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In reply to the discussion: Bernie Sanders: Its a tragic mistake to dismiss anti-establishment voters as deplorable [View all]True Dough
(19,038 posts)41. Excellent post!
Divisiveness within the party is hopefully going to evaporate in the coming months, but it's still lingering strongly right now, to nobody's benefit.
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Bernie Sanders: Its a tragic mistake to dismiss anti-establishment voters as deplorable [View all]
portlander23
Dec 2016
OP
You're right, Hillary totally blew it with that comment about deplorables... the fact that her statement could be misinterpreted is all the more reason NOT to say it!
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jan 2017
#212
Her comments abouf putting a lot of coal miners and coal companies out of businesses
CentralMass
Jan 2017
#226
I refer you to Hillary's comment about deplorables... was a big mistake to have said that!
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jan 2017
#211
He twists everything to be about him and the 99% -even the phrase PC it's like
bettyellen
Dec 2016
#178
I was actually shocked that Hillary, as a seasoned politician who's been around the block a few times, would make such a foolish comment...
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jan 2017
#214
It didn't strengthen her support, certainly didn't persuade anyone to join her.
TonyPDX
Dec 2016
#93
Can we point to objective evidence illustrating it weakened her support though?
LanternWaste
Dec 2016
#116
Maybe Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania? Do you have objective evidence otherwise?
TonyPDX
Dec 2016
#143
Would these be the places where irregularities in counting of votes were exposed?
synergie
Jan 2017
#250
On DU, there is heavy reliance on shaming opposition. We now know how well that works.
Eleanors38
Dec 2016
#122
Not sure why this elicited such a snarky reply? So many refuse to look at the social aspect.
bettyellen
Jan 2017
#197
bettyellen, you couched your remark in terms of "denial." I responded on point.
Eleanors38
Jan 2017
#198
Um, you do know that couched means to put into terms, no? So that was more nonsense.
bettyellen
Jan 2017
#223
A too simple question, yes. If you don't know how to act "in denial" you need more help than I could
bettyellen
Jan 2017
#230
Actually, I don't think you really know what it is you are carrying on about.nt
Eleanors38
Jan 2017
#240
Oh bullshit. We see denial of sexism and racism here every damn day and it's only the deniers them
bettyellen
Jan 2017
#241
Ahh the old rules-lawyering bullshit. Well if that would help you have at it, but I suspect you
bettyellen
Jan 2017
#243
"These are people who are disgusted, and they are angry at the establishment."
atreides1
Dec 2016
#3
Yep. A political party cannot thrive by writing off tens of millions of voters.
Eleanors38
Dec 2016
#123
the op is a strawman. That never happened. It's a conservative meme adopted by the left.
bigtree
Dec 2016
#172
That's why Bernie is an integral part of the Democratic Party leadership... Bernie gets it!
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jan 2017
#216
Bernie usually gets it right and shows why he needs to be out front leading the charge on progressive issues.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jan 2017
#215
totally, because he wasn't saying this sort of thing pre book tour. This is pretty tasteless,
JCanete
Dec 2016
#73
no she didn't, and thanks for the context. One thing is a fact though, anyone who voted for trump
still_one
Dec 2016
#30
The problem with HRC's statement is that some of the latter is expressed as some of the former
aikoaiko
Dec 2016
#49
+1, I'm tired of .... some folks ...... comments on this seems divisive at best relative to facts
uponit7771
Dec 2016
#55
Ah, EarlG. I feel so-o-o much better that the "Deplorables" amounted to only 31,000,000 people.
Eleanors38
Dec 2016
#125
You're damned right I do. Otherwise, how are they to change? By ignoring them?
Eleanors38
Dec 2016
#170
Wow. At least you're admitting that NAZIS, racists, misogynists are people you're
synergie
Dec 2016
#173
Sorry, it was in the last line of the post where you agree that I was "damned right" to suggest
synergie
Jan 2017
#232
Apparentlty you chose NOT to read the post where I referenced your "know your place"
synergie
Jan 2017
#249
Actually, bigots do change. Perhaps you are too inexperienced to realize this.
Eleanors38
Jan 2017
#222
Thanks for bringing the FACTS here.. "The racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamaphobic
Cha
Dec 2016
#142
Thank You. I get so sick of people misquoting HRC, taking words out of context, & rewriting history
Hekate
Dec 2016
#157
"while it might be tempting to write off all Donald Trump supporters as racists"..
JHan
Dec 2016
#12
20%, and 25% President Obama isn't an American. Not that much different than the percentage that
still_one
Dec 2016
#31
Well, I think using the phrase deplorable to describe half of Trump supporters was a bad move.
aikoaiko
Dec 2016
#86
"Was it the smart thing to do politically? no it wasn't - but that doesn't stop it being the truth."
aikoaiko
Dec 2016
#98
And the problem is Sanders now promoting the same media propaganda against Dems ....
bettyellen
Dec 2016
#181
He's had a revulsion toward "wedge politics" all along and for him to lie about the things she said
bettyellen
Dec 2016
#185
Yeah, slamming basically anyone who has established a great liberal partnership was stupid...
bettyellen
Dec 2016
#187
People have started using deplorables to label all Trump voters. It wasn't intended
think
Dec 2016
#13
Prof, don't ya know 31,000,000 Deplorables is diddly squat? Who needs 'em?!
Eleanors38
Dec 2016
#127
It was also a tragic mistake to not know the meaning of the words "political correctness".
KittyWampus
Dec 2016
#19
This critical misstep just fed into tRump's characterizing her/Washington establishment as elitists.
JudyM
Dec 2016
#29
No it wasn't, Romney's comments were indiscriminate based off the facts. Clinton's were not
uponit7771
Dec 2016
#57
Clearly some of you have a knee jerk reaction to disagree with anything Bernie says but
PatsFan87
Dec 2016
#32
It was a mistake calling a bunch of college kids showing up for ice cream a "revolution". nt.
NCTraveler
Dec 2016
#33
Yay! Fuck the college kids! Fuck the white working class! That's the ticket!!!!!!!!
jack_krass
Dec 2016
#159
Yeap, I'm pretty fuckin sick of it... she's not getting in passive aggressive digs on him
uponit7771
Dec 2016
#60
Hillary isn't the focus. The focus is to STOP vilifying all Trump fans and calling them names
think
Dec 2016
#43
Yes. It sure does. Like most progressives I've spent years being called names. Learning to work
think
Dec 2016
#47
Bernie's job as outreach chair will be to try to get voters back to voting for a Democrat next time
think
Dec 2016
#76
Sorry - irresponsible, selfish and intellectually lazy voting choices don't get a pass with me.
HughBeaumont
Dec 2016
#75
He's fucking lying about what she said. Hey it gets him ink, right? Sells books too.
bettyellen
Dec 2016
#183
Bernie, it didn't escape my notice that your "crowds" and Trump's "crowds" bore a striking....
Tarheel_Dem
Dec 2016
#111
Oh dear god, the hyperbole.... White power meetups? The fraction of Trump voters that fit
jack_krass
Dec 2016
#160
bullshit! the Republicans trump had the pepe racist icon account attached to HIS twitter account
Sunlei
Dec 2016
#162
Funny how Bernie uses words like "all" and "everybody" when even the original comment said "half."
Pholus
Jan 2017
#201
Sanders is just plagiarizing Clinton's statement. He should give her credit for the statement. n/t
delisen
Jan 2017
#202
Sanders taking Clinton's comments out of context to puff self up is Deplorable-and Trump-like.
delisen
Jan 2017
#209
He has so much to say about the Democratic Party yet he still has an I after his name . Why?
lunasun
Jan 2017
#231
Regardless of what we call them- deplorables, idiots, racists, sexists, xenophobes...
ecstatic
Jan 2017
#234