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BlueCaliDem

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37. It doesn't matter who was at the head of the DNC. Fact remains, the DNC overwhelmingly preferred
Sun Jul 24, 2016, 01:48 PM
Jul 2016

Hillary Clinton - and yet Obama won. Those are the facts...if they mean anything to you.

Nice apology. Appropriate. The Primary is over. misterhighwasted Jul 2016 #1
Yesterday liberal N proud Jul 2016 #2
Non story ? humbled_opinion Jul 2016 #87
K&R! Let's not forget that the DNC and DWS preferred Hillary in 2008 - and Obama won. Why? BlueCaliDem Jul 2016 #3
That's EXACTLY right! It is about the voters. People are still looking for a scapegoat AgadorSparticus Jul 2016 #7
Yup! sheshe2 Jul 2016 #8
The debate schedule matters Motown_Johnny Jul 2016 #19
Naw. With all the FREE publicity Sanders got, the debate schedule lost its importance. I know it's BlueCaliDem Jul 2016 #34
If she were the better candidate Motown_Johnny Jul 2016 #77
She WAS the better candidate. She WON. Period. Move on already. BlueCaliDem Jul 2016 #106
This message was self-deleted by its author Different Drummer Jul 2016 #176
I agree w/Motown_Johnny. n/t Different Drummer Jul 2016 #177
All OK now officially.. appalachiablue Jul 2016 #67
"Let's not forget that the DNC and DWS preferred Hillary in 2008 - and Obama won" Snotcicles Jul 2016 #31
It doesn't matter who was at the head of the DNC. Fact remains, the DNC overwhelmingly preferred BlueCaliDem Jul 2016 #37
I kind of funny about fairness. I Snotcicles Jul 2016 #41
I kind of funny about people who attempt to skirt Rules on this site in order to BlueCaliDem Jul 2016 #45
Post removed Post removed Jul 2016 #47
Oooh...so mature. BlueCaliDem Jul 2016 #49
The threat of getting banned for here carries no weight with me whatsoever. nt Snotcicles Jul 2016 #54
Who threatened that? BlueCaliDem Jul 2016 #56
LOL." kind of funny about people who attempt to skirt Rules on this site in order to continue to Snotcicles Jul 2016 #60
Whatever you want to call it, it was NO threat. But I'm certain you know that. Btw? It was a BlueCaliDem Jul 2016 #64
so they cheated, manipulated and fudged on "impartiality" in 2008 but failed. uhnope Jul 2016 #144
Oh give it a rest already with the conspiracy theorizing. Unless and until you've got proof BlueCaliDem Jul 2016 #148
wait what? Have you read any of the emails that show impartiality was compromised? uhnope Jul 2016 #149
Wait, what? Do you have proof that anything mentioned in e-mails between two staffers ever came to BlueCaliDem Jul 2016 #151
you're totally wrong. The emails show the DNC discussing how to sabotage Sander's campaign. uhnope Jul 2016 #153
Now you're really grasping. Sabotage?? Bwaaaaahahahahahaha! Words in electronic letters between a BlueCaliDem Jul 2016 #159
I always thought "Bwahaha" was a RW thing uhnope Jul 2016 #163
And you thought wrong (no surprise there!). To make matters worse, you accuse ME BlueCaliDem Jul 2016 #166
oh, the Sanders-lost-so-none-of-this-matters argument uhnope Jul 2016 #167
Move on, uhnope. You lost. I'm sorry, but that's the truth. BlueCaliDem Jul 2016 #170
I've confronted many Putin shills & CTers on DU & you act & argue just like them. n/t uhnope Jul 2016 #171
Howard Dean was the DNC chair in 2008. I don't spooky3 Jul 2016 #50
I never said he wasn't. And I don't recall that the DNC showed any preference then BlueCaliDem Jul 2016 #55
I think it's important to be precise about the facts. A spooky3 Jul 2016 #59
"So I'm in the camp of "let's move on." " I'm right there with you - and agree with your arguments BlueCaliDem Jul 2016 #63
OMG! eom KPN Jul 2016 #91
I have just one question... Blue State Bandit Jul 2016 #114
And it will be needed to be answered by somebody else. BlueCaliDem Jul 2016 #119
Inconvenient truths: Surya Gayatri Jul 2016 #125
Post removed Post removed Jul 2016 #65
We, the People, Are Cheated Too Urchin Jul 2016 #71
What? Someone tied you up so you couldn't vote? leftofcool Jul 2016 #134
Yes DeeDeeNY Jul 2016 #135
Everywhere these days Urchin Jul 2016 #168
no I wont. Cobalt Violet Jul 2016 #4
I agree. Party unity doesn't mean sweeping BS under the rug renate Jul 2016 #15
You are absolutely right, we can continue and support our candidates but some Jim Beard Jul 2016 #22
Post removed Post removed Jul 2016 #24
And you know this how? Gut feeling? Dislike of Hillary because of 25 yrs of Republican BlueCaliDem Jul 2016 #39
My guess uis Hillary advised DWS The Wizard Jul 2016 #131
So your gut tells you SticksnStones Jul 2016 #145
+1,000 Gene Debs Jul 2016 #23
Does that include Sanders? Need I list the many infractions and illegalities of his campaign? KittyWampus Jul 2016 #27
They just won't let it go. eom BlueCaliDem Jul 2016 #40
+1 - I would have preferred to downvote the "Please rec if you are ready to move on" erronis Jul 2016 #66
Yes it is time to move on. hrmjustin Jul 2016 #5
I want the Democratic Party to rid itself of the horrible, NON-Democratic people who caused this. Cooley Hurd Jul 2016 #6
This! newthinking Jul 2016 #16
I feel the same way. I started voting straight Democratic earlier but I didn't have the opportunity Jim Beard Jul 2016 #28
The media needs to get back to calling DURHAM D Jul 2016 #9
it's a substory to the Russia Owns Trump story eShirl Jul 2016 #10
We should be tired of "moving on" imho. nt retrowire Jul 2016 #11
Didn't you just write that Hillary should fuck herself and you will never vote for her? Squinch Jul 2016 #99
minds can be changed retrowire Jul 2016 #107
So you didn't mean it when you said you WERE voting for her, and now you are saying you didn't Squinch Jul 2016 #108
lol retrowire Jul 2016 #109
And before you said you WERE voting for her, didn't you also say then that you weren't voting Squinch Jul 2016 #110
Yep, we ended the primary fights long ago. MohRokTah Jul 2016 #12
What story? What happened? leftstreet Jul 2016 #13
I think it's that Bernie smeared a few Democrats nonstop and some people R B Garr Jul 2016 #14
What are you talking about? WIProgressive88 Jul 2016 #20
Sorry, mostly disagree. It was more civil and issue-based compared to the GOP side, R B Garr Jul 2016 #92
Oh I wouldn't argue that there was plenty of unnecessary divisiveness, I just think that it was WIProgressive88 Jul 2016 #100
Unrec Motown_Johnny Jul 2016 #17
Catty emails about how irritating Jeff Weaver can be = office gossip. emulatorloo Jul 2016 #30
Conspiring to help Hillary was corrupt. Motown_Johnny Jul 2016 #76
if one reads the emails minus the Assange spin, there's no evidence of "conspiracy" emulatorloo Jul 2016 #84
Great link! Thanks! bettyellen Jul 2016 #113
not all of us are reading the Wikileaks Tweets and so they don't affect our conclusion that uhnope Jul 2016 #154
Got proof of a conspiracy? nt joeybee12 Jul 2016 #104
nope, they don't.. bout the tenth post I've read asking for proof where none is given uponit7771 Jul 2016 #132
They need to go to free republic or jackine lunatics joeybee12 Jul 2016 #136
+1 harun Jul 2016 #156
Maybe if they just let DWS go. Lifelong Protester Jul 2016 #18
Yup, that's what Putin wants liberals to do -- argue obamanut2012 Jul 2016 #21
This such and obvious manipulation..don't take the bait Dream Girl Jul 2016 #25
Er... LWolf Jul 2016 #26
Couldn't care leas rjsquirrel Jul 2016 #29
I'll be ready to move on when the will of the people is satisfied. WhiteHat Jul 2016 #32
Yes the problems are serious and I think there are more where these came from. avaistheone1 Jul 2016 #52
Sorry this is too important to ignore. It is about who Democrats are and how we do business. avaistheone1 Jul 2016 #57
K&R LW1977 Jul 2016 #33
The manipulation of the press is the story here. mjvpi Jul 2016 #35
We can't afford to be distracted by quarrels and resentments; the consequences are too grim. CBHagman Jul 2016 #36
yeah, the candidate who ran on CU money is gonna give that up MisterP Jul 2016 #97
you have a large enough rug to sweep this under? CBGLuthier Jul 2016 #38
There's dust and there's permanent stains.. raindaddy Jul 2016 #53
Agree. The new voters aren't your parent's Democrats. erronis Jul 2016 #68
So well stated ^^^^^^^^ raindaddy Jul 2016 #73
I was ready yesterday ismnotwasm Jul 2016 #42
I was ready to move move on seconds after I saw this was from "wikileaks". George II Jul 2016 #43
+1 ismnotwasm Jul 2016 #44
+1 DawgHouse Jul 2016 #46
You said it! +1,000 NastyRiffraff Jul 2016 #89
Bingo. And the one little email about religion is what any political science R B Garr Jul 2016 #147
What is that suppose to mean? harun Jul 2016 #157
Foreign operatives are not "whistle blowers". George II Jul 2016 #160
"These aren't the droids we're looking for...move along..." yurbud Jul 2016 #48
Censure, Fire and Move On. Bad Thoughts Jul 2016 #51
I'll move on when Marshall gets fired Warpy Jul 2016 #58
Apologies are insufficient. Of course he regrets his actions ... KPN Jul 2016 #61
Now that DWS is gone it's time to move on. kestrel91316 Jul 2016 #62
I'm not moving on until you stop calling it "the wikileaks" story as per the New Democrats orders. bobthedrummer Jul 2016 #69
Wikileaks *is* involved ismnotwasm Jul 2016 #74
Reddit is more nuanced bobthedrummer Jul 2016 #81
Wikileaks may be owned by a piece of shit with poor ethics. PoliticalMalcontent Jul 2016 #70
It's still a handful of emails out of tens of thousands ismnotwasm Jul 2016 #78
Were those few emails doctored? PoliticalMalcontent Jul 2016 #85
Not Shocked At All By This Story Ccarmona Jul 2016 #72
I am shocked at how many people here think this wasn't going on. harun Jul 2016 #158
No. We can all agree this conduct must be prevented IN THE FUTURE. grahamhgreen Jul 2016 #75
The whining and concern trolling needs to fuck off realmirage Jul 2016 #79
Yep...and pronto. nt pkdu Jul 2016 #83
Thanks for your graciousness and understanding. :) PoliticalMalcontent Jul 2016 #86
How is DWS still head of the DNC? SHRED Jul 2016 #80
She's not! Stryst Jul 2016 #90
Move on? We just found out about this and it is still being revealed. aikoaiko Jul 2016 #82
A few snarky comments like we've all made in our professional and personal lives when Fla Dem Jul 2016 #88
It is a two week news cycle, like every other story year after year. Rex Jul 2016 #96
It would be such a class act zentrum Jul 2016 #93
I have always been ready for the convention randr Jul 2016 #94
Please promise it won't get worse. Scuba Jul 2016 #95
nope dembotoz Jul 2016 #98
In related news: Humans Now Have Shorter Attention Spans Than Goldfish. TalkingDog Jul 2016 #101
You mean the wikileaks that Putin commissioned to help Trump? Those wikileaks? Squinch Jul 2016 #102
I'll pay good money to see your proof. You don't have any. DisgustipatedinCA Jul 2016 #122
What if I am not ready to move on warrprayer Jul 2016 #103
If you let it get talked out now it will disappear shortly. If you try to suppress it, Yo_Mama Jul 2016 #105
Definitely recommended, KMOD. It's the timing that bothers me most. calimary Jul 2016 #111
Nope. This needs to be properly investigated and ALL of the ratfuckers.... PoutrageFatigue Jul 2016 #112
Would you have moved on from Watergate after a few days? L. Coyote Jul 2016 #115
Not so fast wwwmovetoamend Jul 2016 #116
Aaaaand this thread illustrates how low DU has fallen recently. Arugula Latte Jul 2016 #117
I dunno about that, DU seems to like this thread too. Rex Jul 2016 #120
exactly.nt m-lekktor Jul 2016 #123
Or bullshit anecdotal statements taken as fact and 2143 ops based off of it. good try though uponit7771 Jul 2016 #133
What bullshit do you refer to? The poster's assertion is factual. DisgustipatedinCA Jul 2016 #181
Fact not in dispute: There was no show of operational bias shown by the DNC before the lock up of uponit7771 Jul 2016 #182
You're attempting to answer a different question than the one I asked. DisgustipatedinCA Jul 2016 #183
The premise of the one asked is irrelevant to the issue at hand uponit7771 Jul 2016 #185
Got it...we answer the questions we want to answer, not the ones actually being asked. DisgustipatedinCA Jul 2016 #186
Sickening, we used to be better than this. Now it's just make up whatever harun Jul 2016 #172
I can't wait to hear more about the Russia part of the story. applegrove Jul 2016 #118
Natonal Security too! Iliyah Jul 2016 #127
Move on if you'd like. That's not what the rest of the world is doing. DisgustipatedinCA Jul 2016 #121
The rest of the world does not give a shit about this story. RandySF Jul 2016 #129
You're wrong about that, bubble boy. Step outside the bubble and take a look. You'll be shocked. DisgustipatedinCA Jul 2016 #155
Just the MSM does as they are reporting on it - on all 3 stations 1st thing this AM. nt jmg257 Jul 2016 #165
As our authoritarian wing so often says, DU is not representative of the country. Marr Jul 2016 #124
NO nt Raine Jul 2016 #126
Needs to be federally investigated as an act of foreign sabotage of a US presidential election.... Hekate Jul 2016 #128
I consider that a non-apology apology. David__77 Jul 2016 #130
Assange, Putin, and Snowden walked into a bar... Tarc Jul 2016 #137
When I came to DU 12 years ago, I didn't do it because it was a place where I could stick my head in Hissyspit Jul 2016 #138
K&R! DemonGoddess Jul 2016 #139
"I apologize to those I offended" is not an apology. It's an "apology". n/t yodermon Jul 2016 #140
Move on?? Highway61 Jul 2016 #141
Ethics and integrity don't matter as long as you repeat the mantra "I'm With Her". Matt_in_STL Jul 2016 #152
UNrec. This scandal goes to the heart of what's wrong with American democracy n/t uhnope Jul 2016 #142
I never put much stock in them. Starry Messenger Jul 2016 #143
from PUMA to PURN nt jtunes Jul 2016 #146
the DNC's best defense, is that Sanders was not a party member jtunes Jul 2016 #150
I think the relevant question may be bighart Jul 2016 #161
I'm not quite ready rocktivity Jul 2016 #162
I am ready for the Wikileaks story to lead the MSM to excplore the tblue37 Jul 2016 #164
There shouldn't have even been a fucking apology Blue_Tires Jul 2016 #169
Did you see Nancy Pelosi last night on MSNBC say the DNC gave Hillary B Calm Jul 2016 #173
I missed the part where politics is supposed to be "fair", but that's me... Blue_Tires Jul 2016 #174
I want Hillary to win but the DNC bias has to be addressed cally Jul 2016 #175
This ginned-up "scandal" is OVER mwrguy Jul 2016 #178
It depends. If you're talking about thucythucy Jul 2016 #179
I'm ready to move to Trump's role in this. backscatter712 Jul 2016 #180
you realize that julian assange is going to keep releasing stuff Calista241 Jul 2016 #184
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