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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Warren is Trying to Unite the Democratic Party, But All She's Doing is Betraying Progressives [View all]Skinner
(63,645 posts)37. See my subsequent post above.
I am exactly on the mark.
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Warren is Trying to Unite the Democratic Party, But All She's Doing is Betraying Progressives [View all]
Skwmom
Jun 2016
OP
Stating that Elizabeth Warren is "betraying progressives" is juvenile, at best n/t
SFnomad
Jun 2016
#21
Liz Is Self Serving... WORTHLESS! She Had Her Chance To Stand Up For What She Talks About, BUT...
CorporatistNation
Jun 2016
#198
Single payer, a living wage, family leave, against death penalty, FAIR trade, free public college
think
Jun 2016
#40
All a reasonable person has to do is to take a look at the electoral map. HRC landslide in November.
tonyt53
Jun 2016
#99
Get those accusations in. In another nine days you won't be able to do it. Nt
stevenleser
Jun 2016
#232
I have nothing to be embarrassed about. But your silly attacks on new DUers
stevenleser
Jun 2016
#238
there is only ONE true progressive, only one man deserving to be President. The Almighty Bernie...
wyldwolf
Jun 2016
#240
But attacking Trump and failing to endorse in the primary are not related things.
Skinner
Jun 2016
#70
I believe I was pointing out that for Warren's future prospects, self-serving might be a good thing.
BillZBubb
Jun 2016
#91
Haha, Trump is the opponent of all of us who belong on this website. Get it? n/t
seaglass
Jun 2016
#81
There's nothing "logical" about drawing False Equivalencies between Trump and HRC
emulatorloo
Jun 2016
#126
Wrong. If the predicate contains a conditional and a future tense, it doesn't hold water.
BillZBubb
Jun 2016
#135
You are making the exact same argument as the article, and my logic still applies.
Skinner
Jun 2016
#60
Nope. Your logic is based on faulty assumptions. Therefore your conclusion is wrong.
trudyco
Jun 2016
#69
here is more of the ideological "purity test" crap and why we don't stand for it
beachbum bob
Jun 2016
#7
i will try this again. What issues do you take issue with? I'm not asking about speeches or
Exilednight
Jun 2016
#155
Clinton is supported by progressives, is a progressive, and has progressive policies.
seabeyond
Jun 2016
#10
And Therein Lies The Truth And The Tragedy Of A Corporate Controlled Political System
cantbeserious
Jun 2016
#43
Or she knew what many of us knew on DU some time ago: Sanders was never a real possibility.
randome
Jun 2016
#23
She is seriously misreading the tea leaves. Many people are NO longer willing to rely on pretty
Skwmom
Jun 2016
#27
Your response is typical Hillary fan drivel. The "we're winning, you're losing" game is asinine.
BillZBubb
Jun 2016
#137
The first inkling of the notion that she will openly back Hillary, and you guys stab her.
tonyt53
Jun 2016
#14
She cheered Clinton's blame it on the regulators financial plan, ignored Clinton's refusal to
Skwmom
Jun 2016
#24
I guess that'll be the new meme, excuse and justification for the next week or two.
LanternWaste
Jun 2016
#109
FL, IL, OH, PA and WI will flip. AZ, MO and NC are possible with Trump's anti-coattails.
Lord Magus
Jun 2016
#169
Elizabeth Warren hasn't endorsed either candidate, so her attacks on Trump are meant to weaken him
Arkansas Granny
Jun 2016
#18
Sanders says "this is where I stand" and makes no apologies. He doesn't claim to be the
mikehiggins
Jun 2016
#47
She better save some room under that bus for Bernie. He'll likely be joining her there, soon. (nt)
stone space
Jun 2016
#29
She lost a lot of credibility with the left by not stepping up and endorsing Bernie.
Zorra
Jun 2016
#55
I wished she endorsed Bernie early, but she has to protect herself from Clinton vindicteness
aikoaiko
Jun 2016
#83
What vindictiveness? You mean like not paying off Bernie's debt, nor paying for his Rome trip?
LuvLoogie
Jun 2016
#92
Elizabeth is establishment of her own volition. She worked closely with the Obama administration
LuvLoogie
Jun 2016
#112
This, incidentally, is why I am *certain* Sanders's fans would abandon him in 20 seconds
Recursion
Jun 2016
#110
I agree that she will win the GE. But let's just suppose, hypothetically, that this race was won by
StevieM
Jun 2016
#161
Ah, so Warren is now part of the evil 'establishment' because she attacks Trump instead of Hillary
Maven
Jun 2016
#130
Wow...just wow. Do they ever look into a mirror and have some self-reflection?
anotherproletariat
Jun 2016
#136
Bwahahaha ... the "movement" wanted Warren long before it "accepted" Bernie ...
JoePhilly
Jun 2016
#146
If you aren't for systemic corruption and a govt that caters to the 1% while screwing the poor and
Skwmom
Jun 2016
#164
Warren doesn't "bridge the gap", she's a better more effective progressive senator than Bernie.
Lord Magus
Jun 2016
#170
You're right. Except that, imo, if progressism grows, she'll become a viable candidate in 2020.
ancianita
Jun 2016
#192
As a staunch Bernie supporter, I have to disagree with the word "betrayal"
Android3.14
Jun 2016
#177
But you're left with rotten eggs when you embrace a corrupt and broken system to prop it up.
Skwmom
Jun 2016
#191
So, when Sanders drops out and endorses Clinton, as he has said he would...
TwilightZone
Jun 2016
#190
49 people recommend a thread that says Warren attacking Trump is a betrayal of progressives
muriel_volestrangler
Jun 2016
#194
He has explicitly said he will encourage people to not vote for the Democratic nominee for president
oberliner
Jun 2016
#219
From the author of: "I’m a millennial and I’ll never vote for Hillary Clinton"
oberliner
Jun 2016
#218
What happens when Bernie endorses Hillary? Is he going under the bus too?
Happyhippychick
Jun 2016
#229
Of course. Then it will be "I can't believe I supported him only for him to sell out"
stevenleser
Jun 2016
#239
Oh enough of this Tea-Left insanity. Please, go to TrumpLand and practice crazy there.
RBInMaine
Jun 2016
#236