2016 Postmortem

LonePirate

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43. Your post perfectly summarizes this primary season, albeit not for the reason you think.

Tue Jun 7, 2016, 05:04 PM

Jun 2016

Sanders' supporters dislike Clinton for the reasons you mention. However, Clinton's supporters like her for a completely different set of reasons (not for the reasons you claim).

Similarly, Sanders' supporters like him for reasons that are different than the reasons Clinton's supporters dislike him.

You have boxed everybody into your narrow viewpoints while failing to accept that different people can view complex subjects (in this case, political candidates and their positions) and arrive at a different conclusion than one you reached.

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On June the 16th Democratic Underground becomes a pro Democratic Party website again. [View all] arely staircase Jun 2016 OP

How nice will that be!! nt eastwestdem Jun 2016 #1

Is it not a pro-Democratic site now? guillaumeb Jun 2016 #2

104 people rec'd a post explaining how it was okay for progressives to vote for Donald Trump. geek tragedy Jun 2016 #15

While these 104 may or may not be Democrats, I believe guillaumeb Jun 2016 #25

You and I agree. There were some horrid PUMAs in 2008 that went geek tragedy Jun 2016 #27

But very, very few. auntpurl Jun 2016 #29

It was absolutely shared by Hillary supporters in 08. I was one of them. auntpurl Jun 2016 #28

True. Support for one's favorite candidate aside, guillaumeb Jun 2016 #42

Democrats are not only progressives. We are a big tent party. stopbush Jun 2016 #36

It is. PowerToThePeople Jun 2016 #17

But that still begs the question: guillaumeb Jun 2016 #26

You call her a neoliberal, since when is she calling for austerity? brush Jun 2016 #30

WOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!! MohRokTah Jun 2016 #3

Will be nice to see qdouble Jun 2016 #4

Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2016 #5

Are you implying that Bernie Sanders is not running on Democratic principals? -none Jun 2016 #6

No. I mean GOP talking point anti Clinton Smears will no longer be allowed. arely staircase Jun 2016 #7

Do you think OP's such as yours which implies that Sanders voters are anti Democratic Bluenorthwest Jun 2016 #8

Your inference machine is broken. nt arely staircase Jun 2016 #11

LOL ... There seems to be a lot of that happening since April 2015 ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2016 #45

Easy, you're reading a whole lot into that post that's not there. brush Jun 2016 #34

The Hillarian echo chamber will be complete. Raster Jun 2016 #14

and then they can publish their findings at Free Republic! But not here, since trying to help Trump geek tragedy Jun 2016 #16

So you WANT to bury your head in the sand? Also, the argument could be made, Joe the Revelator Jun 2016 #37

Oh pish posh. Obvious intent is obvious. JimDandy Jun 2016 #21

no but some of his purported supporters express their hatred geek tragedy Jun 2016 #10

Your missing a word....pro "Corporate" Democratic Party. yourout Jun 2016 #9

This ^^^ berni_mccoy Jun 2016 #12

Good.. SidDithers Jun 2016 #13

.. PowerToThePeople Jun 2016 #20

#PostingPrivilegesBeforePrinciples joshcryer Jun 2016 #22

Skinner says there's going to be a new moderating system in place auntpurl Jun 2016 #33

--- mac56 Jun 2016 #18

No, it becomes an echo chamber LibDemAlways Jun 2016 #19

Or for people who are more interested in a personality.... seekthetruth Jun 2016 #35

Your post perfectly summarizes this primary season, albeit not for the reason you think. LonePirate Jun 2016 #43

Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2016 #23

This is a donkey felix_numinous Jun 2016 #24

It always was supposed to be this way... MrMickeysMom Jun 2016 #31

Along with every other delegate who doesn't get to vote until July 25. stopbush Jun 2016 #38

Primary season officially ends are DU June 16th. arely staircase Jun 2016 #40

More like a sounding board.....no thanks. seekthetruth Jun 2016 #32

Did you mean a Hillary Clinton campaign website to defeat Bernie Sanders at the national convention? imagine2015 Jun 2016 #39

Bernie's defeat is complete. At the convention he will be a strong voice for party unity. arely staircase Jun 2016 #41

I've always thought this was a pro Democratic Party website. mountain grammy Jun 2016 #44

It was always a pro-Democratic website. Ken Burch Jun 2016 #46