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2016 Postmortem

The Velveteen Ocelot

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3. It won't as long as corporate tools like DWS are in charge.

Reply to mmonk (Original post)

Tue Apr 26, 2016, 01:03 PM

Apr 2016

They know who butters their bread and it's not the likes of us.

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I think the Democratic Party should tack left instead of right. [View all] mmonk Apr 2016 OP

Yes, incrementally and in baby steps at a very, very slow pace someday in the future... Human101948 Apr 2016 #1

with all deliberate speed TheDormouse Apr 2016 #5

Seems to be tacking straight ahead. Orsino Apr 2016 #2

It won't as long as corporate tools like DWS are in charge. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2016 #3

She is my least favorite Dem and makes me cringe every time I blm Apr 2016 #12

We must go even further right before we go left. Broward Apr 2016 #4

You got that right. That would be a refreshing thing to see. After all, there are all these votes highprincipleswork Apr 2016 #6

agree! oldandhappy Apr 2016 #7

If you have a few hundred million to throw around, you might be able to make that happen EmperorHasNoClothes Apr 2016 #8

Tack hell!!! It would take almost a 180 to get back to where we need to be. ret5hd Apr 2016 #9

Yup. That wouldn't be tacking, that would be coming about altogether. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2016 #16

I concur. blm Apr 2016 #10

Well said dad! jpmonk91 Apr 2016 #11

Yes, I see. mmonk Apr 2016 #15

You speak of the Democratic Party as if it were one entity. It's not. rhett o rick Apr 2016 #13

IMO the gap between Bernie and Hillary is 10X the gap between Hillary and mainstream Republicans BernieforPres2016 Apr 2016 #19

What's ironic is that the Republicons have taught their base to hate Hillary rhett o rick Apr 2016 #21

That's because most of them are idiots BernieforPres2016 Apr 2016 #23

Tack? How about "veer"? Scuba Apr 2016 #14

Veer is a good word. mmonk Apr 2016 #17

The US needs to make a hard left politically, asap. appalachiablue Apr 2016 #30

"Carom" and "Careen" are two good words, too. JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2016 #38

Yes! But we must adhere to the Very Serious Plan: Maedhros Apr 2016 #18

Absolutely. Vinca Apr 2016 #20

That's not what the Hill Shills are saying. lagomorph777 Apr 2016 #32

That would be great, though there's one other way I can see dreamnightwind Apr 2016 #22

There are a lot of people on the left that gave up and went independent. mmonk Apr 2016 #25

Yes and there will soon be a lot more dreamnightwind Apr 2016 #33

It will take a few cycles. The current crowd is buried in the system. mmonk Apr 2016 #34

I have been hearing that all of my life dreamnightwind Apr 2016 #35

They've been doing this shit for 35 years. CrispyQ Apr 2016 #24

aint' that the truth Ferd Berfel Apr 2016 #28

To do that, you have to believe going left is MORE than just words to get elected. Skwmom Apr 2016 #26

Very true. I can tell the difference. TBTF is an example. mmonk Apr 2016 #29

Clinton and her supporters disagree with you. Ferd Berfel Apr 2016 #27

It's also the only way to get enough voters to beat any GOP nominee. lagomorph777 Apr 2016 #31

I think the 3rd way should adopt the color purple - fitting for the queen floppyboo Apr 2016 #36

Hell, even if they tack to the center it would be an imporovement Armstead Apr 2016 #37

True that. mmonk Apr 2016 #39