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The DNC and DWS are ripping the democratic party apart. This will not bode well for the 2016 RKP5637 Mar 2016 #1
I believe you are onto something here ChairmanAgnostic Mar 2016 #8
80% of Bernie voters are happy with Hillary too. Hortensis Mar 2016 #128
53% of the country are not. ChairmanAgnostic Mar 2016 #139
Numbers shopping a bit? Mine are from Hortensis Mar 2016 #140
Don't tell me what to do or how to think ChairmanAgnostic Mar 2016 #156
What you claim in no way squares with my acquaintances dreamnightwind Mar 2016 #171
Everybody I knew at the time voted for McGovern redstateblues Mar 2016 #186
He's doing very well dreamnightwind Mar 2016 #195
Might want to wipe that 80% off because we know where you pulled it from. nt revbones Mar 2016 #153
good one! eom Karma13612 Mar 2016 #166
On EXIT POLLS, @80% of Bernie voters like Hillary too! Hortensis Mar 2016 #235
Just curious where you are getting your stats from Karma13612 Mar 2016 #164
80% of Democratic Bernie voters will hold their noses and vote against Trump, you mean. Betty Karlson Mar 2016 #173
I have to disagree with you. Perhaps I should direct you to Bernie pages on FB bkkyosemite Mar 2016 #189
I will not vote for her. 840high Mar 2016 #192
You know of course senz Mar 2016 #220
If Bernie does not win - my plan 840high Mar 2016 #221
That plus the 25% or Registered Republicans who say that rock Mar 2016 #206
You missed the WSJ poll; 33 percent of Bernie voters will not vote for Hillary CoffeeCat Mar 2016 #208
I will never vote for warmonger Hillary eggman67 Mar 2016 #238
Bernie Is The Only Antidote To Rampant DNC DWS DLC HRC Third-Way Corporatist Corruption cantbeserious Mar 2016 #185
That's total and complete revisionism about 2008. joshcryer Mar 2016 #2
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I understand the OP completely made up the history of the 2008 campaign. joshcryer Mar 2016 #9
The 2008 race was close as a tic. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2016 #26
A few things: Bernie won OK, which is in fact less lily white than CA. Yeah. OK has minorities that Bluenorthwest Mar 2016 #98
Minnesota and Massachusetts are not sparsely populated states, either. Major Hogwash Mar 2016 #131
Minnesota will go to the polls in November and MineralMan Mar 2016 #144
But that's not the issue. Fawke Em Mar 2016 #207
If there was never a chance of you supporting her 72DejaVu Mar 2016 #13
Not at all. Hillary was planning on challenging the results berni_mccoy Mar 2016 #14
... And you know all the back room deals how? Agschmid Mar 2016 #15
You are speaking with insider level knowledge. IdaBriggs Mar 2016 #23
Not insider. I was paying attention. This information berni_mccoy Mar 2016 #43
Then you can provide the links about this. joshcryer Mar 2016 #102
I read 'Believer' by David Axelrod. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2016 #56
She did not have grounds to challenge. joshcryer Mar 2016 #27
"Some Sanders supporters are extremely negative and they don't represent Sanders in any way" JoePhilly Mar 2016 #95
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You and your associates DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2016 #10
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Because you are here DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2016 #30
They get the most votes with the aid of the MSM, the DNC, the politically connected who owe Dustlawyer Mar 2016 #87
That's how it works. It's called politics. He took too long to join the Democratic Party brush Mar 2016 #209
Bernie caucused with the Democratic party his entire tenure in the House and the Senate Samantha Mar 2016 #231
I'm familiar with Bernie too but I'm a political junkie and have listened to him for years on . . . brush Mar 2016 #232
He really didn't want to run - he was hoping Elizabeth Warren would Samantha Mar 2016 #234
White males seem really pissed off.....nt LexVegas Mar 2016 #5
Wow, racist and sexist. ChairmanAgnostic Mar 2016 #19
+1000 stonecutter357 Mar 2016 #31
I'm Mexican-American and female and pissed off. nt vintx Mar 2016 #46
Shhhhh . . . Depaysement Mar 2016 #106
This white 58 yo woman is fired up for Sanders! peacebird Mar 2016 #101
Can't be!? Depaysement Mar 2016 #107
Wow racism and sexism? Keep it classy bro, quality with a "K" there pinebox Mar 2016 #132
Yes this white male feels so oppressed Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2016 #204
Your ignorance is getting in the way of your ego pinebox Mar 2016 #215
Woooo insults now Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2016 #216
You guys seem determined to drive every poor white person out of the party. Odin2005 Mar 2016 #143
They don't just "seem" determined. stranger81 Mar 2016 #239
I'm a white female and I'm pissed off. Fawke Em Mar 2016 #210
You are part of the problem jfern Mar 2016 #213
We white females are pissed off, too. senz Mar 2016 #222
If there isn't unity Trenzalore Mar 2016 #6
Or it could be that we will vote for our issues artislife Mar 2016 #65
It worked out great in 2000 nt. Trenzalore Mar 2016 #83
And yet you ignore the march this party has taken to the right artislife Mar 2016 #93
And yet withholding votes from the Dem candidate in the GE only helps elect people like Trump LonePirate Mar 2016 #123
bogie man artislife Mar 2016 #141
Vote for your fave in the primary. Vote for the Dem in the GE? Why is this difficult to understand? LonePirate Mar 2016 #142
What will Hillary do? artislife Mar 2016 #146
What will she do? She will do more for progressive causes than any Republican. LonePirate Mar 2016 #160
How much more? It is simply stupid just to trust her. nt artislife Mar 2016 #190
No, it's "simply stupid" to allow a Trump presidency. MirrorAshes Mar 2016 #228
Unpatriotic? How? artislife Mar 2016 #230
Too bad the democratic party didn't learn anything from 2000 nt Autumn Mar 2016 #148
That after 8 years of peace and prosperity 2% of the electorate would throw a temper tantrum nt. Trenzalore Mar 2016 #151
No one threw a temper tantrum. nt Autumn Mar 2016 #152
Peace? LA Green Mar 2016 #182
peace and prosperity for who exactly? wholly crap you people dont fucking get it. litlbilly Mar 2016 #205
PUMAs for Bernie? sufrommich Mar 2016 #7
Funny how it's working out that way, eh?...nt SidDithers Mar 2016 #35
You know your avatar is showing artislife Mar 2016 #67
LMAO!! I've never thought of that, but you're absolutely correct! Fawke Em Mar 2016 #214
This would be PUMA II. Or perhaps PUMA III or IV or V or some other number since there are always pampango Mar 2016 #236
As I have said in another thread, you would never know this by reading DU, but Squinch Mar 2016 #11
There is a Supreme Court Nominee to replace Scalia hanging in the balance Trenzalore Mar 2016 #16
I truly believe that the vast majority of Bernie supporters have the sense to see this, and there Squinch Mar 2016 #21
LOL at you pretending Hillary and her supporters are progressive n/t BernieforPres2016 Mar 2016 #50
LOL! What has Bernie ever done for the poor? Did you see about where Hillary put together the Squinch Mar 2016 #53
Wow, disgusting dreamnightwind Mar 2016 #174
Well she sure did a lot for the poor in Iraq. She voted to let them be slaughtered by the thousands. BillZBubb Mar 2016 #218
But I fear her choice as much as I fear trump's. ChairmanAgnostic Mar 2016 #22
Why? Trenzalore Mar 2016 #25
she has horrible judgment ChairmanAgnostic Mar 2016 #70
^^^Yep LA Green Mar 2016 #179
Poster child is right, Waiting For Everyman Mar 2016 #187
Really a shame LA Green Mar 2016 #188
^^^This. artislife Mar 2016 #68
That's a ridiculous fear. onenote Mar 2016 #183
Exactly. It will HAVE to be pro Wall Street. senz Mar 2016 #225
Obama's SCOTUS pick is to the right of any current pick he's berni_mccoy Mar 2016 #32
Obama's pick was made to put the Republicans in a box Trenzalore Mar 2016 #36
Then this pick should not have been made. berni_mccoy Mar 2016 #38
It's a matter of political survival. Until we recapture the Senate (and maybe the House)... randome Mar 2016 #41
Agreed. I am pretty sick of hearing about Obama's 3.14 dimensional chess skills. He's a Republican. GoneFishin Mar 2016 #58
Oh good lord mythology Mar 2016 #66
explanation: BlindTiresias Mar 2016 #134
It would have given them a reason to justify no Trenzalore Mar 2016 #79
Are you starting to understand LA Green Mar 2016 #181
Repug talking points. Infiltrate much? brush Mar 2016 #212
Of course they are,I have to laugh at the delicious sufrommich Mar 2016 #17
... or perhaps Autumn Colors Mar 2016 #57
Sigh. Now tell me how dedicated you are to progressive principles. Squinch Mar 2016 #59
There will be a progressive platform on the ballot artislife Mar 2016 #72
The new Bernie or Bust line is a third party? Yeah, you guys are really dedicated to progressivism. Squinch Mar 2016 #76
"Yeah, you guys are really dedicated to progressivism." desmiller Mar 2016 #103
And what has he ever done, in all his decades in Congress, that achieved progressive aims? Squinch Mar 2016 #115
But she hates billionaires... DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2016 #75
Right. And now they're advocating for a third party. Either this reflects rank stupidity about Squinch Mar 2016 #77
Well off folk wanting to "maximize the contradictions" while the rest of us suffer... DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2016 #81
Well off and uterus-free. And clueless. Squinch Mar 2016 #85
"Well off and uterus-free"... ljm2002 Mar 2016 #120
Agreed! dreamnightwind Mar 2016 #175
+ 1 JoePhilly Mar 2016 #113
They will corral a lot of the Left using the usual strategy Depaysement Mar 2016 #12
That seems to be the strategy warrprayer Mar 2016 #86
What absolute projection. JaneyVee Mar 2016 #18
She needs a large facility to store those ChairmanAgnostic Mar 2016 #24
Interesting take. Of course I disagree with the interpretation. IdaBriggs Mar 2016 #28
And now the rightwing talking points. JaneyVee Mar 2016 #33
Are you claiming that Clinton is not under investigation by the FBI? ljm2002 Mar 2016 #121
Sorry, but the track record of Sanders Supporters hasn't been a good one so far. randome Mar 2016 #39
See post #86 warrprayer Mar 2016 #90
The millions of people who voted for Clinton over Sanders are just gullible fools, is that it? randome Mar 2016 #116
Stockholm Syndrome Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2016 #211
She needs the big tent TheCowsCameHome Mar 2016 #37
What baggage? JaneyVee Mar 2016 #40
!!!!!!!! vintx Mar 2016 #47
Well said!! JoePhilly Mar 2016 #97
...in the world of the anonymous CLICKY-CLICKY. onehandle Mar 2016 #29
Exactly! Nt. AgadorSparticus Mar 2016 #111
Yup. leveymg Mar 2016 #34
You should join the PUMAs. DCBob Mar 2016 #42
It's actually the return of the PUMAs that are insisting Bernie and his supporters get in line berni_mccoy Mar 2016 #49
Unity comes from people realizing a common goal. DCBob Mar 2016 #51
"You should join the PUMAs" -- DCBob berni_mccoy Mar 2016 #54
It was a sarcastic joke of course. DCBob Mar 2016 #55
divisive? Which group of supporters is threatening NOT to support their oopponent once the DrDan Mar 2016 #44
Which group of supporters is making demands as a call for unity? berni_mccoy Mar 2016 #45
sort of explains the roots of the divisiveness, doesn't it DrDan Mar 2016 #48
Twists like yours of people's statements is exactly why there won't be berni_mccoy Mar 2016 #52
As a neutral referee I am compelled to give this round to Dr. Dan. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2016 #69
Lol "neutral referee" whatchamacallit Mar 2016 #78
I call em like I see em. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2016 #80
Like how you called Michigan for Hillary?!? berni_mccoy Mar 2016 #89
How do you like Skinner's amnesty plan? DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2016 #91
How does that translate into reality? Major Hogwash Mar 2016 #108
Amnesty ablamj Mar 2016 #184
Random points... DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2016 #196
guess you missed this list of demands - over 150 recs DrDan Mar 2016 #136
Dems are... lmbradford Mar 2016 #124
well - take your ball and go home then - we do not need anyone getting in the way DrDan Mar 2016 #133
Democratic party unity is not the problem ibegurpard Mar 2016 #60
You can't call people racist time and again and then expect them to vote for the candidate u shoved Bread and Circus Mar 2016 #61
Clinton was asked if she'd consider him as a running mate JohnnyRingo Mar 2016 #62
I highly doubt Sanders will be voting for Clinton. JonLeibowitz Mar 2016 #154
Yeah, he seems like a Ted Cruz guy. JohnnyRingo Mar 2016 #168
uhm, no, I bet he will vote 3rd party or write someone in. JonLeibowitz Mar 2016 #169
If that's the sort of thing Sanders does... JohnnyRingo Mar 2016 #199
Personally... 99Forever Mar 2016 #63
Yes and it may not be a bad thing. nt artislife Mar 2016 #74
I agree PowerToThePeople Mar 2016 #64
Hillary has made party safe for Reagan, Kissinger conservatives. The establishment shilling for her. whereisjustice Mar 2016 #71
Bingo. ChairmanAgnostic Mar 2016 #73
Sounds about right warrprayer Mar 2016 #82
the tools of condescension and smugness never unify... EndElectoral Mar 2016 #84
There is unity. It's just between the establishment corporatist authoritarians from both parties. Broward Mar 2016 #88
Thank goodness a divisive negitive post such as the OP will no longer be world riversedge Mar 2016 #92
Yep, Goddess knows... ljm2002 Mar 2016 #122
The guy declaring there will be no unity blames others for it. JoePhilly Mar 2016 #94
Unity does not have to be 100% Tarc Mar 2016 #96
If you think it will be simply the Bernie or bust crowd berni_mccoy Mar 2016 #99
That is all it is, the tiniest amount of Camp Sanders Tarc Mar 2016 #147
I am already looking forward to the 2020 POTUS election cycle. PufPuf23 Mar 2016 #100
Finally some Sanders supporters are being honest. Their goal was always to shoot the hostage. Renew Deal Mar 2016 #104
+ 1 JoePhilly Mar 2016 #114
"Supporters." joshcryer Mar 2016 #158
Actually our goal is to get our party back dreamnightwind Mar 2016 #176
Relyig on a candidate "not as bad" just doesn't work as well as it once did. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2016 #105
Unity is not the same thing as uniformity. . . DinahMoeHum Mar 2016 #109
Conform! Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2016 #145
It not so easy to rally around werknotgoin2takeit Mar 2016 #110
+1 lmbradford Mar 2016 #125
"One with nuts, one without." mac56 Mar 2016 #138
Nonsense. A cluster of people stomping their feet on message boards Lucinda Mar 2016 #112
It doesn't even reflect most Bernie supporters. The Bernie or Bust people are a small minority. Squinch Mar 2016 #118
Agreed. Lucinda Mar 2016 #163
Keep that optimism marions ghost Mar 2016 #150
Who, exactly, do you think will vote for him in such great numbers? Lucinda Mar 2016 #165
I hope we can all unite around Hillary in the fall. hrmjustin Mar 2016 #117
Clinton and Sanders are so far apart on so many big issues that I think it is unrealistic Doctor_J Mar 2016 #119
+1 lmbradford Mar 2016 #126
+2 mac56 Mar 2016 #137
+3 A Little Weird Mar 2016 #157
Sad but true. BillZBubb Mar 2016 #219
+1000 senz Mar 2016 #223
The supporters claim is utter stinking hypocrisy. Bernie supporters are slandering Hillary. Zynx Mar 2016 #127
You're wrong Pisces Mar 2016 #129
As the song goes: mac56 Mar 2016 #130
.+1 840high Mar 2016 #155
Kickin' Faux pas Mar 2016 #135
There never has been, since I can remember, for a minority of Dems. Nt seabeyond Mar 2016 #149
Enabling the Third Way only encourages.. tokenlib Mar 2016 #159
in 2008 sabbat hunter Mar 2016 #161
If Trump is her opponent, the turnout for the election will be historical. nt kstewart33 Mar 2016 #162
It will for Bernie too berni_mccoy Mar 2016 #167
your OP kinda reminded me of this video wyldwolf Mar 2016 #170
Third Way of the Highway! Betty Karlson Mar 2016 #172
It's fine. It's true that she doesn't need us. It's a fact if you look. Most of Bernie's voters are Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #177
Republicans hate her, most independents either hate or don't like her, senz Mar 2016 #224
Uh, no, actually ... NanceGreggs Mar 2016 #178
You're in for a large surprise later this year. DisgustipatedinCA Mar 2016 #198
Then Prepare For President Trump, 6-3 Conservative Supreme Court... Corey_Baker08 Mar 2016 #180
This message was self-deleted by its author PonyUp Mar 2016 #193
No It's Called The Reality, The Truth... Corey_Baker08 Mar 2016 #200
Yep, a vote for Hillary in the primaries is a vote for the Republican candidate in the GE emsimon33 Mar 2016 #191
How much of a factor are independents in a GE? OZi Mar 2016 #194
Hey Berni madokie Mar 2016 #197
Exactly. 30,000 in Seattle just now.....he is losing votes because of a "rigged" system bkkyosemite Mar 2016 #202
What makes him so dangerous madokie Mar 2016 #229
Either that ... Autumn Colors Mar 2016 #201
And according to the IT no one can tell unless there are paper reciepts compared w/machine bkkyosemite Mar 2016 #203
Why in the hell would most of those assholes care anyway? nolabels Mar 2016 #217
Yes there will be. RandySF Mar 2016 #226
Yes and no. I'm concerned that the rift is widening flamingdem Mar 2016 #227
Unity is for the proper asking PATRICK Mar 2016 #233
Sanders is best left in the Senate if he loses. sofa king Mar 2016 #237
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