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Pragmatism is needed, granted... Dennis Donovan May 2019 #1
It's anything that gets moderates feeling we are pushing too hard. zaj May 2019 #6
Trump is going to contest the results no matter how he loses. TheBlackAdder May 2019 #51
THIS CanonRay May 2019 #54
Contesting election results is going to become the new normal Amishman May 2019 #57
Yup. A win will produce accusations of fraud... JHB May 2019 #79
Try Eisenhower Rambling Man May 2019 #93
Yup. He is. And Vlad is going to help him any way he can. gldstwmn May 2019 #115
Isn't pragmatism what got us here? gldstwmn May 2019 #114
yep Apple Fritter May 2019 #128
There's something wrong with legitimizing the threat of Trump contesting the enough May 2019 #2
She's not legitimizing it Trumpocalypse May 2019 #3
+1 uponit7771 May 2019 #4
+1000!! InAbLuEsTaTe May 2019 #53
Why does Anyone still think the next election will be free and fair ?! That's not rational uponit7771 May 2019 #5
Check this out: triron May 2019 #10
Damn, facebook is in the middle of it uponit7771 May 2019 #13
This. Waiting until 2020 is foolish IMO. gldstwmn May 2019 #117
Contest away! Bayard May 2019 #7
True Trumpocalypse May 2019 #8
So can his attorneys shanti May 2019 #18
Guliani is one step ahead? Trumpocalypse May 2019 #19
He has a shitload of attorneys on board shanti May 2019 #20
Overthinking. Just do what's right. KPN May 2019 #9
THIS! I support this. n/t Apple Fritter May 2019 #129
So ignore your constitutional duty if you think it will help you win? triron May 2019 #11
What is your goal? Trumpocalypse May 2019 #12
I agree with you on this ProudLib72 May 2019 #41
Post removed Post removed May 2019 #14
Such a strategy is doomed to failure. appal_jack May 2019 #15
She was right in 07 Trumpocalypse May 2019 #16
If you say so, watoos May 2019 #77
And not impeaching Bush Trumpocalypse May 2019 #81
It was a moderate Democrat, Joe Lieberman, watoos May 2019 #101
But that's not what Pelosi said Trumpocalypse May 2019 #102
I am so disappointed and in disbelief over this 2 prong strategy. Will she not even consider Nevermypresident May 2019 #24
No need for a special committee Trumpocalypse May 2019 #46
Yes. Since the Senate won't impeach emmaverybo May 2019 #58
The Senate does not impeach, the House does. Celerity May 2019 #75
Quibbling. I meant same thing. They won't vote to convict meaning emmaverybo May 2019 #109
It is not quibbling, you used completely wrong constitutional terminology. Celerity May 2019 #110
Overreaction much? (slandering) Nevermypresident May 2019 #107
Yes slandering Trumpocalypse May 2019 #108
Take a deep breath... Nevermypresident May 2019 #111
I will Trumpocalypse May 2019 #112
Methinks thou doth protest too much. Nevermypresident May 2019 #119
Why? Trumpocalypse May 2019 #124
Yup wryter2000 May 2019 #127
Because, the truth is, the average American does not care about what Trump did. Oneironaut May 2019 #66
58% of voters say they won't vote for him. Lock him up. May 2019 #82
"We'll never know," are the three most important words in your entire post. marylandblue May 2019 #26
She still swore an oath to the Constitution. appal_jack May 2019 #32
Yes it is higher stakes. But the Constitution does not make a duty of impeachment. marylandblue May 2019 #33
Not academic Trumpocalypse May 2019 #47
You can't prove a negative. watoos May 2019 #104
And by the same logic Trumpocalypse May 2019 #105
I believe you are correct on all points. gldstwmn May 2019 #118
Chump will contest it anyway shanti May 2019 #17
this. durablend May 2019 #22
"Don't Do X, Or Trump Will Do Something Stupid Or Illegal!" hatrack May 2019 #21
Instead of being concerned about the center... LiberalFighter May 2019 #23
Why? Not all of us want all of the progressive agenda. emmaverybo May 2019 #59
Because not all of us want a centrist agenda. Autumn May 2019 #61
Popular with the working class in the rust belt? emmaverybo May 2019 #62
Trump kind of faked a bit of a progressive agenda and he won the rust belt. So there was Autumn May 2019 #64
Well, that support depends on the info they are given emmaverybo May 2019 #71
Because a lot of the so called progressive ideas are supported by the majority. LiberalFighter May 2019 #68
Well, well, well how DU has turned Jake Stern May 2019 #25
This message was self-deleted by its author Generic Other May 2019 #27
I trust her judgment Trumpocalypse May 2019 #31
I've gone the opposite way of many DUers Jake Stern May 2019 #38
I kept my mouth shut at the time, because I know how this place can get, but Crunchy Frog May 2019 #36
We can do both. It's not wrong to support one of our own. gldstwmn May 2019 #120
That NYT headline is deceptive because the two are not connected. RandySF May 2019 #28
Like 3 million? ProudLib72 May 2019 #42
Right? And "no Russian interference." gldstwmn May 2019 #121
Headline is misleading wellst0nev0ter May 2019 #29
Exactly. NYT looks for trouble. And finds it as people don't read past the headline robbedvoter May 2019 #45
"Own the center left, own the mainstream." (NP as quoted in the NYT story)nt emmaverybo May 2019 #63
Just this right here MFM008 May 2019 #30
The Goldilocks approach. Not too hot, not too cold, just right! jalan48 May 2019 #34
I lulz'd KG May 2019 #35
Fucking NY Times can't even get her quote right in the article title... SidDithers May 2019 #37
Taking impeachment off the table is playing right into Trumps hands standingtall May 2019 #39
She didn't say it's off the table. TwilightZone May 2019 #43
Trump cannot win with just his base showing up, watoos May 2019 #80
It's off the table, it's not off the table. gldstwmn May 2019 #122
The same argument was made in 07 Trumpocalypse May 2019 #48
apples and oranges 08 was nothing like this standingtall May 2019 #55
Same argument was made in 07 Trumpocalypse May 2019 #65
Saying something over again does not make it true standingtall May 2019 #70
And repeating the same weak, false argument Trumpocalypse May 2019 #72
I gave you facts standingtall May 2019 #73
He will do his worst no matter who marlakay May 2019 #40
And she's been one of the most effective Speakers history Trumpocalypse May 2019 #50
Sam Rayburn? Rambling Man May 2019 #87
That wasn't the question. Trumpocalypse May 2019 #89
There aren't very many people who aren't in politics Rambling Man May 2019 #91
It is a matter of credibility Trumpocalypse May 2019 #94
So absolutely no person whatsoever Rambling Man May 2019 #96
Never said that Trumpocalypse May 2019 #98
Someone said this about this exact same thing Rambling Man May 2019 #99
Weak comeback nt Trumpocalypse May 2019 #100
If you say so Rambling Man May 2019 #103
You too Trumpocalypse May 2019 #106
Center-left. It's what she said. NYT headline edited "left" and you all jump on her robbedvoter May 2019 #44
Good catch. nt emmaverybo May 2019 #60
I trust Nancy Pelosi's judgement. NurseJackie May 2019 #49
So do I Trumpocalypse May 2019 #52
So....he won't contest if we nominate a centrist? doompatrol39 May 2019 #56
No, her point is that we need to win by a large enough margin that he can't contest. TwilightZone May 2019 #67
I'm 71 years old watoos May 2019 #78
Either way, it's ridiculous... doompatrol39 May 2019 #95
And consider that there hasn't been an actual "liberal" president Rambling Man May 2019 #97
We live in a banana republic Rambling Man May 2019 #69
+1, there's no reason to think 2020 election will be more free and fair than 2016 uponit7771 May 2019 #74
I sometimes wonder what centrist believe is too far to the left. The Communist Manifesto? YOHABLO May 2019 #76
People fall for the propaganda they see , watoos May 2019 #83
2018 happened because it was a reaction against Trump Rambling Man May 2019 #86
More pointless proclamations that put us in a box BeyondGeography May 2019 #84
And she's been right Trumpocalypse May 2019 #90
trump is desperate now duforsure May 2019 #85
Being Republican-lite, aka "moderate", is not a winning strategy Tarc May 2019 #88
Nor are purity tests Trumpocalypse May 2019 #92
So basically you just told gldstwmn May 2019 #113
Not what she said. Trumpocalypse May 2019 #116
I can read thanks. This is a losing strategy. gldstwmn May 2019 #123
Still not what she said. Trumpocalypse May 2019 #125
Who cares if he contests it? wryter2000 May 2019 #126
THIS.....🔝🔝🔝🔝🔝🔝🔝 pbmus May 2019 #131
Thanks wryter2000 May 2019 #132
Here's a rebuttal to Pelosi: Fiendish Thingy May 2019 #130
But Pelosi didn't say center Trumpocalypse May 2019 #133
Bullshit story with a bullshit title written by bullshit NY Times pecosbob May 2019 #134
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