2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumHillary may have won the nomination. But almost half of the voters should NOT be discounted
If Clinton is the nominee she and the rest of the DemEstablishment better damn well take seriously the fact that there is a huge dissatisfaction with the status quo.
If they ignore, dismiss or attempt to marginalize that -- even is she and the status quo "win" the White House, she and the Democratic Party will "win" the battle but lose the larger war.
Wake up and smell the coffee. The "left" is not a fringe minority. It is a large and substantial portion of the population.
brooklynite
(94,950 posts)Armstead
(47,803 posts)Recursion
(56,582 posts)AuntPatsy
(9,904 posts)PufPuf23
(8,854 posts)Very interesting in context of today and answers your questions.
Very concise and revealing article,
Thanks again to XemaSab.
jwirr
(39,215 posts)risk. We are not going away.
CrowCityDem
(2,348 posts)bkkyosemite
(5,792 posts)who are very very angry that they were not able to vote and were disenfranchised...most Bernie supporters...oh I wonder who will have the last laugh..you all are so laughing right now.
Armstead
(47,803 posts)Of course you can blow therm off.
See how that works out in the long run.
CrowCityDem
(2,348 posts)Armstead
(47,803 posts)That's a very shallow way to look at it
CrowCityDem
(2,348 posts)All I said was that Bernie's supporters will not get to control anything at the convention, because they are the minority. I said they shouldn't be discounted. Somehow, giving them a voice proportional to their numbers, seems to be unacceptable.
oldandhappy
(6,719 posts)CrowCityDem
(2,348 posts)msongs
(67,496 posts)Armstead
(47,803 posts)bkkyosemite
(5,792 posts)Armstead
(47,803 posts)oldandhappy
(6,719 posts)HRC and DWS and DNC have bought and paid for their people. They do not care about those not in their loop. She will win the WH. I am sure it is all rigged. But she will lose the party which will fracture because of the manipulation and control freak tactics. And it will be Bernie's fault, giggle. clinton has no self awareness. she only wants to be the first woman president.
pnwmom
(109,024 posts)Vincardog
(20,234 posts)Armstead
(47,803 posts)But gotta be realistic too....I'm concerned about the bigger picture no matter which one gets the nomination.
Turin_C3PO
(14,131 posts)and given a good speaking position. I think he's succeeded in bringing left-liberal ideas back into the mainstream. We all must remember in 2018 to primary conservative democrats and vote out Republicans for a more progressive congress. And yes, I believe we must GOTV in November for progressive goals to ulimately be met.