2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumA party platform is just words on a paper if you can't trust the candidate.
People still refuse to understand that the same old same old strategies aren't good enough anymore.
The let's appease them with a party platform is NOT enough!
Kelvin Mace
(17,469 posts)You have to look at the candidate's record of consistency and who they serve. (or self-serve).
Betty Karlson
(7,231 posts)BlueCaliDem
(15,438 posts)People seem to forget what form of government we have. Power for change rests with Congress, not the Executive.
Skwmom
(12,685 posts)BlueCaliDem
(15,438 posts)best interest. So no dice there.
Democrats are voting to keep their Reps and Senators in their seats. So no changes there, either.
We've done the "vote the bums out" in 2010. How did that work out for us in the House, governorships and State legislatures?
Be careful what you wish for. Republicans are eager to jump right in, as they've proven time and again.
Scuba
(53,475 posts)... on which I ran and you need to vote them out" then named names.
I'm sure he did that, but all I can recall him saying was "I got this" and "make me do it."
Joob
(1,065 posts)An actual movement for change, you better believe it.
FreakinDJ
(17,644 posts)Buzz Clik
(38,437 posts)Not this guy:
questionseverything
(9,631 posts)hc supported the devastating crime bill so i conclude she will continue locking up people for minor offenses...ruining those lives while bankrupting the rest of us to pay for their detention
hc supported the devastating welfare reform bill so i conclude she will continue to decimate the safety net we have left
hc voted for the patriot act so i conclude she will continue to undercut the 4th amendment and the right to privacy
hc voted for the iraq war, supported regime change around the world so i conclude she will continue with endless war
i could go on for quite a while but, the point is , there are huge differences in what i see bernie doing compared to hc
Autumn Colors
(2,379 posts)I just laugh and roll my eyes when people say/write about how Bernie has pushed Hillary to the left.
Nonsense! All that's happened is that he's pushed HER CAMPAIGN RHETORIC to the left.
Empty words.
Skwmom
(12,685 posts)The disdain they have for the working class is palpable.