2016 Postmortem

Triana

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50. Actual Democrats like Sanders and his supporters are not "Tea Party"

Mon May 30, 2016, 11:56 AM

May 2016

Tea Party were a loud minority - ever see their "rallies"? I hate to break it to you but Sanders and his supporters are almost half of the electorate and his rallies are HUGE - everywhere. That's no minority.

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I vote for values and not based on labels. My vote can still be earned. [View all] Vote2016 May 2016 OP

Hillary will do no such thing. The winner does not adapt to the loser. Trust Buster May 2016 #1

If she wants any chance of winning the GE, she better. B Calm May 2016 #3

Sorry, adapting to the radical fringe will not win a GE. History shows us as much. Trust Buster May 2016 #4

When you call 46% of the party the "radical fringe," it says something about the size of your tent Attorney in Texas May 2016 #7

I remember a time in DU they would have been labeled as a disrupting B Calm May 2016 #10

I remember a time they would have been clearly seen as the center of the Democratic Party, and those highprincipleswork May 2016 #54

A group that attacks anyone who realistically believes that compromise in a divided government Trust Buster May 2016 #11

"Compromise" is something that happens in negotiation. It is "capitulation" when you adopt your Attorney in Texas May 2016 #16

I assure you that Hillary agrees with me. You can vote for Jill Stein if you want. Trust Buster May 2016 #19

I'll vote for Hillary or not depending on the convention and the platform and the ticket. Period. Attorney in Texas May 2016 #25

I don't think you understand what a platform is. Trust Buster May 2016 #28

Having served on the platform committee,I might have a fair understanding. Attorney in Texas May 2016 #33

Then you should be well aware the the DNC will call for a living wage. They won't assign a specific Trust Buster May 2016 #35

So Hillary was running against the platform when she opposed a $15/hour wage before flip flopping? Attorney in Texas May 2016 #39

She didn't flip flop on the $15/hr wage. She still supports a $12/hr target. But neither the number Trust Buster May 2016 #44

12$ is more than Sanders was pushing for two years ago! 12$ has big support in bettyellen May 2016 #56

"compromise" and DLC centrist bullshit is why we're in this mess Triana May 2016 #40

That's what the Tea Party says about Republicans. That's why our Legislative Branch is in a Trust Buster May 2016 #46

Actual Democrats like Sanders and his supporters are not "Tea Party" Triana May 2016 #50

I've seen his rallies. They're always held in and around college campuses. He fills these students Trust Buster May 2016 #53

That person should " forfeit the right to post anything under the name 'Trust Buster'" - lol! Vote2016 May 2016 #13

Ah, you want to be a DU censor, huh ? Trust Buster May 2016 #20

You're hillarous! If you're a paid troll, you are doing it wrong. You're not supposed to be so funny Vote2016 May 2016 #23

You post nothing but insults and are satisfied that this makes you look smart. It doesn't. Trust Buster May 2016 #24

Smart is a relative quality. I'm smart compared to some (no names, lol!) but less smart than others Vote2016 May 2016 #27

I've yet tò see evidence of that. Trust Buster May 2016 #31

You might be the last one in this tread who hasn't spotted that evidence. Attorney in Texas May 2016 #34

Well, I've been a registered Democrat my whole adult life and I support the Party. Trust Buster May 2016 #38

I pray I don't have to say I told you so. But if she has your attitude B Calm May 2016 #8

That Hillary supporter doesn't get it (many are drawn to a familiar label and a familiar name) Attorney in Texas May 2016 #18

It that what you learned from Obama in 2008? I saw that a real leader will begin to lead without Attorney in Texas May 2016 #5

Apples and Oranges. In 2008, Hillary did not represent the radical fringe. Wake up. Trust Buster May 2016 #6

Everyone's awake. The 46% of the party you refer to as a "radical fringe" will vote in November and Attorney in Texas May 2016 #9

The center will rule. It always has. Sanders is the epitome of the radical fringe. Trust Buster May 2016 #12

On the populist-elitist scale (and the change-status quo scale), Trump is the center, not Hillary. Vote2016 May 2016 #14

That makes no sense. Trust Buster May 2016 #15

I suspected it might be over your head. Not everyone divides politics into left vs. right. Hillary Attorney in Texas May 2016 #21

Trump will be a puppet for the far Right. You don't even know what makes the guy tick. Trust Buster May 2016 #22

Trump picks more fights with the Republican establishment than Hillary does. Attorney in Texas May 2016 #26

Like I said, you don't understand what makes him tick. He released a list of seven nominees Trust Buster May 2016 #29

According to the rest of the World (outside the US bubble) . . . Triana May 2016 #47

It doesn't really matter what the rest of the world thinks. They won't be voting in November. Trust Buster May 2016 #51

Jesus Christ. I hope that is not the attitude of the Clinton campaign Armstead May 2016 #32

^ THIS. n/t Triana May 2016 #48

I'm not confident we're going to see that leadership, but it's cool that you remain optimistic Attorney in Texas May 2016 #2

Meh. They won't even try to earn your vote. And, will blame the left if they lose. Tierra_y_Libertad May 2016 #17

Her acceptance speech would set the tone, for sure. Buns_of_Fire May 2016 #41

She was the world's foremost diplomat as Secretary of State. mac56 May 2016 #30

"I dodged sniperfire to broker peace in Bosnia but mean internet posts shut me down in Philadelphia" Attorney in Texas May 2016 #36

So unless your values coincide with Trump, you'll vote for Hillary. YouDig May 2016 #37

Oh no! When did they eliminate the write-in vote and the Green Party? Vote2016 May 2016 #42

I was giving you the benefit of the doubt that you wouldn't throw away your vote. YouDig May 2016 #43

For the overwhelming majority of us who don't live in Ohio or Florida, how EXACTLY does voting our Vote2016 May 2016 #52

Nice to see you are that hopeful nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #45

So, the winner should forgo her voters and adopt all of Sanders stuff to be legitimate? A man making seabeyond May 2016 #49

No one is making demands. This is how a leader unites I divided party to win. Presumably Hillary is Vote2016 May 2016 #57

Sanders most certainly making demands. seabeyond May 2016 #58

Sanders is demanding what he is due from the DNC. If you know of demands to Hillary, you must have Vote2016 May 2016 #60

Hillary can embrace whatever she wants, but the rub is that if she takes on a populist bent NorthCarolina May 2016 #55

No one trusts her. She has little to offer. jwirr May 2016 #59