The Party is behaving in an "anti-Democratic Way". (Reply #31)

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Fri Dec 11, 2015, 06:32 PM

bvar22 (39,909 posts)

31. The Party is behaving in an "anti-Democratic Way".

Otherwise, we would have more debates and more opportunities to view our candidates as they answer some (hopefully) tough questions.
That is how democracies do it.
The DNC has declined in order protect their 1% choice, and to keep the Top Down organization of The Party.
God forbid if people with dirty hands and who have to shower after work get to pick the President.

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Who should pick presidents? Party leadership or the people? [View all]	PoliticalMalcontent	Dec 2015	OP
I always count who has the most endorsements and vote accordingly, dont you?	reformist2	Dec 2015	#1
Haha. No. But I believe it shows the party as unified with the goal of getting one person elected.	PoliticalMalcontent	Dec 2015	#3
hilllaryous!	artislife	Dec 2015	#39
LOL	jwirr	Dec 2015	#41
The Constitution says Electors--ay, that's the rub.	merrily	Dec 2015	#2
Just got an email from Democracy for America - I voted in their online poll. For Bernie.	djean111	Dec 2015	#4
All three candidates are soliciting via the DFA poll.	MeNMyVolt	Dec 2015	#8
I will do as I please. Stop giving orders.	djean111	Dec 2015	#11
You consistently post anti-democratic party thoughts all the time.	MeNMyVolt	Dec 2015	#13
Living here in Florida, and seeing DWS back her GOP buddies has given me a pretty good idea	djean111	Dec 2015	#17
Jean, I've been reading posts here since '03. Check my profile.	MeNMyVolt	Dec 2015	#21
Currently, the party is oozing to the Right. You know that.	djean111	Dec 2015	#24
I have lived in fla all my live and DWS is not stopping any liberals from doing anything	FloridaBlues	Dec 2015	#28
So the story that she supported to R candidates against	jwirr	Dec 2015	#42
It's a computer program for raising money	upaloopa	Dec 2015	#27
The Party is behaving in an "anti-Democratic Way".	bvar22	Dec 2015	#31
They don't like it that you have a mind of your own.	artislife	Dec 2015	#40
if the rnc brokjers their convention	DonCoquixote	Dec 2015	#5
I do think the parliamentary system is superior to the US Constitution.	Cali_Democrat	Dec 2015	#37
Denial is not a river in Egypt	upaloopa	Dec 2015	#6
How do you explain why Bernie is leading in NH? Careful, now...	reformist2	Dec 2015	#10
1.3 M (0.4% of the US population) is "some people"...just not a lot.	brooklynite	Dec 2015	#14
So we're going with the "deny the premise" option. Very well. We'll discuss this again in Feb.	reformist2	Dec 2015	#16
Indeed we will...FWIW, I give him a 40% chance of winning NH...	brooklynite	Dec 2015	#19
Because it is small mostly White and next to Vermont	upaloopa	Dec 2015	#25
Well, America is mostly white. And "close to Vermont" implies something...	reformist2	Dec 2015	#26
The Establishment Democrats-	ruffburr	Dec 2015	#7
12 step programs teach you not to "should on yourself" because it is messy	randys1	Dec 2015	#9
I was under the impression we had Primary elections next year...were they cancelled?	brooklynite	Dec 2015	#12
My disappointment stems from so many endorsements coming before the first debate.	PoliticalMalcontent	Dec 2015	#15
Hmm... how could a US Senator know anything about another former US Senator and a former SOS???	brooklynite	Dec 2015	#18
Bernie is not very popular in Washington	upaloopa	Dec 2015	#29
Obviously the people and so the person who wins the most primaries and caucuses	book_worm	Dec 2015	#20
Does the lack of debates compared to 2008 concern you? It does me, regardless of choice of candidate	PoliticalMalcontent	Dec 2015	#22
20+ debates is too many.	BlueCheese	Dec 2015	#34
The People	Angry Dragon	Dec 2015	#23
First, the DNC committee and Chairperson should be selected by a Democrat and this has happened.	Thinkingabout	Dec 2015	#30
More debates is better on principle. I want people to be informed regardless of who they choose.	PoliticalMalcontent	Dec 2015	#32
Yes, some would like to see a Clown Car, I do not see any reason to compete with	Thinkingabout	Dec 2015	#35
You're right. We should just fall in line and vote Hillary because she was chosen by party leaders.	PoliticalMalcontent	Dec 2015	#36
No, she is running as a candidate in the DNC and if she gets the major amount of	Thinkingabout	Dec 2015	#43
Your question is more properly, "Who should pick party nominees?"	BlueCheese	Dec 2015	#33
Duly noted.	PoliticalMalcontent	Dec 2015	#38
Me. Nt	NCTraveler	Dec 2015	#44
Scoop Jackson and Jeane Kirkpatrick's faction of the Dems started out in 1972 after they said that	MisterP	Dec 2015	#45

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