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In reply to the discussion: California Democrats, stop being stupid [View all]JCanete
(5,272 posts)239. I think that's a reasonable expectation. I was simply saying worst cdase, there would be one dem
vs one republican. I think I suggested in my post that it could end up exactly like you describe.
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And people on DU are attacking her, sideways sometimes but attacking her.
Eliot Rosewater
Feb 2018
#251
+1000 / Attacking Democrats & The Democratic Party never helps enact a liberal/progressive agenda.
TheSmarterDog
Feb 2018
#4
But this is the Democratic Parrty istself accused of attacking the Democratic Parrty
Tom Rinaldo
Feb 2018
#13
Feinstein doesn't really represent the thinking of many if not most Californians.
Sophia4
Feb 2018
#57
Well maybe the Republican Senator they help elect with this stupidity will suit them better. I am
Demsrule86
Feb 2018
#66
I hope not...if Feinstein loses the primary and this guy is compromised somehow, we could
Demsrule86
Feb 2018
#141
No and I am not suggesting he is compromised...only that the GOP are very good at finding shit
Demsrule86
Feb 2018
#157
You got that right. And you can bet every dollar you have that millions are going to be dumped
C Moon
Feb 2018
#217
The Russians want Feinstein out because she is effective on the Judiciary Committee
Demsrule86
Feb 2018
#236
Feinstein has years of experience and is the minority leader of the judiciary...De Leon couldn't
Demsrule86
Feb 2018
#158
You mran they actually participated in the process. And they were all male you say?
Tom Rinaldo
Feb 2018
#235
If it continues after the primary, and allows a Republican to win, it is.
TheSmarterDog
Feb 2018
#126
But many were, and still do. And it was a seed that Sanders helped plant.
TheSmarterDog
Feb 2018
#130
OK...so various individuals with various motives refused to support her, some worked against her.
Ken Burch
Feb 2018
#136
Calexit was never taken seriously, and now a Repug wants to split the coast from the rest
padfun
Feb 2018
#18
It could be a GOP and the lightweight...Dem...De Leon but he is massively behind and will lose.
Demsrule86
Feb 2018
#71
A new face is open to being attacked and could lose...this is not the year for it.
Demsrule86
Feb 2018
#80
That is not the point...she is senior and has clout on the Judiiciary committee...she is the
Demsrule86
Feb 2018
#147
We don't have the Senate, the House, the courts or the presidency...it will be sometime before it is
Demsrule86
Feb 2018
#145
and we never will if we follow your idea of it is always a bad idea to stand up.
Egnever
Feb 2018
#146
The way to a majority is the big tent...with candidates selected based on their states...a mixture
Demsrule86
Feb 2018
#155
The same could be said for party loyalty purity. Voters look elsewhere when their issues aren't
KPN
Feb 2018
#90
This year for sure...what is the point of electing a useless junion senator when
Demsrule86
Feb 2018
#74
It is not defeatism...far from it...we have been taking Trump on Feinstien has helped
Demsrule86
Feb 2018
#143
the only reason she is standing up at all is because she is under threat of a primary
Egnever
Feb 2018
#160
I like Feinstein but its time to make way for a new generation. And We need term limits
Pepsidog
Feb 2018
#19
Feinstein is not going to win the Democratic primary because there is no Democratic primary.
former9thward
Feb 2018
#20
There IS no Democratic primary. As a Californian Democrat Ill vote against Feinstein.
David__77
Feb 2018
#23
It was a cosmetic vote. In real life (outside the convention) she's way ahead of De Leon....
George II
Feb 2018
#27
No. It is intended to replace an aging candidate and to make sure no Republican
Sophia4
Feb 2018
#54
People need to connect the dots. I would do it here in an elaborate fashion
Eliot Rosewater
Feb 2018
#88
So "progressive California" should not get to chose a more progressive representation because...
Egnever
Feb 2018
#113
THis is what I predicted, too bad I cant FREELY talk about it, maybe some would learn
Eliot Rosewater
Feb 2018
#39
In California, with the exception of a few districts, elections are one Democrat
Sophia4
Feb 2018
#121
One things Dems excel at is snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. nt
Binkie The Clown
Feb 2018
#41
Yep, and some would have thought there would never be horseless carriage......
nolabels
Feb 2018
#167
Feinstein is a powerful person in our Senate, a new Senator will have no power.
Eliot Rosewater
Feb 2018
#51
The election system in our state is different from the systems in other states.
Sophia4
Feb 2018
#46
Feinstein is too conservative for California, but her opponent and she will probably
Sophia4
Feb 2018
#58
She has been elected for years...De Leon shouldn't have run...and I will remember him if he ever
Demsrule86
Feb 2018
#76
I an worried that he could end up on the ballot with the GOP...incumbents have an advantage.
Demsrule86
Feb 2018
#79
You are concerned with your version of democracy...the purification process and the primary with
Demsrule86
Feb 2018
#154
you are making up a scenario where competition for the democratic frontrunner is bad for us. AND
JCanete
Feb 2018
#168
promises are unrealistic when they are presented by the democratic party as middling measures.
JCanete
Feb 2018
#196
political reality is shaped. It is created. Fuck. Ask trump. The difference is that Trumps reality
JCanete
Feb 2018
#200
Yes. I hate this question because, frankly, it is dumb and deflecting of whether or not it should be
JCanete
Feb 2018
#207
That isn't it at all. Its to tell democrats "Fucking fight for this already and we will
JCanete
Feb 2018
#213
wait...please do discuss Sanders treatment of HIllary's universal health care. What are you talking
JCanete
Feb 2018
#242
I didn't do that, and I agree that that is a direction I don't want to take this conversation.
JCanete
Feb 2018
#249
Just a second note because I don't want to gloss over it. I'm totally willing to accept that
JCanete
Feb 2018
#216
We used to have free or nearly free college tuition, and I am a strong supporter
Sophia4
Feb 2018
#98
Yes. The stress is very great if a senator or president does a really good job.
Sophia4
Feb 2018
#134
I speak out against ageism too, but running for senator or president when your term
Sophia4
Feb 2018
#148
But I say in my humble opinion that someone running for a four- or six-year term who
Sophia4
Feb 2018
#178
I think that's a reasonable expectation. I was simply saying worst cdase, there would be one dem
JCanete
Feb 2018
#239
Feinstein is an excellent choice and failing to endorse her is shooting ourselves in the foot.
johnpowdy
Feb 2018
#102
losing her on judiciary would be a blow...I hear Russian and GOP trolls agree with you though.
Demsrule86
Feb 2018
#243
Assuming Leahy and Durbin keep their other posts, wouldn't Whitehouse replace her?
FarCenter
Feb 2018
#246
No idea...but she is knowledgeable and experienced and we need her...a junior Senator for Dianne...
Demsrule86
Feb 2018
#250
I hope everyone realizes that anyone who defeats her does not automatically assume the...
NurseJackie
Feb 2018
#125
I truly believe we need to move the party back leftward, where it once was, but
Dark n Stormy Knight
Feb 2018
#115
In California, due to the "top-two" primary, there won't BE a Republican on the November ballot.
Ken Burch
Feb 2018
#119
Nah. We're good. We're gonna have a primary and we're keeping this seat either way.
Nailzberg
Feb 2018
#150
Trump, the most unAmerican president this nation has ever been cursed with...
jcmaine72
Feb 2018
#170
Would she vote for impeachment? What does she think of impeachment at this stage? nt
Honeycombe8
Feb 2018
#183
I'm not sure. I haven't seen any evidence of that. Did she say that, at some point?
Honeycombe8
Feb 2018
#224
"too conservative" That is a false flag. There is very little difference on the issues between
still_one
Feb 2018
#215
I suspect Feinstein will win, but of course with the media pushing it, and the usual suspects, the
still_one
Feb 2018
#214
If u have 2 qualified candidates in a primary u don't endorse... Why is that hard for u folks?
dembotoz
Feb 2018
#218
Looks like both the SEIU and California Nurses Association supported de Leon
FarCenter
Feb 2018
#233
The last Election had 2 Democratic politicians going for Barbara Boxer's seat.
Caliman73
Feb 2018
#238