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2016 Postmortem

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Cal33

(7,018 posts)
Wed Apr 27, 2016, 11:13 AM Apr 2016

Isn't it odd that Clinton and Trump are the likely winners of the Democratic and [View all]

Republican Primaries respectively? The majority of the American people openly
distrust the both of them! Come November, and we might have to choose between
the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea.

We need Election Reforms really badly. We can't go on like this. But this is
what the Republicans want. Republicans have been thriving on chaos -- even though
Trump is backfiring in their faces this time around.

Modern day Republicans don't know how to govern. When in power they inevitably
bring chaos, which the Democrats have to deal with when they get into power. But
too many people don't even see this. I put much of the blame on the 90%
Republican-owned news media's propaganda and lies.

As far as the news media is concerned, the Democrats have nothing to fight back
with. Nor do we seem to be interested in starting one of our own to counteract
the Republican lies with genuine news and the truth that the American people deserve
to know. It can be done. But Democrats are too passive, and I think this passivity
and apathy do play some role in the mess we're in, too.

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Last time I looked Hillary received 3 MILLION more beachbum bob Apr 2016 #1
Like I've said above, this happens only in the Primaries, where the odd rules and Cal33 Apr 2016 #3
Bro, its a Democratic primary, Democrats should choose the nominee. JaneyVee Apr 2016 #19
Sanders is a real Democrat. He is trying to bring back a government of, by and for the people -- Cal33 Apr 2016 #20
Cannot compare the two egalitegirl Apr 2016 #2
Right you are. And a hearty welcome to DU!! Cal33 Apr 2016 #4
Already have one, 'but she beat Sanders, so...'. Expect many more. Dawgs Apr 2016 #5
The people have spoken. hrmjustin Apr 2016 #6
Both of these parties are rapidly becoming obsolete. Marr Apr 2016 #7
It's the Establishment Democrats who have sold out to Corporate Power. I hope the Progressive Cal33 Apr 2016 #14
I think you're in complete denial about what the Democratic Party has become BernieforPres2016 Apr 2016 #8
"Spare me the poor Democrats, nothing to fight back with..." Hey, you only quoted part of the Cal33 Apr 2016 #10
Cal33, you attribute things almost entirely to Republicans that I think are corporatist BernieforPres2016 Apr 2016 #11
Yes, I sometimes use the words Corporatist and Republican interchangeably, even though Cal33 Apr 2016 #13
The Democratic Party has taken a hard right, and has disappeared in a cloud of swirling djean111 Apr 2016 #9
I think it's a new normal status mythology Apr 2016 #12
The majority of democrats trust Clinton uponit7771 Apr 2016 #15
The majority of Democrats? I'm not so sure. Cal33 Apr 2016 #16
the 2 oligarchs Rosa Luxemburg Apr 2016 #17
That's another way of Cal33 Apr 2016 #18
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