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TheBlackAdder

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9. The Dem Party & DNC changed from a BOTTOM-UP to a TOP-DOWN organization, like the Reps/RNC.
Thu May 26, 2016, 11:53 AM
May 2016

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It no longer is a political system built and shaped by its base, but managed by gatekeepers.


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The new meme of the hour I see. Katashi_itto May 2016 #1
. It whines, shimmies and shakes. Well it has a quota to make after all Ohioblue22 May 2016 #4
"The System Isn’t ‘Rigged’ Against Sanders" Hortensis May 2016 #20
Caucuses, yes. But Clinton's done well, overall, in open primaries. Garrett78 May 2016 #21
The WA primary is only meanginless as a result of litigation by the Democratic Party of WA to Bluenorthwest May 2016 #25
"To suppress votes of the most vulnerable" Odd choice of words tonyt53 May 2016 #27
The DNC rigged the system against Bernie from day one! bkkyosemite May 2016 #2
Pretty much unsubscribed from my DK email mikeysnot May 2016 #3
Yup. Remember when 80% of the SD's announced for Sanders before he announced he was running? n/t lumberjack_jeff May 2016 #5
Stopped reading after the first paragraph progressoid May 2016 #6
Those 500+ super delegates Hillary had before the first vote was cast in Iowa was rigged for Bernie' B Calm May 2016 #7
Somebody is smoking crack. n/t leeroysphitz May 2016 #8
The Dem Party & DNC changed from a BOTTOM-UP to a TOP-DOWN organization, like the Reps/RNC. TheBlackAdder May 2016 #9
KOS has pretty much turned into HRC Central. Triana May 2016 #10
Caucuses get romanticized, but the fact of the matter is they suppress turnout in a big way. Garrett78 May 2016 #11
States that have a caucus have one because that's their choice, often the direct choice of the Bluenorthwest May 2016 #12
The reason they exist is irrelevant mythology May 2016 #13
And I don't think anyone fails to understand that they exist due to Dem Party decisions. Garrett78 May 2016 #14
No it isn't. I oppose caucuses, no need to preach. But you have to know how they got put in Bluenorthwest May 2016 #15
Where is the evidence that people don't realize all of that already? Garrett78 May 2016 #16
The OP says it was 'rigged' by having caucuses. Thus the OP says the Democratic Party rigged Bluenorthwest May 2016 #17
The OP in no way suggests an ignorance of the fact that Democrats... Garrett78 May 2016 #19
That's silly. Look at the author's language about the caucuses: Bluenorthwest May 2016 #22
No. I'm not disputing that both candidates have issues with the process. Garrett78 May 2016 #23
And yet the article you link to has no criticisms of the Party processes but full focus on Bernie Bluenorthwest May 2016 #24
It's a commentary on the process. Garrett78 May 2016 #26
Pure. Comedy. Gold. Lizzie Poppet May 2016 #18
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