2016 Postmortem

Chan790

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9. It's not this simple.

Sun May 15, 2016, 05:05 AM

May 2016

There is no accord to be made, no bread broken, with the Clintons or their supporters. You're half right...the Reagan revolution is dead, but the Clinton wing of the Democratic party is still fighting to be its inheritor.

It's simple. Crush out Clintonism or follow them down the path where we become the slightly-less economically-conservative party when the public wants progressive economics. Not destroying Hillary's candidacy was the start of a long road that ends with us totally out of power for a long time as a result of not heeding the political winds.

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I swear, I got it. I got the answer this week. [View all] highprincipleswork May 2016 OP

My theory is different: The Clintons are right-wing saboteurs. And they are wealthy because of it.nt w4rma May 2016 #1

Agreed! emsimon33 May 2016 #2

To be honest, this is bigger than the Clintons, thank God. This is about history and trends and the highprincipleswork May 2016 #6

It's not this simple. Chan790 May 2016 #9

It's not over yet, and I'm keeping the revolution going for as long as I can, no matter what. highprincipleswork May 2016 #14

Abandoning our Party's historical commitment to fixing Income Inequality... NewImproved Deal May 2016 #4

The enclosed moves are the kind of Hillary moves I applaud. I mean, I would hope this long-fought highprincipleswork May 2016 #7

If it's not just cynical, Clintonian Triangulation... NewImproved Deal May 2016 #8

Listen, I'm working hard for Bernie. But I'm just saying, Democrats want to stay employed highprincipleswork May 2016 #11

O.K. NewImproved Deal May 2016 #13

k&R emsimon33 May 2016 #3

K&R! Well said! Rhiannon12866 May 2016 #5

no more nibbling defense. OFFENSE! KILL ZOMBIE REAGAN. pansypoo53219 May 2016 #10

Exactly. The time is now. It's safe. It's time to lead the charge!!!!! highprincipleswork May 2016 #12

Bernie broke the MYTH that all pols have to take big money. Waiting For Everyman May 2016 #15

Thanks. It's good to feel history on our side, if we only learn and use it!!!! highprincipleswork May 2016 #16

As dark and ugly as it is now, Waiting For Everyman May 2016 #17

POWER TO THE PEOPLE! highprincipleswork May 2016 #18

He also breaks the myth that Dems have to be conservative New Democrats stillwaiting May 2016 #28

But now that the people want a New New Deal, the elite are trying to take away democracy. reformist2 May 2016 #19

Yes, let's move fast and help every Democratic figure that we can reach understand that the Reagan highprincipleswork May 2016 #22

I just read the book SheilaT May 2016 #20

Even Hillary Clinton wants to win. And while I would much rather have Bernie be the representative highprincipleswork May 2016 #21

Of course Hillary Clinton wants to win, SheilaT May 2016 #30

K& R....Though I think there is too much ingrained psychological corruption.... Armstead May 2016 #23

...and THAT's the bottom line Ferd Berfel May 2016 #27

If Hillary wins, it will be too late PowerToThePeople May 2016 #24

I agree. And need to do some research - I would hate to move to a country that Hillary is going to djean111 May 2016 #26

Why do people keep saying Obama ran as a progressive? He ran to the right of Clinton in the primary Recursion May 2016 #25

nice analysis GreatGazoo May 2016 #29

Thank you for the post! BadGimp May 2016 #31

Reagan's 8 year reign made a major and dangerous shift on the electorate. EndElectoral May 2016 #32

The only people who still believe, ironically, are the Democratic folks in office. They should learn highprincipleswork May 2016 #33

I think rather than counting on politicians and a broken system Lodestar May 2016 #34