Good idea, very dramatic, but it wouldn't work for practical reasons (Reply #74)

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Fri Apr 22, 2016, 08:34 AM

yodermon (6,120 posts)

74. Good idea, very dramatic, but it wouldn't work for practical reasons

as soon as the deadline to run as 3rd party passes, Hillary will bring the Citibank caucus back on board

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112 replies	Author	Time	Post
I am Very Disappointed with the Democratic Party [View all]	Time for change	Apr 2016	OP
K&R Well said! eom	fleur-de-lisa	Apr 2016	#1
thank you for your thoughts	grasswire	Apr 2016	#2
Didn't have time to read all of your comments (I will), but read the para about a third party....	seekthetruth	Apr 2016	#3
"Independent Social Democrats"?	DLnyc	Apr 2016	#48
Great idea	Time for change	Apr 2016	#69
Thoughtful and clear	oldandhappy	Apr 2016	#4
Good to see you again. I always enjoy reading your posts. nm	rhett o rick	Apr 2016	#5
This could not have been presented any better or more thoughtful.	floriduck	Apr 2016	#6
Thank you for your thoughts!	Melurkyoulongtime	Apr 2016	#7
Doing my part to kick your ass into the stratophere	mindwalker_i	Apr 2016	#8
kick to finish later, recommended, thx nt	slipslidingaway	Apr 2016	#9
Not sure you are aware of this...	Kip Humphrey	Apr 2016	#10
I was not aware of this specifically, but	Time for change	Apr 2016	#22
I guess it boils down to this...	Binkie The Clown	Apr 2016	#11
Excellent point. I have been an FDR Democrat all my life and	jwirr	Apr 2016	#25
The ideals of the Democratic Party were squashed by politicians like the Clintons who...	Human101948	Apr 2016	#98
A shared history here at DU	pat_k	Apr 2016	#12
Very interesting. I'm so glad to hear all of that	Time for change	Apr 2016	#23
+10000 Great idea!	felix_numinous	Apr 2016	#13
I've been receiving emails and phone calls from the DNC and actBlue	Trajan	Apr 2016	#32
Get that offshore money	felix_numinous	Apr 2016	#33
I am switching to giving directly to progressive candidates	k8conant	Apr 2016	#76
That is exactly what I am doing.....	Silver_Witch	Apr 2016	#88
Excellent post!	ncliberal	Apr 2016	#14
KnR	HughLefty1	Apr 2016	#15
I thank you for that, and feel much the same way until the last where you mentioned your solution.	Xyzse	Apr 2016	#16
I don't think that we feel differently about this -- even my last paragraph	Time for change	Apr 2016	#24
Yes, well said again.	DLnyc	Apr 2016	#54
Please don't malign Nader for Gore's loss.	haikugal	Apr 2016	#94
I feel Nader should not have campaigned in Florida.	DLnyc	Apr 2016	#103
It's not about feelings. What a skeezy thing to say. You can disagree but the meme is incorrect. nt	haikugal	Apr 2016	#105
Polling now would not show anything, because Sanders is mostly unvetted and has had no real	Lucinda	Apr 2016	#56
That sounds quite a bit more reasonable, and I can probably get behind on.	Xyzse	Apr 2016	#81
thanks for sharing and for so eloquently stating what so many, many Dems are thinking, feeling, and	amborin	Apr 2016	#17
Very well stated. Bravo! [n/t]	Maedhros	Apr 2016	#18
I am very disappointed in the Dem party too,	Waiting For Everyman	Apr 2016	#19
I've always loved your posts, Time for Change,	Blue_In_AK	Apr 2016	#20
Yep!	Agony	Apr 2016	#21
Kindred spirits are we	WhaTHellsgoingonhere	Apr 2016	#26
Wow ... Very well said	Trajan	Apr 2016	#27
"Time for change" indeed! Well said. k&r	polichick	Apr 2016	#28
I posted this yesterday and it's apropos here.	WhaTHellsgoingonhere	Apr 2016	#29
Holy crap criers! This is EXACTLY what Bubba did to Obama. Sat him down and this happened.	WhaTHellsgoingonhere	Apr 2016	#31
Good idea, very dramatic, but it wouldn't work for practical reasons	yodermon	Apr 2016	#74
I Share Your Concerns	noretreatnosurrender	Apr 2016	#30
Thank you	Time for change	Apr 2016	#39
I agree	noretreatnosurrender	Apr 2016	#41
Bernie will run if we make him. this is our movement and he will do what the people want.	litlbilly	Apr 2016	#34
You gotta wonder	Mike__M	Apr 2016	#35
Your posts here at DU were/are/continue to be must-read for me TFC	riderinthestorm	Apr 2016	#36
You speak for me as well, with every well-placed, thoughtful word. 100%.	RiverLover	Apr 2016	#37
What an eloquent statement	farleftlib	Apr 2016	#38
Thanks for this post, "Time for Change"....	KoKo	Apr 2016	#40
Thank you, Koko	Time for change	Apr 2016	#43
Agreed on all points.	vintx	Apr 2016	#42
just a guess, but "Berniecraticunderground.com" is probably available...	brooklynite	Apr 2016	#44
Brooklynite:	Bonobo	Apr 2016	#51
+1,000	haikugal	Apr 2016	#95
+1	Lucinda	Apr 2016	#55
From the TOS:	brooklynite	Apr 2016	#45
So alert already. Or is it all talk with you?	bvf	Apr 2016	#46
Already did	brooklynite	Apr 2016	#49
Let us know how it goes, won't you?	bvf	Apr 2016	#53
So much for free speech.	reformist2	Apr 2016	#47
This is Skinner's house; we play by his rules	brooklynite	Apr 2016	#50
Right and you are a guest too. So don't presume to speak for Skinner. nt	Bonobo	Apr 2016	#52
I quoted the TOS; you're welcome to interpret it.	brooklynite	Apr 2016	#59
I did not recommend that Bernie run as a spoiler candidate	Time for change	Apr 2016	#57
Excellent Post!	wundermaus	Apr 2016	#58
Extreme hyperbole	redstateblues	Apr 2016	#80
Who the fuck is Ted Cruz?	wundermaus	Apr 2016	#108
People that are older and who have voted for the "lesser of two evils" have come to realize ...	slipslidingaway	Apr 2016	#60
Thank you for your thoughts	Time for change	Apr 2016	#61
Thank you! It is strange how Sanders has united the young and the old ...	slipslidingaway	Apr 2016	#66
Bernie Sanders is a rare politician	Time for change	Apr 2016	#73
I'm not trying to be disruptive but seems you are preaching to the choir	snowy owl	Apr 2016	#62
Yes, but if Bernie wins, it will send a huge message to Congress	Time for change	Apr 2016	#65
reading some comments - HRC supporters back to business as usual - no issues, just rudeness	snowy owl	Apr 2016	#63
Excellent post. You put all my jumbled thoughts & feelings	williesgirl	Apr 2016	#64
Excellent Post TFC!!! How very much diiferent	Melissa G	Apr 2016	#67
Thank you, Melissa	Time for change	Apr 2016	#70
That Fact amost brings me to tears about what used to be our community here.	Melissa G	Apr 2016	#87
Excellent comment Melissa G! It is the middle finger salute waved in our faces by grinning	haikugal	Apr 2016	#96
+10000	felix_numinous	Apr 2016	#107
You were very vocal about the fraud in 2004, for those that might not know or remember ...	slipslidingaway	Apr 2016	#71
Kicked and recommended.	Uncle Joe	Apr 2016	#68
Always loyal to the values and tenets	Fairgo	Apr 2016	#72
We should always remember what Andy Stephenson did to try to stop election fraud!!!	RememberAndy	Apr 2016	#75
Absolutely	Time for change	Apr 2016	#78
k&r	silvershadow	Apr 2016	#77
K&R. nt	DLevine	Apr 2016	#79
The polls for the NY primary were very good. The exit polls were misleading.	Fresh_Start	Apr 2016	#82
The only point your article makes is that exit polls are not perfect	Time for change	Apr 2016	#85
you didn't read it	Fresh_Start	Apr 2016	#92
Exit polls ARE scientifically selected random samples	Time for change	Apr 2016	#109
read about how exit polls are performed	Fresh_Start	Apr 2016	#110
K & R	Joob	Apr 2016	#83
I agree with you wholeheartedly	jane123	Apr 2016	#84
I agree with you on almost everything you said	Time for change	Apr 2016	#89
If your party abandons you (you don't abandon it). You are not disloyal, IMO	Triana	Apr 2016	#86
I was accused of being hyperbole by a Clinton supporter concerning the outcome of Arizona	mrdmk	Apr 2016	#90
There was obvious and severe voter suppresion in AZ, as there was in NY	Time for change	Apr 2016	#93
Thank YOU!!! Wonderful piece of writing with substance! Excellent!!! K&R&Bookmarked!!	haikugal	Apr 2016	#91
This message was self-deleted by its author	Corruption Inc	Apr 2016	#97
"principle is more important than party,"	Ferd Berfel	Apr 2016	#99
We have two choices, fix Democrats or go 3rd party	apnu	Apr 2016	#100
Well said	Time for change	Apr 2016	#104
Thank you for the most important OP I've read in DU for a long time	Martin Eden	Apr 2016	#101
Thank you for the excellent discourse on the dilemma many of us are now facing.	BillZBubb	Apr 2016	#102
You can impact the Democratic Party	LiberalFighter	Apr 2016	#106
I keep returning to this thread....	atty	May 2016	#111
Thank you so much	Time for change	May 2016	#112

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