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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Today I Quit Daily Kos by Salam Morcos [View all]merrily
(45,251 posts)151. Markos
Remarks about Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign
On March 17, 2008, Moulitsas stated that Senator Hillary Clinton, who was then involved in a protracted race against Senator Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination, "doesn't deserve fairness on this site" because she "fails the test of the guiding principles of this site" and because Clinton had "no reasonable chance of victory". He accused her of "formenting civil war in order to overturn the will of the Democratic electorate" and said Clinton's "only path to victory [...] is via coup by super delegate."[22] His statement was precipitated by a "strike" conducted by several pro-Clinton diarists, even though none of these posters was paid or in any way officially linked to the site.[23] Moulitsas responded directly to the "strike" by saying that it was more like a "boycott", noting that "It's a big Internet, so I hope they find what they're looking for.
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Moulitsas is a fellow at the New Politics Institute,[33][34] a think tank of the New Democrat Network, which was founded by Simon Rosenberg in 1996. The NDN's stated purpose is to help elect "centrist" Democrats, and is considered by many to be a successor to the centrist Democratic Leadership Council (DLC), an organization that Simon Rosenberg resigned from in 1996.
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Yes. If you think Daily Kos is better than DU, then post there instead. n/t
PoliticAverse
Mar 2016
#32
Daily Kos is overrated. I've been a member of DU since its first few months after the (s)election.
w4rma
Mar 2016
#53
No it's because anyone who criticises Bernie Sanders or praises Hillary Clinton
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
Mar 2016
#173
Daily Kos is and always has been the official website of the Third Way and Kos despises
sabrina 1
Mar 2016
#93
Yes, the only good thing about a website that misrepresents itself to the public, are the people who
sabrina 1
Mar 2016
#143
I would like to think Hillary is moving left after listening to the people, but I don't.
debunction.junction
Mar 2016
#171
I had to turn the channel when Mark Thompson's show MIP would have Moulitsas on almost daily
Snotcicles
Mar 2016
#4
I pick up the same thing. Even after Bernie started showing the massive turn outs at his rallies.
Snotcicles
Mar 2016
#84
If you read Bob altmeyer' s book The Authoritarians, you will discover that Mrs Clinton supporters
Doctor_J
Mar 2016
#6
They tailor their views to their leaders, even if they are 180° from yesterday's
Doctor_J
Mar 2016
#19
That seems really familiar to what infests DU these days. All of a sudden long held progressive...
Bread and Circus
Mar 2016
#22
Don't forget the right wing "free stuff" comment by Hillary and her "progressive" followers.
BillZBubb
Mar 2016
#81
or StealTheBern: they're very excited about Clinton's workable and unprecedented plan
MisterP
Mar 2016
#105
That's the part I can't understand. At some point when their compass is spinning around radically
GoneFishin
Mar 2016
#136
You are projecting. I am in favor of uhc without insurance companies. I'm against capital
Doctor_J
Mar 2016
#82
I have better and more rewarding things to do than go to Clinton shill websites, like ...
Impedimentus
Mar 2016
#10
Your premise "all that matters in November is a Dem win" is wrong and myopic.
Bread and Circus
Mar 2016
#24
LOL, the lesson I got from the last 35+ years is the opposite lesson you learned. What I have seen
Bread and Circus
Mar 2016
#76
Losing your political compass, just to win one election, spells trouble down the road and paints...
Bread and Circus
Mar 2016
#72
What do you expect from a candidate who has bashed this President and other Democrats
Loki
Mar 2016
#115
I am a Democrat who feels that my party has mismanaged the debates to favor Clinton.
Duval
Mar 2016
#23
Many shortsighted folks are most concerned about their income first...
ConsiderThis_2016
Mar 2016
#61
If Markos Bullshitsus wants to declare his site an echo chamber thats his business
tularetom
Mar 2016
#68
While this isn't exactly what Kos said, its certainly how most interpreted it
riderinthestorm
Mar 2016
#103