It has become painfully obvious that the perpetually disgruntled have ... (Reply #6)

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Wed May 18, 2016, 10:22 PM

JoePhilly (27,787 posts)

6. It has become painfully obvious that the perpetually disgruntled have ...

... no intention of unifying the party.

Their strategy is to subvert the will of primary voters.

It won't work, but that is their strategy.

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99 replies	Author	Time	Post
It has become painfully obvious that Hillary has no intention of unifying the party [View all]	markpkessinger	May 2016	OP
What is Bernie's plan to unify the party?	Renew Deal	May 2016	#1
Crickets.	cwydro	May 2016	#14
They already gave many core issues away but they lied to the country- so they cant tell us that	Baobab	May 2016	#20
It's starting...	AgingAmerican	May 2016	#23
you going to that?	timmymoff	May 2016	#54
Oh Cool, good to know, Naomi Klein (among others)	2banon	May 2016	#62
Bernies plan? Break up the big banks!	redstateblues	May 2016	#36
We'll know by June 10, I suspect.	joshcryer	May 2016	#38
You don't understand	Dem2	May 2016	#41
Reagan, Bush, and Billy Boy capping it all off, and you guys want him back in the WH	2banon	May 2016	#64
"You guys"	Dem2	May 2016	#70
for perspective	2banon	May 2016	#85
So a bunch of whining about people that nobody can relate to?	Dem2	May 2016	#89
uhh. It ain't mythical, and to them it's not name calling.	2banon	May 2016	#90
I've been sent to the Wikipedia over and over again	Dem2	May 2016	#91
It needs fixing, first.	TheCowsCameHome	May 2016	#49
Oh, is Bernie the Victor now?	2banon	May 2016	#61
Tell us which policy of Bernie's you disagree with	pinebox	May 2016	#71
WOW...	HumanityExperiment	May 2016	#76
Message auto-removed	Name removed	May 2016	#77
buhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!11!!!!11!!!!1	workinclasszero	May 2016	#78
So, since you didn't comment on the OP, the only thing we can do is assume you agree with it.	Dawgs	May 2016	#80
The responsibility for unifying the party is on the people who created the divide in the first place	2banon	May 2016	#84
You noticed that too?	nadinbrzezinski	May 2016	#2
Well, she can be reasonably sure we won't vote for Trump.	Barack_America	May 2016	#11
Trump enabler	redstateblues	May 2016	#37
Uh	pinebox	May 2016	#73
A third party vote, a write-in vote or sitting on your hands at home this fall	workinclasszero	May 2016	#86
No. A vote for Trump is a vote for Trump.	Barack_America	May 2016	#99
That is what I have been thinking and posting, the neo-liberals	PufPuf23	May 2016	#17
I can't stay in a party that is going to steal my vote. I am tired of the way the party controls	liberal_at_heart	May 2016	#24
As long as we have a two party system one is better able to leverage one's vote	PufPuf23	May 2016	#26
I will not be held hostage by the two party system anymore. The shackles have come off.	liberal_at_heart	May 2016	#27
Yes	shanti	May 2016	#48
The shackles are still on. We either retake a major party, or we don't ever control anything.	w4rma	May 2016	#55
Alas as one party goes fascist	nadinbrzezinski	May 2016	#63
Not exactly true. Within the parties there can be divisions, and small caucuses can be key to powe	HereSince1628	May 2016	#68
We no longer have time for that.	jeff47	May 2016	#93
Ridiculous!	hrmjustin	May 2016	#3
Now I would like to see some proof of your post, it is not true. I saw the other day where Sanders	Thinkingabout	May 2016	#4
well let's see.	timmymoff	May 2016	#8
What has this got to do with unitifying the party?	Thinkingabout	May 2016	#13
You unify it by sucking up to your enemies? She called them that if you recall.	timmymoff	May 2016	#16
Sanders and his followers are worse enemies so far than the Republicans and Trump.	kerry-is-my-prez	May 2016	#29
How could sanders weaken such a thoroughly vetted candidate?	timmymoff	May 2016	#30
+27	chwaliszewski	May 2016	#58
Proof? Who needs proof?	notadmblnd	May 2016	#12
"...Sanders and Trump are attracting the same type of people."	mia	May 2016	#50
hate to say this (truly)	reddread	May 2016	#5
I never thought she was n/t	markpkessinger	May 2016	#7
It has become painfully obvious that the perpetually disgruntled have ...	JoePhilly	May 2016	#6
Many Trump enablers on this thread	redstateblues	May 2016	#39
Is a Trump enabler a person who accepts campaign cash from Trump?	timmymoff	May 2016	#52
yup ... he's become their only hope.	JoePhilly	May 2016	#69
Hey Red State. My Blue State just voted for Bernie by a large margin, in November we will	Bluenorthwest	May 2016	#72
Yeah, keep going with that, see how well it works out for you.	Jester Messiah	May 2016	#81
That was obvious 25 years ago when Kochs were funding the DLC.	HooptieWagon	May 2016	#9
They want us to compromise	Mnpaul	May 2016	#10
Hi!	Eko	May 2016	#21
She is committing the cardinal sin of winning the nomination	BeyondGeography	May 2016	#15
Yeah. How dare she? Doesn't she know her place?	COLGATE4	May 2016	#33
Clintonian Triangulation, baby!	QC	May 2016	#18
For me - way too	840high	May 2016	#19
Admit it, most of you Sanders supporters never had any interest in unity.	kerry-is-my-prez	May 2016	#31
Why should I unite for a candidate	840high	May 2016	#47
Republicans won't vote for her	AgingAmerican	May 2016	#22
If that's true then it's a big FAIL that will bite the big time post-GE	PFunk1	May 2016	#25
Yep. I look forward to seeing all the "Democratic Independent"	COLGATE4	May 2016	#34
Republicans might hate trump but they hate her more:	onecaliberal	May 2016	#28
Her plan is even sillier than that	d_legendary1	May 2016	#32
Actually, rational people choose to live. But don't let me interrupt	COLGATE4	May 2016	#35
Those same rational people gave us eight years of Bush	d_legendary1	May 2016	#44
I think you meant 'don't overestimate the intelligence of the American public'.	COLGATE4	May 2016	#79
Nope. Overestimate means that they voted for Clinton and therefore	d_legendary1	May 2016	#87
Jeez-extreme hyperbole much?	redstateblues	May 2016	#40
Choosing between a Pro-Corporate Dem and a Pro-Corporate Republican	d_legendary1	May 2016	#45
Haha	Dem2	May 2016	#42
Why won't it work? And why do you feel	lovemydog	May 2016	#43
Because Republican voters literally hate Clinton. They have been trained by right-wing radio to	w4rma	May 2016	#56
I think it's a weird year.	lovemydog	May 2016	#57
She won't be able to attract enough Republicans ...	markpkessinger	May 2016	#60
What percentage of current Sanders supporters,	lovemydog	May 2016	#65
Honestly I think it's less	pinebox	May 2016	#74
I think it's ignorant	lovemydog	May 2016	#94
Many of us don't fall in line	pinebox	May 2016	#95
I know that's how you & many feel.	lovemydog	May 2016	#97
Hillary got Republican women voters to crossover last time.	procon	May 2016	#46
Post removed	Post removed	May 2016	#51
I said as much, many, many months ago know. They'd sooner destroy it than do	silvershadow	May 2016	#53
No let's correct the record	felix_numinous	May 2016	#59
^^^THIS^^^	haikugal	May 2016	#67
Bullshit.	RBInMaine	May 2016	#66
Come on, surely you can elaborate.	pinebox	May 2016	#75
I suspect a portion of Bernie's supporters do not want to be unified.	LonePirate	May 2016	#82
Her choice of running mate will make it really clear one way or the other	corkhead	May 2016	#83
Her and her supporters are still PUMAs. Party Unity My Ass. They do not care about Bernie supporters	jillan	May 2016	#88
Excuse me?????	Beacool	May 2016	#92
oh, and Sanders does?	Blue_Tires	May 2016	#96
What exactly does she have to do to your satisfaction at this point?	Tommy_Carcetti	May 2016	#98

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