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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Blaming Sanders: Why Democratic Party Unity is Officially Impossible [View all]Tal Vez
(660 posts)57. I don't know if you've yet noticed,
but we all have our own opinions and I have never felt that I was voting for the status quo.
But, here's a question - if not the status quo, what are you voting for if you don't vote at all?
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I thought the complaint was that Hillary has already co-opted too much of Bernie's message?
CrowCityDem
Jun 2016
#102
The problem is you seem to think it's "obvious corruption" for Bernie to lose elections.
Lord Magus
Jun 2016
#70
As a matter of fact the way the voting has taken place has benefited BERNIE.
Lord Magus
Jun 2016
#86
Democrats shouldn't expect to "unite" with people who've never been Democrats in the first place.
baldguy
Jun 2016
#14
Then it's not up to Democrats to give him status in the Senate. Fair is fair, eh?
CrowCityDem
Jun 2016
#101
I mean his seniority. Only been a Dem a year. He's bottom of the ladder, right?
CrowCityDem
Jun 2016
#111
They've been generous to give him rank. They don't have to, if he fights past the campaign's end.
CrowCityDem
Jun 2016
#115
IT WOULD BE COMPLETELY HYPOCRITICAL FOR BERNIE TO ENDORSE AN AVOWED AND CAREER CORPORATIST
CorporatistNation
Jun 2016
#124
Got to love this poster. In this posters last paragraph, he/she suggests that Sanders stay in it
Trust Buster
Jun 2016
#5
If you've missed the outrageous behavior of the Sanders supporters on this site, then you have
Trust Buster
Jun 2016
#11
In solidarity with your posts. Well spoken representation for so many of us here.
JudyM
Jun 2016
#25
I don't want anything that Clinton and Ryan want to inflict on the country, tyvm
Doctor_J
Jun 2016
#13
I don't know about Krugman or some of the others that you describe as living atop something,
Tal Vez
Jun 2016
#43
Well, I did read that and I will have to read it again to understand it better.
Tal Vez
Jun 2016
#83
You'll opt for nothing then. Your fooling yourself if you think Hillary means progress.
BillZBubb
Jun 2016
#49
That hidden tape suggested that the Clintons do have some common ground with Ryan.
raging moderate
Jun 2016
#105
one argument I heard was that the Secretary of State isn't involved in foreign relations
MisterP
Jun 2016
#35
the Clintons very good at generating protectors who'll circle the wagons around them
MisterP
Jun 2016
#41
They got that from an International Business Times story that was full of holes.
creeksneakers2
Jun 2016
#87
All those that lost their homes in the housing crash don't know how good the
rhett o rick
Jun 2016
#118
LOL. Of course not. Keep telling yourself that. The got $150,000,000 because
rhett o rick
Jun 2016
#123
I've long noticed that Republicans always act like any election they lose is illegitimate.
Lord Magus
Jun 2016
#68
Hillary's taking millions in INCOME from TBTF banks that are corrupting our govt.
think
Jun 2016
#107
Terry Simons at Counterpunch has been urging Bernie to leave the Democrats and run Green Party
oberliner
Jun 2016
#112