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Hillary demanded a Secretary of State appointment in exchange for calling off her PUMAs. [View all]
Attorney in Texas
May 2016
OP
So the lack of evidence is the evidence? Sounds like what the Repubs have been arguing
synergie
May 2016
#66
Actually, no. But Republicans do need to project when their tactics are called out. Well done.
synergie
May 2016
#136
You call that racist, I call it racist to assume that her calling out drug dealers as predators . .
brush
May 2016
#131
Horsetrading Cabinet positions is a common practice, but it's illegal, so everyone denies it
leveymg
May 2016
#133
"Sanders is not making any similar demand". Yet, you forgot to include the 'yet'.
procon
May 2016
#5
Wow you truly are a piece of work, threatening to report a thread because you don't like the content
insta8er
May 2016
#15
I'd rather not see accusations of illegality without proof levied against Democrats
Tarc
May 2016
#45
Trust me she has violated many laws and helped to ensure that people with money
Live and Learn
May 2016
#25
Who you calling boy? Racist term but I am sure you will deny being one. nt
Live and Learn
May 2016
#47
Yeah, you don't have much credibility since you seem to enjoy many works of fiction
synergie
May 2016
#71
I think it is a lie that Clinton had anything to do with PUMA one way or another. PUMA of 2016
seabeyond
May 2016
#8
When is he going to magnanimous to liberals? Seems it only applies to conservatives otherwise
TheKentuckian
May 2016
#93
Sounds legit. Absent evidence to the contrary, I will have to assume it is true.
silvershadow
May 2016
#23
Sounds false. Absent evidence to the contrary, I will have to assume it's made up crap.
Fla Dem
May 2016
#62
Sure, and Bernie Sanders and Jane have a history of fraud and birbery. Absent evidence
synergie
May 2016
#68
This thread goes a long way in explaining Texas. This poster calls him/herself an
Trust Buster
May 2016
#54
Can you provide a source for your title? If not, why should anyone read anything beneath it? ...
1StrongBlackMan
May 2016
#60
That is because you are a lawyer who understands why sourcing/evidence is important
Gothmog
May 2016
#105
And your evidence that she made such a demand, and that Bernie is not making demands?
synergie
May 2016
#65
When have we ever suggest a President hire someone that exclusively works against them?
seabeyond
May 2016
#74
Your reply has nothing to do with my post. I have no expectation you voting Clinton for any reason.
seabeyond
May 2016
#81
Let's go there. I'm a white, middle-aged working class white guy with three draft age sons.
lumberjack_jeff
May 2016
#85
Someone who did behave, to use your word as "shitty" as Tulis did. Refresh my memory,
synergie
May 2016
#90
When did Hillary indulge in stupid antics and say utterly false and homophobic things?
lumberjack_jeff
May 2016
#98
As you can see, there are all sorts of ex post facto cover stories being concocted in denial
tularetom
May 2016
#101
Well, now. Aren't you just the lying sack. Hmmm? (read with your best church lady voice)
Squinch
May 2016
#107
Peesonally, I have more faith in both Obama and Hillary when these decisions
Thinkingabout
May 2016
#108
"Party Rules" mean a lot to someone who wasn't a member of the Party until last year?
brooklynite
May 2016
#119
Take down your post. You look beyond foolish for making up stuff without any evidence! Is this
riversedge
May 2016
#127