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Art_from_Ark

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5. When I joined the Democratic Party, back in the 1970s,

Reply to Fresh_Start (Reply #3)

Mon Feb 29, 2016, 09:05 PM

Feb 2016

it WAS, for the most part, a liberal, progressive party. That is why I joined. And that is what the national party had stood for since the days of FDR. Today's Democratic Party, however, has definitely taken a sharp right turn from those days.

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I will happily vote for either Hillary or Bernie. [View all] Fresh_Start Feb 2016 OP

I agree...it's always nastier during the primary it seems... joeybee12 Feb 2016 #1

Your premise is flawed. Maedhros Feb 2016 #2

Your premise is flawed Fresh_Start Feb 2016 #3

Well said. nt Andy823 Feb 2016 #4

When I joined the Democratic Party, back in the 1970s, Art_from_Ark Feb 2016 #5

Historically qwlauren35 Feb 2016 #12

Well, the Democratic Party has put itself at odds with my interests. Maedhros Feb 2016 #8

The reality is this Matrosov Feb 2016 #14

The Democratic party has tremendous value, or else Bernie would be running as a Green stevebreeze Feb 2016 #17

I will happily alert on this as violating the SoP for this forum! demmiblue Feb 2016 #6

I'm sick and tired of the fighting after twelve years of DU. xmas74 Feb 2016 #7

I will vote for Hill only to vote against GOP. But not close to fucking happily. nt Logical Feb 2016 #9

Agree mindfulNJ Feb 2016 #10

yup demtenjeep Feb 2016 #11

I remember when Dennis Kucinich was running geomon666 Feb 2016 #13

I agree - I may not agree 100% nadine_mn Feb 2016 #15

Likewise Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2016 #16

so many rational people in this thread! stevebreeze Feb 2016 #18

Locking. Sorry, but Host consensus is that this is a Primary thread, petronius Feb 2016 #19