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2016 Postmortem

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Absolutely! It's a large and noticeable change for the worse. Squinch Dec 2016 #1
How about me? sfwriter Dec 2016 #4
Are you fervently refighting the primary when we have much bigger fish to fry? If so then yes. Squinch Dec 2016 #6
The op is clearly divisive. sfwriter Dec 2016 #9
Oh Lord Cary Dec 2016 #40
This message was self-deleted by its author Buzz Clik Dec 2016 #44
The OP is great Gothmog Dec 2016 #128
Dear me! I picture you swooning with the back of your hand pressed to your forehead as Squinch Dec 2016 #156
I agree with the original post. musicblind Dec 2016 #249
It seems some are determined to believe... Begabig Dec 2016 #129
Thank you for illustrating what I was talking about. Squinch Dec 2016 #159
Amazing Cary Dec 2016 #162
Welcome to DU n/t musicblind Dec 2016 #250
Productive discussion? HassleCat Dec 2016 #170
It only allows some people to vent, is the problem. Crunchy Frog Dec 2016 #218
Its a good plan... jack_krass Dec 2016 #277
If DU were more Democrat friendly I bet it would prosper Cary Dec 2016 #27
DU welcomes all Democrats and all left-leaning people and issues. It's foolish to think otherwise. LonePirate Dec 2016 #110
DU "welcomes" whatever and whomever the admins tolerate Cary Dec 2016 #144
Uh, Cary... pangaia Dec 2016 #203
Because that's what happens here Cary Dec 2016 #207
Agreed! LP2K12 Dec 2016 #206
DU already prospers ... Lil Missy Dec 2016 #268
No one said it doesn't Cary Dec 2016 #285
Interesting that you neglect the Democrat friendly part Cary Dec 2016 #286
Excuse me, are you even aware what happened during the primaries here. The vast majority who still_one Dec 2016 #55
Those things always happened ... sfwriter Dec 2016 #106
And the vilification of Hillary's supporters by Bernie's supporters isn't a problem? LonePirate Dec 2016 #115
And if you ask this what do you get? Cary Dec 2016 #147
Agreed. The shouting, finger-pointing and name calling gets us nowhere. We need to unite. LonePirate Dec 2016 #172
I gave up hope on uniting with the radical left Cary Dec 2016 #174
Yes. Yes and Yes. it's very Trumpian behavior. But you r too polite. Fuck them. It's my DU too. zonkers Dec 2016 #226
Do you really want to split us up even further? The Blue Flower Dec 2016 #2
This message was self-deleted by its author Duckhunter935 Dec 2016 #3
Lol... JTFrog Dec 2016 #138
I don't think you're being honest Cary Dec 2016 #151
. stonecutter357 Dec 2016 #184
I've been silenced whenever I bring it up. sfwriter Dec 2016 #7
This message was self-deleted by its author KittyWampus Dec 2016 #146
Oh, FFS! If you don't want to hang around people who behave like this, then DON'T! Squinch Dec 2016 #205
I've had my threads deleted for being pro Bernie... Joe941 Dec 2016 #314
DU does what it always does during the primaries. leftofcool Dec 2016 #12
I didn't leave. I supported Hillary. sfwriter Dec 2016 #49
I personally don't care who posts where. leftofcool Dec 2016 #82
What do you think the Democrats lost this year? sfwriter Dec 2016 #87
I agree with the HuffPo article on why Hillary lost. leftofcool Dec 2016 #127
I didnt read it, but then I dont think she lost, and I mean not only popular vote Eliot Rosewater Dec 2016 #155
Well, we did lose those states.... sfwriter Dec 2016 #309
The reason there was no "purge" before is because there weren't DanTex Dec 2016 #141
yeah, but it happened. mopinko Dec 2016 #166
I remember it well. It was in 2004. Crunchy Frog Dec 2016 #292
seventh son had a rap sheet as long as your arm, which mopinko Dec 2016 #294
Nice to see you around too. Crunchy Frog Dec 2016 #295
that's hilarious. mopinko Dec 2016 #296
DU didn't silence alternate views DFW Dec 2016 #302
What's the "us"? BainsBane Dec 2016 #108
"Do you really want to split us up even further?" Lil Missy Dec 2016 #124
"Undemocratic". Yeah, Berniebros shut up everyone who disagreed with them KittyWampus Dec 2016 #143
What did you think of the JPR cesspool? Adrahil Dec 2016 #259
Yes, please. baldguy Dec 2016 #5
This site didn't see the party so narrowly at the start... sfwriter Dec 2016 #8
When we were faced with an unapologetic fascist backed by the Nazis and the KKK. baldguy Dec 2016 #18
Please show me an example. sfwriter Dec 2016 #60
WI, NC, MI, and PA Duers who didn't vote for Hillary don't deserve anything. Justice Dec 2016 #99
"Don't throw away our shot." - You don't get it: **2016 WAS OUR SHOT!!!** baldguy Dec 2016 #122
I do believe Sanders and Warren are stronger in the senate Kathy M Dec 2016 #301
Lolol, what a load of crap. This is ridiculous by this point. It would be funny if we didn't end dionysus Dec 2016 #311
JPR has a lot of people... vi5 Dec 2016 #139
Maybe this is the bad tasting medicine... Begabig Dec 2016 #130
The last time they installed a know-nothing fascist loser in the Oval Office baldguy Dec 2016 #135
That's the point... Begabig Dec 2016 #150
So, what does the 2.5 million majority of people who voted for Clinton need to learn? baldguy Dec 2016 #243
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You can't have it both ways. baldguy Dec 2016 #257
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Some didn't read the OP, and has no idea who & what JPR is. baldguy Dec 2016 #261
It will all work itself out liberal N proud Dec 2016 #10
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Ever since they started sliming back in ismnotwasm Dec 2016 #14
Sliming? Great attitude you have there. Bob41213 Dec 2016 #92
Jesus have you SEEN JPR? ismnotwasm Dec 2016 #118
Yes, since JPRers started slithering back here. betsuni Dec 2016 #17
This message was self-deleted by its author Omaha Steve Dec 2016 #25
What hate? Show and tell. Prove it. betsuni Dec 2016 #28
This message was self-deleted by its author Omaha Steve Dec 2016 #33
Like everything else he did, his endorsement was strictly on his terms. R B Garr Dec 2016 #39
Yes you are right, I do not read every single post in this forum. betsuni Dec 2016 #46
Why not put that exact post at JPR, where you do or previously did post? No hate there right? lunasun Dec 2016 #48
This message was self-deleted by its author Omaha Steve Dec 2016 #52
"I remember ONE post there critical of Hillary." TwilightZone Dec 2016 #54
This message was self-deleted by its author Omaha Steve Dec 2016 #58
You post outside your room @jpr and state it here while being critical of Hillary campaign lunasun Dec 2016 #69
You'll note the link provided in that post is to observer.com... SidDithers Dec 2016 #89
I know that thanks and if they all @jpr don't know I can't waste my time if they want to support it lunasun Dec 2016 #103
Yup... SidDithers Dec 2016 #126
They like that shit ismnotwasm Dec 2016 #119
observer.com was pushed here a lot during the primaries... SidDithers Dec 2016 #132
Have always felt that one was a complete and total fraud RonniePudding Dec 2016 #113
So tired of this schtick Cary Dec 2016 #31
+! . . . n/t fleur-de-lisa Dec 2016 #32
I don't hate anyone ismnotwasm Dec 2016 #38
Then why not go back to J PR where you have been posting? Why come back to DU? lunasun Dec 2016 #42
I never left here Omaha Steve Dec 2016 #56
He wasn't part of the solution. nt ucrdem Dec 2016 #51
Idiotic accusations of Democrats I've seen here today: betsuni Dec 2016 #13
Right? ismnotwasm Dec 2016 #16
I know. betsuni Dec 2016 #19
And now Hillary can't even go away correctly for them. Some are musing R B Garr Dec 2016 #23
I saw that one mcar Dec 2016 #50
Wait. What? GoCubsGo Dec 2016 #181
I'm right there with you Cary Dec 2016 #34
What...nobody said "authoritarian" yet? I guess Tanuki Dec 2016 #20
Well, I'm sure they did, but I can't read everything! betsuni Dec 2016 #24
This message was self-deleted by its author Buzz Clik Dec 2016 #30
your post is unclear sfwriter Dec 2016 #65
Now, here, you see, it takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place. betsuni Dec 2016 #74
Again, I do not follow... sfwriter Dec 2016 #97
You forgot oligarchs. KittyWampus Dec 2016 #148
Same old same old gumming up the discussion. For a while, we actually got to talk about real things Squinch Dec 2016 #161
I've seen those accusations of Democrats since I discovered DU in early 2003. Crunchy Frog Dec 2016 #291
Wow. I've been around DU for over 10 years mnhtnbb Dec 2016 #15
The sooner the 2016 Postmortem forum is shut down, the sooner that support will begin. (nt) Paladin Dec 2016 #22
This message was self-deleted by its author Buzz Clik Dec 2016 #36
Well, there's an ignore button for that. mnhtnbb Dec 2016 #61
This message was self-deleted by its author Buzz Clik Dec 2016 #70
In all the time I've been on DU mnhtnbb Dec 2016 #85
This message was self-deleted by its author Buzz Clik Dec 2016 #104
I've never ignored anyone either DFW Dec 2016 #303
So deal with it on a case by case basis with the sites Alert tools Kentonio Dec 2016 #63
please share an example. sfwriter Dec 2016 #68
This message was self-deleted by its author Buzz Clik Dec 2016 #75
That post is a good post-election discussion. sfwriter Dec 2016 #93
This message was self-deleted by its author Buzz Clik Dec 2016 #101
He was super dismissive of your post... sfwriter Dec 2016 #120
As if that poster's premise is incorrect? GummyBearz Dec 2016 #94
This message was self-deleted by its author Buzz Clik Dec 2016 #98
You dragged over here for what? GummyBearz Dec 2016 #105
Post removed Post removed Dec 2016 #117
yawn GummyBearz Dec 2016 #125
Agreed! potone Dec 2016 #37
Too many folks mnhtnbb Dec 2016 #121
I agree with you ,mnhtnbb! Lifelong Protester Dec 2016 #179
Yes! redwitch Dec 2016 #193
No. It originally started as a site to bash Hillary. To call her names they couldn't get away with JTFrog Dec 2016 #199
That's right JT. I remember from the very beginning that there were 100s more posts in seaglass Dec 2016 #202
That is absolutely wrong and you can look at the original website mnhtnbb Dec 2016 #216
Keep with that attitude zipplewrath Dec 2016 #246
BOG kind of perspective? JTFrog Dec 2016 #247
Yes, obnoxious and divisive terminology regarding those who support Democrats is their thing. stevenleser Dec 2016 #271
Which is different than the BOG approach zipplewrath Dec 2016 #317
No, what lost the election was the Bernie or Busters and the Bern it Downers R B Garr Dec 2016 #318
And all the other races we lost zipplewrath Dec 2016 #321
I notice you say nothing about gerrymandering or voter supression R B Garr Dec 2016 #323
Ok, you won't like it, but you are wrong. JTFrog Dec 2016 #319
Proof zipplewrath Dec 2016 #320
Her favorability ratings were higher until she started getting attacked from both sides for ffs. JTFrog Dec 2016 #322
Those were pretty dismal numbers zipplewrath Dec 2016 #324
So who did we have with better numbers? Her numbers were better than Bernie's. JTFrog Dec 2016 #325
Proof zipplewrath Dec 2016 #327
+1 shireen Dec 2016 #251
Ive had the same experience here. If you dont follow the group-think in lockstep, prepare to be jack_krass Dec 2016 #280
I was completely neutral during the primaries, but still feel like it's a hostile environment. Crunchy Frog Dec 2016 #293
+ infinity NRaleighLiberal Dec 2016 #81
... mnhtnbb Dec 2016 #86
good post Kali Dec 2016 #160
They go onto my ignore list. johnp3907 Dec 2016 #21
This message was self-deleted by its author Buzz Clik Dec 2016 #29
Me too Cary Dec 2016 #35
This message was self-deleted by its author Buzz Clik Dec 2016 #26
Me too. The go to source the latest Hillary "news" on JPR was a known white supremacist on Twitter grossproffit Dec 2016 #45
It was alerted. I did it before there was a single response. mnhtnbb Dec 2016 #67
This message was self-deleted by its author Buzz Clik Dec 2016 #72
'Yes, I was on that jury but I had to opt out because I didn't know what JPR was... CTyankee Dec 2016 #91
This message was self-deleted by its author Buzz Clik Dec 2016 #102
Yep. We're posting w/ "Progressives" who voted for Trump to spite Hillary. The receipts are on JPR grossproffit Dec 2016 #41
we don't need a big tent at all RazBerryBeret Dec 2016 #43
This message was self-deleted by its author Buzz Clik Dec 2016 #47
Why would counting on unreliable allies be in any way worthwhile? Idiots who were so bitter Bernie seaglass Dec 2016 #79
Great Theory RazBerryBeret Dec 2016 #95
#notallJPRs n/t seaglass Dec 2016 #111
So who should go. el_bryanto Dec 2016 #53
I'd just like to see the ones who didn't vote for Hillary go and the ones who called her a c*nt. seaglass Dec 2016 #83
i voted for Hillary el_bryanto Dec 2016 #90
So then my comment wouldn't apply to you. I guess we are even, I found Bernie seaglass Dec 2016 #133
The TOS makes clear the terms of membership BainsBane Dec 2016 #114
what is JPR? CTyankee Dec 2016 #57
It's the picture of Dorian Gray in the attick. Ugly. betsuni Dec 2016 #66
sorry, I still don't understand... CTyankee Dec 2016 #71
I'll help you with a link. MelissaB Dec 2016 #77
Ah, off course...I was never tempted to try it... CTyankee Dec 2016 #80
I did. Heard too much about it not to. DFW Dec 2016 #304
I think it is a site started by alienated progressives and bernie supporters... sfwriter Dec 2016 #76
After the primaries were over, Skinner stated that anyone who was not planning to vote for Hillary musicblind Dec 2016 #252
Yeah...the anti-Clinton bullshit has reached Primary levels. nt LexVegas Dec 2016 #59
Yes wouldn't it be great if you could get rid of all those people who had an opinion different than el_bryanto Dec 2016 #62
Not wanting certain JPR posters ... NanceGreggs Dec 2016 #229
Hillary Clinton was the candidate in 2016. She lost. el_bryanto Dec 2016 #230
And that has fuck all to do with ... NanceGreggs Dec 2016 #231
Big rec to that! BainsBane Dec 2016 #64
Anybody who dislikes Clinton more than Trump should not post here. That's 95% of JPR. LonePirate Dec 2016 #73
This message was self-deleted by its author Buzz Clik Dec 2016 #78
I read FreeRepublic from time to time.. sfwriter Dec 2016 #84
The problem with JPR is that it's still mostly a Clinton hate site and not a progressive views site. LonePirate Dec 2016 #96
+1 BainsBane Dec 2016 #137
OMG reminding me of why lins the liberal Dec 2016 #88
You are not alone. mnhtnbb Dec 2016 #100
thank god there are Enough sane people on the jury to keep it up! stonecutter357 Dec 2016 #183
YOU. ARE. NOT. ALONE. Raster Dec 2016 #116
... mnhtnbb Dec 2016 #123
CULT of Hillary? What a perverse comment. MADem Dec 2016 #176
And you're all about scorched earth Cary Dec 2016 #239
Yup agree with this completely Arazi Dec 2016 #168
No, they don't. DU numbers this election season are similar to the graph of participation throughout stevenleser Dec 2016 #265
I have the same feeling... Raine Dec 2016 #300
I don't get the guilty conscience thing Dem2 Dec 2016 #107
Exactly. Why the defensiveness? Dream Girl Dec 2016 #136
Liberal Isolationists suck. nt. NCTraveler Dec 2016 #109
I don't see anything liberal in Trump apology BainsBane Dec 2016 #112
There is very very little that is progressive about a liberal isolationist. NCTraveler Dec 2016 #134
They aren't liberals--they're "progressive." But hell, the jerks that MADem Dec 2016 #177
This post is deliberately provoking discord among us The Blue Flower Dec 2016 #131
Calling foul? Why? I visited JPR and it turned my stomache. Why would anyone feel Dream Girl Dec 2016 #140
But we're corporatist, Third Way BainsBane Dec 2016 #142
You forgot DLC and oligarchs mcar Dec 2016 #204
and neoliberal BainsBane Dec 2016 #208
... mcar Dec 2016 #233
And Vagina Voters - how could you forget that one? n/t seaglass Dec 2016 #234
Actually a rapprochement would be nice Cary Dec 2016 #152
I disagree. If it were only a primary issue that would be one thing. Many of us have watched their stevenleser Dec 2016 #275
You know you and I agree Cary Dec 2016 #283
Hummm..... "deliberately provoking discord among us"????? CajunBlazer Dec 2016 #153
A lot of assumptions in your post. mnhtnbb Dec 2016 #167
I find absolutely nothing to complain about with your point of view CajunBlazer Dec 2016 #182
Check your assumptions again. mnhtnbb Dec 2016 #213
Sorry, that is not correct CajunBlazer Dec 2016 #248
Exactly! I was a Bernie supporter, and still am. I bought his book. And I felt welcome during the GE musicblind Dec 2016 #253
Read the OP again here mnhtnbb Dec 2016 #258
The OP should have been clear as to intent CajunBlazer Dec 2016 #266
Everything you wrote is correct. nt stevenleser Dec 2016 #276
Yes, PLEASE go away, Jackasses NastyRiffraff Dec 2016 #145
I would modify the OP's statement DFW Dec 2016 #149
Divided we are stronger? How did that work in the last election? guillaumeb Dec 2016 #154
What's your solution? Cary Dec 2016 #157
I post here, and there, under this name. guillaumeb Dec 2016 #164
In other words you think the DLC sucks Cary Dec 2016 #173
Well, the election showed that DLC type policies simply do not resonate with many voters. guillaumeb Dec 2016 #210
Hopeless Cary Dec 2016 #212
Possibly. But if the Democratic Party can wean itself from the money guillaumeb Dec 2016 #214
I was.referring to you Cary Dec 2016 #215
Politicians generally do just fine. Most incumbents in both parties guillaumeb Dec 2016 #217
Ridiculous Cary Dec 2016 #220
Dismissive after a loss? guillaumeb Dec 2016 #240
Wake me up when you accomplish something Cary Dec 2016 #241
You seem to be mistaking an attempted analysis for some sort of betrayal guillaumeb Dec 2016 #242
It's pretty simple Cary Dec 2016 #245
It is pretty simple: guillaumeb Dec 2016 #267
You discount the corrosive effect of the radical left Cary Dec 2016 #289
The DLC disbanded five years ago! DFW Dec 2016 #305
I assume he meant DNC Cary Dec 2016 #307
I guess! DFW Dec 2016 #313
Yep. Cary Dec 2016 #315
I never joined JPR but I am a Bernie supporter Kali Dec 2016 #158
The OP is about JPR posters Cary Dec 2016 #163
because I know and respect some of them Kali Dec 2016 #165
Seems to me that the category of "JPR returnees" is specific Cary Dec 2016 #171
yeah, you have a real nice day... Kali Dec 2016 #178
I would have a hard time respecting anyone... sheshe2 Dec 2016 #228
blame everybody for one or a few? Kali Dec 2016 #236
It was a rule on the site, sheshe2 Dec 2016 #237
People on this site called Bernie a racist.... jack_krass Dec 2016 #287
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I have no love loss for JPR but there are some who are members who rejected the anybody but Hillary hrmjustin Dec 2016 #175
It did ultimately work out well.. didn't it? basselope Dec 2016 #180
work out well for trump and bernie. stonecutter357 Dec 2016 #186
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"Work out well for bernie"? Well, financially at least. George II Dec 2016 #198
For them, yeah BainsBane Dec 2016 #187
K&R! stonecutter357 Dec 2016 #185
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Well then. Dream Girl Dec 2016 #189
Yes indeed. I'm nobody important; it doesn't matter what I think. closeupready Dec 2016 #190
No, you just tell them to keep their mouths shut BainsBane Dec 2016 #192
Thank you for your post. closeupready Dec 2016 #196
You kind of can't have it both ways Cary Dec 2016 #195
Whatever. She went there. I replied. closeupready Dec 2016 #197
You know what this about Cary Dec 2016 #200
In reality he doesn't like us seaglass Dec 2016 #235
I'm not the least bit surprised Cary Dec 2016 #238
Hey, at least he's a cool kid. TwilightZone Dec 2016 #244
Check and mate. n/t musicblind Dec 2016 #254
Heh. "I am abused" "I am diminished" (nt) betsuni Dec 2016 #255
I would love it if people on DU stop bitching about JPR BlueProgressive Dec 2016 #194
I don't care what they post on JPR NastyRiffraff Dec 2016 #222
we need all hands on deck to resist Trump-Ryan-Pence-Bannon geek tragedy Dec 2016 #201
We. Have Seen This Movie Too Many Times, Geek Cary Dec 2016 #221
Agreed. When will people figure out that they have absolutely nothing in common with these cretins. Tarheel_Dem Dec 2016 #209
lulz Rex Dec 2016 #211
Mahalo, Dream Girl! Cha Dec 2016 #219
All righty then. Blue_In_AK Dec 2016 #223
... SidDithers Dec 2016 #225
Hey, Blue! mnhtnbb Dec 2016 #264
I agree w/ you for those who voted for anyone but Clinton LostOne4Ever Dec 2016 #224
They've endangered peoples lives. .99center Dec 2016 #227
The number of conspiracy theories that are discussed on that site is amazing Gothmog Dec 2016 #232
I'd like to see most return as long as they don't support Trump or... aikoaiko Dec 2016 #262
Unfortunately - for you - most of them did not vote for Hillary which is a requirement for posting seaglass Dec 2016 #263
I don't get why they even want to be here Dream Girl Dec 2016 #269
Wake up and you might figure it out. mnhtnbb Dec 2016 #270
The answer is simple. To disrupt and tell us how bad Democrats are. nt stevenleser Dec 2016 #273
as they have been doing during Obama's presidency JI7 Dec 2016 #299
They are here to tell us how bad Democrats are. nt stevenleser Dec 2016 #274
Is it? I didn't think previous elections were requirements for posting -- only going forward. aikoaiko Dec 2016 #298
Yes. seaglass Dec 2016 #306
Thank you. It is true that if you didn't vote for HRC, you are unwelcome to post on DU aikoaiko Dec 2016 #310
I disagree it is not just about HRC, it is about supporting Democrats. I guess you didn't read the seaglass Dec 2016 #312
Agreed. nt stevenleser Dec 2016 #272
I hope they all come back. At least to visit. Its getting stale here.. jack_krass Dec 2016 #278
Oh I bet you do. RonniePudding Dec 2016 #281
Thanks. Yes, I violently opposed HRC in the primary, but jack_krass Dec 2016 #282
Still feel that way about Trump? RonniePudding Dec 2016 #288
Bernie would not have won and I can walk you through why. stevenleser Dec 2016 #290
Let's walk through that ProgressIsLeft Dec 2016 #308
I already walked you through it. Show how Bernie contests any of the states I mentioned. stevenleser Dec 2016 #316
I think Andrew Lloyd Weber in his Evita lyrics said it best. stevenleser Dec 2016 #279
Thanks for posting...what good is the strongest heart in a body that's falling apart? Dream Girl Dec 2016 #284
K an r. LOTS of it here. nt LaydeeBug Dec 2016 #297
They disgust me. They helped Hillary lose and now they're back here. yardwork Dec 2016 #326
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