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Cha

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93. I had a crash course, too, ismnotwasm! And, to expound on your post..
Thu Aug 30, 2018, 06:12 AM
Aug 2018
Gillum was just interviewed on CNN - he said this was a win for "the Barack Obama wing.....

....the Hillary Clinton wing, and the Sanders wing of the Democratic Party."

They also did an analysis on CNN of the victory, and say it was because of the overwhelming black turnout for him in the state.


It's a truly broad-based win for the entire Democratic Party and Gillum.

George https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=2146130







https://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2018/08/29/how-the-black-vote-carried-andrew-gillum-to-victory/
He is not a footnote in someone else's story. The Polack MSgt Aug 2018 #1
This! spicysista Aug 2018 #7
Thank you. (nt) ehrnst Aug 2018 #2
+1 Well said. n/t FSogol Aug 2018 #3
K & R LAS14 Aug 2018 #4
whenever someone tries to dtart this bs DonCoquixote Aug 2018 #5
yup, her response was great. I really hope Florida pulls through blue. JHan Aug 2018 #6
Too Bad DownriverDem Aug 2018 #20
Gillum was given a speaking spot at the DNC convention and was a delegate- for Hillary. bettyellen Aug 2018 #29
Scorch! They attack over nothing just to puff themselves up. Cha Aug 2018 #91
She showed everyone how to lose graciously and how to support the winner mcar Aug 2018 #28
Gwen Graham is the template for losing gracioulsy and a Cha Aug 2018 #92
Why all the angst about progressive vs. moderate? Were there emails about Gillum by moderates in DU? Honeycombe8 Aug 2018 #61
I don't understnad why people seem to be so hung up on labels grumpyduck Aug 2018 #8
i stopped believing in labels when I decided to drink slightly expired grape juice. JHan Aug 2018 #11
Platform DownriverDem Aug 2018 #21
Because we have three long standing trolls who each like to stir it up almost every day, and lots Squinch Aug 2018 #70
Thank you, JHan. sheshe2 Aug 2018 #9
here's hoping. JHan Aug 2018 #13
He also pulled in the African American vote ismnotwasm Aug 2018 #10
Yup ... JHan Aug 2018 #12
I had a crash course, too, ismnotwasm! And, to expound on your post.. Cha Aug 2018 #93
Great collection, Cha! BlueMTexpat Aug 2018 #108
Mahalo nui loa, BlueMTexpat! Cha Aug 2018 #109
K&R NCTraveler Aug 2018 #14
K & R! tosh Aug 2018 #15
Can we get rid of the "Endorsements from Bernie Sanders don't mean anything" narrative also? oberliner Aug 2018 #16
can you not. JHan Aug 2018 #17
There's one in every crowd. OilemFirchen Aug 2018 #23
Yeah and the catch is ... JHan Aug 2018 #49
They can't not. herding cats Aug 2018 #86
I don't care, but DownriverDem Aug 2018 #24
Understand this: the Democratic Party USES HIM, not the other way around. ancianita Aug 2018 #38
love your post,,,,bernie's ideas (single payer and legalized mj) are now more mainstream questionseverything Aug 2018 #62
Unfortunately the contradiction between how some speak of delegates, how they treated speakers at bettyellen Aug 2018 #33
In case you're wondering, that particular meme is from this past spring. LanternWaste Aug 2018 #34
Look how you worked that in there. Aren't you clever. Squinch Aug 2018 #71
There's a post touting SpicyBoi Aug 2018 #18
Nevertheless justie18 Aug 2018 #26
2018... SpicyBoi Aug 2018 #58
No, it's stating facts about who Andrew Gillum is. Cha Aug 2018 #95
That doesn't sound right lmcfigs Aug 2018 #45
My mistake! SpicyBoi Aug 2018 #57
You know how to take down an untrue post right? You click the little "self-delete" button. Squinch Aug 2018 #72
That was one post and it was obviously ridiculous. Cha Aug 2018 #94
And the poster admits it was ridiculous, but doesn't take down his post Squinch Aug 2018 #103
Preach it, JHan! peggysue2 Aug 2018 #19
Thanks peggy. JHan Aug 2018 #25
K&R Hekate Aug 2018 #22
He is not a footnote in someone else's story. mcar Aug 2018 #27
of course :) JHan Aug 2018 #31
K&R 100 times BlueJac Aug 2018 #30
This is a great post. LisaM Aug 2018 #32
thanks, it's something that's long bothered me as well. JHan Aug 2018 #46
Thanks for making some arguable points. Magoo48 Aug 2018 #35
Yes, you'll find a fairly broad ideological spectrum within any political organization. JHan Aug 2018 #43
+1000000000000000 betsuni Aug 2018 #78
Thank You for explaining that so well, JHan! Cha Aug 2018 #96
Absolutely. All Dems all the way. ancianita Aug 2018 #36
Those pushing factionalism are doing Putin's dirty work mainer Aug 2018 #37
+ Putin likes the chaos and discord, and the geopolitical point is an important one.. JHan Aug 2018 #90
Yeah, stein was a good little trooper for putin. Cha Aug 2018 #97
That would put a lot of Trolls out of work. TomCADem Aug 2018 #39
They'll never stop. One of our most prolific is right here in this very thread. But so be it. Squinch Aug 2018 #73
"He is not a footnote in someone else's story." progressoid Aug 2018 #40
No, any more than we can get rid of the idea that racism still exists in this nation even post JCanete Aug 2018 #41
Kay. Maybe you do up a report on the massive differences. The rest of us will be over here Squinch Aug 2018 #74
So will I. What exactly do you want from me here. I already thought it inaccurate to assume the JCanete Aug 2018 #87
Yes. Different people with different ideas make up the party. Squinch Aug 2018 #102
No they aren't irrelevant. We can be on the same side of defeating Trump and still care about how we JCanete Aug 2018 #116
Kay. I guess some people really like a fight. Squinch Aug 2018 #124
I like primaries and issues I care about getting exposure. I'll vote for the candidate in the GE JCanete Aug 2018 #125
This message was self-deleted by its author Squinch Aug 2018 #126
Pls explain the differences you speak of in your last sentence. brush Aug 2018 #77
Some of us are more or less down on the ills of capitalism AS the ills of capitalism for one. JCanete Aug 2018 #89
regulatory framework keeping capitalism in check has been policy pushed by Democrats. JHan Aug 2018 #105
Thank you, thank you, thank you. There's too much sophomoric, dorm room philosophy that... brush Aug 2018 #106
lol and I actually want an explanation ... JHan Aug 2018 #110
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Your post is a rant that is not at all tethered to reality. JHan Aug 2018 #113
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I edited my reply to you. JHan Aug 2018 #117
Ahhhh...you do know about the huge tax cut for the rich right, that was passed into law recently? brush Aug 2018 #118
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I mentioned the multiple tax cuts rammed thru by the repugs to show you who is behind not taxing... brush Aug 2018 #121
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Obama's tax cut was for the middle class and small businesses, not for the rich. Nice try though. brush Aug 2018 #134
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Again, you seem to not understand none of those things can happen until the Dems are the majority... brush Aug 2018 #147
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And Democrats have an entirely different base that they work for and represent. The party is only JCanete Aug 2018 #119
It's 2018 .. JHan Aug 2018 #128
Well, if that's what you took from that, fine. Actually I'm addressing your broad brush that JCanete Aug 2018 #130
Clinton's platform was a reflection of the Dem party platform. JHan Aug 2018 #132
wow, that's a ridiculously low bar that you are willing to settle on there. There is fighting JCanete Aug 2018 #136
I get it, you want to hold on to your talking points. JHan Aug 2018 #138
I could say the same to you, and that would get us nowhere. Do you actuallly take issue with the JCanete Aug 2018 #139
thank you thank you thank you, for bringing the condescention that was so greatly lacking in this JCanete Aug 2018 #122
You wrote it. brush Aug 2018 #127
I have no idea what your last paragraph is referring to or means...that the democratic party is the JCanete Aug 2018 #114
The last paragraph in my other reply to you.. put another way: JHan Aug 2018 #123
The impetus has to be there to present something. I respect the wonkishness. Obviously things need JCanete Aug 2018 #129
I don't have the salve to soothe your discontent. JHan Aug 2018 #131
except I didn't say we shouldn't compromise. I said our proposals shouldn't start at the compromise. JCanete Aug 2018 #135
No... JHan Aug 2018 #137
Well we aren't getting anywhere here at this point. You say one sort of analysis is lazy, I say JCanete Aug 2018 #141
Your determination to willfully ignore what people put to you... JHan Aug 2018 #143
JHan, you just start in with the personal at some point. What did I ignore? I named what you've JCanete Aug 2018 #145
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Uhm, how could anyone possibly take issue with that.. voting is about consequences. JHan Aug 2018 #142
Yeah, I think one of these threads addresses that I think our best leaders are the ones who JCanete Aug 2018 #144
People have moved on zipplewrath Aug 2018 #42
appreciate the insight, thanks. JHan Aug 2018 #44
Yes! Good point...the press has totally glommed Laura PourMeADrink Aug 2018 #47
It's been reported that Gillum and Graham are friends, and they had a refreshingly cordial... George II Aug 2018 #48
Yep that was really great to see. JHan Aug 2018 #54
are you saying they both ran on single payer and legalizing mj? questionseverything Aug 2018 #60
I said what I said. Interpret it as you wish. George II Aug 2018 #63
it was a serious question...i would be thrilled if they both had questionseverything Aug 2018 #64
Legalizing marijuana isn't just a progressive issue: George II Aug 2018 #65
so i found her website....she didnt support legalization but decriminalizing for personal use questionseverything Aug 2018 #67
you made sessions sad Hermit-The-Prog Aug 2018 #81
Too bad that didn't happen Cha Aug 2018 #98
Funny. I thought it was the "well established progressive vs stupid" paradigm :) Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2018 #50
I am going to appropriate.. JHan Aug 2018 #83
Any day I get a DU member to cackle is a good day! . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2018 #84
I like that, too. "Well established progressives"! Cha Aug 2018 #99
I disagree. On both sides of the political spectrum there are moderates and those to the Trust Buster Aug 2018 #51
Well.. JHan Aug 2018 #53
I agree with you in principle but I think the OP ignores the fact that we are living in a Trust Buster Aug 2018 #56
That's true. ... JHan Aug 2018 #66
Vote for Democrats in November. Forget your independence for this wasupaloopa Aug 2018 #55
The rest of us will be voting "D." Because, you know, the Republic is in danger of blowing up. But Squinch Aug 2018 #75
... NurseJackie Aug 2018 #80
Look how happy she is just radical noodle Aug 2018 #82
that really worked out didn't it .. JHan Aug 2018 #88
I couldn't scroll down fast enough to Cha Aug 2018 #100
I was so thrilled to find out he won this morning. liberalnarb Aug 2018 #52
Who knows eh! I'd welcome that. JHan Aug 2018 #68
Whatever happens, it's good to have new bold, young, progressive voices rising to leadership. liberalnarb Aug 2018 #69
But what will all the Concern Trolls do with their spare time? farmbo Aug 2018 #59
YES, please left-of-center2012 Aug 2018 #76
Please please please please please please please please please please please please betsuni Aug 2018 #79
Please do. It's just a right-wing wedge, and they've been largely fueling the narrative joet67 Aug 2018 #85
Apparently not. CentralMass Aug 2018 #101
Kick ck4829 Aug 2018 #104
Our tent is big enough for both. Democrats are inclusive, not exclusionary. Nitram Aug 2018 #107
If we're "socialists", they're "fascists". SergeStorms Aug 2018 #111
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