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... Cooley Hurd Mar 2017 #1
Russia, comey , voter suppression uponit7771 Mar 2017 #2
All true Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #8
...and rigged election components to make it all moot....nt 2naSalit Mar 2017 #29
No if more on the extreme left came our and voted Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #236
Riiiight.....nt 2naSalit Mar 2017 #256
If Dems refuse to take moral positions, we have nobody to vote for. lagomorph777 Mar 2017 #281
Wow Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #309
And let me guess... which candidate is the only one in history to have "moral positions?" ehrnst Mar 2017 #321
This is why trump is about to destroy the human race, thanks for your purity Eliot Rosewater Mar 2017 #402
100% accurate. Eliot Rosewater Mar 2017 #401
I hear that's why Hitler rose to power - the lack of a truly inspirational candidate ehrnst Mar 2017 #325
Actually it was a very similar situation Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #342
So does history blame Hitler's opponent for being "less likeable" or charismatic for his rise? ehrnst Mar 2017 #365
Not that I know of Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #400
Yeah - 3 million more votes even with voter suppression in key states ehrnst Mar 2017 #520
Stein still played a role Gothmog Mar 2017 #92
A meme I made paels Mar 2017 #238
A vote for Stein was a vote for Trump Gothmog Mar 2017 #249
Exactly: since she COULD NOT WIN it was a WASTED vote. n/t Beartracks Mar 2017 #303
People who understand what a 2 party system is and care about the planet would NEVER Eliot Rosewater Mar 2017 #403
That graphic perfectly illustrates Jill Stein and the Unicorn Humpers. Maru Kitteh Mar 2017 #265
I love it AND hate it at the same time. It's dead-on target! NurseJackie Mar 2017 #279
Dreamers paels Mar 2017 #278
All fucking excuses for the far left sticking their heads in the sand. Blue_true Mar 2017 #107
Facts aren't excuses uponit7771 Mar 2017 #142
Like the fact Hillary won more votes than any candidate but Obama in '08? ehrnst Mar 2017 #322
Yeap, they like to ignore those little facts too uponit7771 Mar 2017 #324
Actually, Obama got 50,000 more vote in 12 Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #456
Thank you for the correction. (nt) ehrnst Mar 2017 #517
Hillary won by 3 million votes. kacekwl Mar 2017 #188
Why bring up facts? Rex Mar 2017 #439
Watch and learn HAB911 Mar 2017 #3
Oh, bullshit. rug Mar 2017 #4
+1 demmiblue Mar 2017 #5
Have to fix your own house first Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #7
You don't have to count lifeboats if you see the damned iceberg. rug Mar 2017 #9
And you need to focus to see the iceberg Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #13
One's house will never be perfect, nor one's naval. Time to stop gazing upon it delisen Mar 2017 #36
And may they Burn in hell with Stein, Sarandon and Nader. Demsrule86 Mar 2017 #68
Exactly MFM008 Mar 2017 #71
Sure will (not) Demsrule86 Mar 2017 #81
But they got to stamp their little feet NastyRiffraff Mar 2017 #85
Agreed Gothmog Mar 2017 #250
How do u fix stupid? Neither Hill nor Bernie were 100pc, Alice11111 Mar 2017 #124
Nobody disagrees about turning those nonvoters into voters. Ken Burch Mar 2017 #222
Never said 'you have to vote for us' Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #237
It's not about "100% purity" Ken Burch Mar 2017 #275
Exactly! KPN Mar 2017 #305
Yes it is Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #308
There have been TWO problems: Ken Burch Mar 2017 #330
Thanks for the reminder about running FOR something. It is so easy to forget. Jim Beard Mar 2017 #490
Thanks for the support. Ken Burch Mar 2017 #491
The party didn't seem to worry about losing the white male vote to Romney. ehrnst Mar 2017 #522
I got behind her as a white straight man. Ken Burch Mar 2017 #525
I understand, but there was indeed some real sexism on the far left ehrnst Mar 2017 #526
And I understand all that you're saying there. Ken Burch Mar 2017 #528
Like "happenstance" not going after Black support in the south? ehrnst Mar 2017 #540
54% of white voters went Republican in 2012. I don't recall anyone ehrnst Mar 2017 #323
We do Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #343
I said in 2012 - not currently. ehrnst Mar 2017 #544
+ Faux pas Mar 2017 #27
+1 matt819 Mar 2017 #30
+1 leftstreet Mar 2017 #57
Karl Rove funded Nader Gothmog Mar 2017 #95
And in 2016.... He funded Hillary's primary rival. (nt) ehrnst Mar 2017 #326
Yes Rove did Gothmog Mar 2017 #328
Not saying leftish radicals and extremists don't Hortensis Mar 2017 #102
Many are same people who think 9/11was an inside job Alice11111 Mar 2017 #127
Yes. Conspiracism common at both extremes. Hortensis Mar 2017 #145
Well said. Alice11111 Mar 2017 #153
especially, righteousness breeds ruthfulness Alice11111 Mar 2017 #235
What exactly is "ruthfulness"? milestogo Mar 2017 #243
Dictionary says, causing sorrow. I would add usually Alice11111 Mar 2017 #274
Ends justify the means, even when that means Hortensis Mar 2017 #337
Nailed the problem...those who follow, Congress, Repubs Alice11111 Mar 2017 #353
It is funny how the GOP is never at fault for anything. Rex Mar 2017 #338
As if the right wing has never donated to or sponsered the far left... joshcryer Mar 2017 #371
You mean like Bernie getting support from individuals? Rex Mar 2017 #375
Sure. joshcryer Mar 2017 #394
They thrive on the left eating its own? joshcryer Mar 2017 #370
Not enough of the gop to win unless dumbshits scream "but emails" and vote 3rd party Eliot Rosewater Mar 2017 #405
Just what are you trying to do here? demmiblue Mar 2017 #6
Trying to address Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #10
WE SHOULD ALL MOVE TO THE RIGHT! Greybnk48 Mar 2017 #53
What? How do you see that? George II Mar 2017 #160
My statement was meant as sarcasm. Greybnk48 Mar 2017 #170
Disrupt. Barack_America Mar 2017 #20
Most of us are capable of holding multiple thoughts simultaneously. unitedwethrive Mar 2017 #33
!!! Alice11111 Mar 2017 #139
Divide, too. QC Mar 2017 #58
Looks that way to me too. Crunchy Frog Mar 2017 #268
Bingo. n/t QC Mar 2017 #269
Good to know who Rex Mar 2017 #339
No surprises at all in who grabbed up this stinky turd and ran with it. QC Mar 2017 #351
Well what do you expect them to do? Their epic failure by running centrists Rex Mar 2017 #377
Yeah, "centrists" like the Congressional Black Caucus and Planned Parenthood.... ehrnst Mar 2017 #539
Hopefully...people are too smart of such as he/she. Demsrule86 Mar 2017 #69
The far left will play their purity bullshit again. I want to stomp them in the face Blue_true Mar 2017 #113
I didn't read past, "I want to stomp them in the face every chance I get." demmiblue Mar 2017 #116
Nice Citrus Mar 2017 #261
And then you wonder why our party is losing. Crunchy Frog Mar 2017 #267
I hear ya, i do. It will happen again in 2018, you can see it in this thread. Eliot Rosewater Mar 2017 #408
. BumRushDaShow Mar 2017 #11
It's always the same BS stupidity Gman Mar 2017 #12
They are worse than trump supporters in my opinion. liquid diamond Mar 2017 #135
Agreed. Eliot Rosewater Mar 2017 #409
I have to interact w them. Definitely NOT smartest or Alice11111 Mar 2017 #138
They have the same malignancy of the right wing. joshcryer Mar 2017 #373
Thank you for your nuanced response. truebluegreen Mar 2017 #388
Discussing BS stupidity doesn't require it. joshcryer Mar 2017 #393
Do what I say, not what I do? Got it. truebluegreen Mar 2017 #415
Trump and Brexit are the elites losing? joshcryer Mar 2017 #489
Trump and Brexit are big FUs to the elites. truebluegreen Mar 2017 #518
Far left Dogma is rather Maoist in the requirements to conform totally to ehrnst Mar 2017 #523
What's that, Fancy Bear? Barack_America Mar 2017 #14
And some people eat it up. demmiblue Mar 2017 #16
Looks good. milestogo Mar 2017 #19
Looks so yummy now I am hungry and have completely forgotten what this post was about lunasun Mar 2017 #80
Well, stein did lie to her fans about Hillary.. and sarandon did the same.. Cha Mar 2017 #15
Stein, Putin and Trump joined forces against Clinton-she is that formidable delisen Mar 2017 #37
Stein and Sarandon are two sad people who are proud of their efforts to elect trump Gothmog Mar 2017 #96
Right.. they don't regret shit. Cha Mar 2017 #157
They are actually proud that trump was elected due to their efforts Gothmog Mar 2017 #158
Yep and they are here on this thread it seems. Eliot Rosewater Mar 2017 #412
I agree and I am not happy with this sentiment Gothmog Mar 2017 #524
Anyone who says Hillary was worse than Trump mcar Mar 2017 #105
You Sooo Funny! tech3149 Mar 2017 #17
There is an extreme left and it is fucking clueless. Blue_true Mar 2017 #117
Commies! They're all freaking' commies! truebluegreen Mar 2017 #389
They arent actually left at all, but that is what they call themselves, yes. Eliot Rosewater Mar 2017 #416
The audience for RT and the Intercept isn't small. (nt) ehrnst Mar 2017 #527
It would be nice to unite against a common enemy Cary Mar 2017 #18
Like those who suggest that certain Ds should primary others mcar Mar 2017 #106
Yes, and sowing discord and discontent Cary Mar 2017 #112
Hillary was correct mcar Mar 2017 #114
But is the radical left to be trusted? Cary Mar 2017 #115
I have my doubts too Cary mcar Mar 2017 #120
And you could primary anybody you want but you come together after that, which Eliot Rosewater Mar 2017 #420
Yes, in normal times mcar Mar 2017 #453
I always thought that people in this country have the right to vote for whomever they want. milestogo Mar 2017 #21
Of course. That's why Drumpf earned WhiteTara Mar 2017 #24
and apparently lillypaddle Mar 2017 #25
They stared into the face of fascism and said they couldn't be bothered to oppose it... nt sweetloukillbot Mar 2017 #352
A vote for Jill Stein was a vote for trump Gothmog Mar 2017 #376
that attitude will make it sure you never treestar Mar 2017 #45
Yes, people have the right to stab us in the back Cary Mar 2017 #51
Ah, so its all about us. milestogo Mar 2017 #74
That's really helpful Cary Mar 2017 #79
A tragedy in 2 acts onyxw Mar 2017 #204
It's not that the "concerns are nothing burgers." Cary Mar 2017 #209
That statement works both ways. onyxw Mar 2017 #216
Then don't evolve. Cary Mar 2017 #220
Nobody's saying people don't have a right NastyRiffraff Mar 2017 #87
Elections and votes for third parties have consequences Gothmog Mar 2017 #97
You act like you're watching a porn flick, where the actors have to excite you. Blue_true Mar 2017 #119
You can't wrap your mind around the fact milestogo Mar 2017 #121
!!! Alice11111 Mar 2017 #146
Never said they didn't Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #241
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Oh, so, you've got all the answers. Cool. Maybe you should be running the party. GoneOffShore Mar 2017 #22
Truth hurts sometimes. nt lillypaddle Mar 2017 #26
Me thinks that the concern is misplaced. GoneOffShore Mar 2017 #108
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Thanks for saying what is difficult for them to hear. WhiteTara Mar 2017 #23
If you want a scapegoat blame the non voters Tom Rinaldo Mar 2017 #28
Yes indeed. Wasn't it a shame that people like Sarandon likely discouraged the "wishy-washy" voter NurseJackie Mar 2017 #35
She did that for sure. People are stupid, she capitalized on that fact. Eliot Rosewater Mar 2017 #424
Zero lessons learned from '08 (inspired turnout), '10 (apathetic midterms), '12 (declining turnout) KeepItReal Mar 2017 #73
But witch hunts just feel so good. Crunchy Frog Mar 2017 #150
And the fringe-left FAITHLESS ELECTORS would have handed it to Trump if things had been that close. NurseJackie Mar 2017 #31
They prove they cannot be counted on to vote for the Dems, then they cry when the Dems go after the Foamfollower Mar 2017 #41
Don't expect Stein to take responsibility for anything. She is worst than Trump. nt Blue_true Mar 2017 #122
Of course she wont. But ... it changes nothing. We know the truth. NurseJackie Mar 2017 #165
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Nader is responsible for Citizens United and the gutting of the Voting Rights Act Gothmog Mar 2017 #32
You "Must earn my vote" Clowns. Answer that poster. Blue_true Mar 2017 #125
So are you happy that trump won? Were you happy when Bush won? Gothmog Mar 2017 #155
K&R. nt tblue37 Mar 2017 #34
I lulz'd KG Mar 2017 #38
They will never learn. Foamfollower Mar 2017 #39
Clinton got 66 million votes. Blue_true Mar 2017 #129
Exactly my point Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #240
What part of getting more votes than anyone but Obama in '08 is unclear to you? (nt) ehrnst Mar 2017 #385
No part of it. Foamfollower Mar 2017 #392
The part that brought out enough votes to defeat her Egnever Mar 2017 #396
Cool story, bro RandiFan1290 Mar 2017 #40
+1 Nevernose Mar 2017 #49
So we are telling people how liberal to be? HopeAgain Mar 2017 #42
You can be as liberal as you want to be Mellomugwump Mar 2017 #62
Babysteps is losing the millenials HopeAgain Mar 2017 #78
Perhaps they need to learn that it isn't all about them? Mellomugwump Mar 2017 #94
Hasn't been about them at all HopeAgain Mar 2017 #154
I'm just glad I never had kids Mellomugwump Mar 2017 #162
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I am a millennial, JHan Mar 2017 #232
I virulently was opposed to Bernie winning our Primary. Blue_true Mar 2017 #131
I ain't understanding squat RoadhogRidesAgain Mar 2017 #191
This was in context of voting for Hillary Mellomugwump Mar 2017 #203
Breaking windows instead of building bridges SticksnStones Mar 2017 #43
Exactly, they are "wimps" because they know treestar Mar 2017 #44
Excellent ornotna Mar 2017 #46
Many claim to be "The Progressives" it is past time to define the term. delisen Mar 2017 #47
Great analysis. On the money on Sarandon. nt Blue_true Mar 2017 #133
That's what I'm hearing too NastyRiffraff Mar 2017 #329
"Conform with us on every single issue, or you are not true progressives!!" ehrnst Mar 2017 #366
I stopped caring about Glen Greenwald a very long time ago Gothmog Mar 2017 #378
Moi aussi. (nt) ehrnst Mar 2017 #384
Democrats got more votes edhopper Mar 2017 #48
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This message was self-deleted by its author Calculating Mar 2017 #56
All this was/is bullshit. INdemo Mar 2017 #52
I agree BainsBane Mar 2017 #152
TRANSLATION: Dems Lose When RIGHT WINGERS Don't Vote For Dems!!! eniwetok Mar 2017 #54
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Bless your heart. Coventina Mar 2017 #59
so whether Dems run a lefty or "centrist" candidate and lose, it's lefties fault? yurbud Mar 2017 #60
We are in irrelevant fringe minority, yet we have the power to swing elections. QC Mar 2017 #63
Only close elections...I wish that you had the power to win...but I have never seen that. Demsrule86 Mar 2017 #82
What policy iniatives have you accomplished in the last 60 years? Blue_true Mar 2017 #134
no excuses NamesDave Mar 2017 #177
How have Democrats pulled to the right? BainsBane Mar 2017 #137
Great post-the Democratic party is being split by the extreme left Gothmog Mar 2017 #380
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That is what this OP is about. Rex Mar 2017 #340
The left is not powerless Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #360
Well then get your centrists allies to stop blocking the left and stop losing seats. Rex Mar 2017 #379
It is not about fault or blame Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #406
Your OP is all about fault and blame, are you going to pretend now it is not? Rex Mar 2017 #410
It's not Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #422
It is. Rex Mar 2017 #423
It's not Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #542
it's what that 10-15% IS. Privatizing public education is not small potatoes for teachers & parents yurbud Mar 2017 #64
Part of the problem is lefties think that just because the GOP did it, we can too. forjusticethunders Mar 2017 #65
There are many billionaires that are Democrats. Blue_true Mar 2017 #136
I don't disagree with some of this...but the point seems very divisive and I must say Demsrule86 Mar 2017 #66
The Russian hacks and wikileaks propaganda worked because many Blue_true Mar 2017 #140
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Diversion and divisive thread....Keep on topic - Comrade Trump Russian operative Talk Is Cheap Mar 2017 #70
So like Trump Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #312
Hippy punching never goes out of style. aikoaiko Mar 2017 #72
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Hillary Clinton received 3 million MORE votes than that piece of maggot shit in the wh. onecaliberal Mar 2017 #75
Wrong. The conservative media gave us Trump and Reagan sharedvalues Mar 2017 #76
I like Noam Go Vols Mar 2017 #163
Trump won the votes of 27% of registered voters. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #77
and many Trump voters were actually anti HRC voters. eniwetok Mar 2017 #83
In Trumpspeak, this 60% is a small minority of unhappy Clinton supporters. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #86
Nothing more SICKENING then left bashing on a supposedly progressive site. m-lekktor Mar 2017 #84
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Who the fuck's we? Guy Whitey Corngood Mar 2017 #199
nope H2O Man Mar 2017 #88
People have to stop blaming the Left for the rise of Trump DemocraticSocialist8 Mar 2017 #89
Denial is not just a river in Africa Gothmog Mar 2017 #98
It's not denial...it's inaccurate to blame the Left and incendiary DemocraticSocialist8 Mar 2017 #101
I am living with the effects of the voter suppression laws made possible by Nader Gothmog Mar 2017 #104
It's been shown that more Dems voted for Bush than Nader, but no one blames DINO Dems that DemocraticSocialist8 Mar 2017 #109
Read the material on this thread Gothmog Mar 2017 #110
I am not...I think you should read this... DemocraticSocialist8 Mar 2017 #118
Did you read it? Bush won Florida by 500 votes Gothmog Mar 2017 #156
So you're just going to repeat the lie even after being shown the numbers that say otherwise? DemocraticSocialist8 Mar 2017 #159
Did you even read the material you linked to? Gothmog Mar 2017 #252
Links???? G_j Mar 2017 #259
Bush won by 537 votes Gothmog Mar 2017 #271
You've got to be kidding G_j Mar 2017 #319
Read the links in this post Gothmog Mar 2017 #327
And petulant blaming is not just for children. LanternWaste Mar 2017 #283
Why? BainsBane Mar 2017 #171
Thank you for making that absolutely clear, BainsBane. nt Cha Mar 2017 #175
While that may be true, Stein has support on the Left DemocraticSocialist8 Mar 2017 #184
If "Dems ran more progressive candidates" BainsBane Mar 2017 #193
Also BainsBane Mar 2017 #197
If you voted for Stein, then why are you posting on DU? Gothmog Mar 2017 #272
It's divisive because we should be making the far left our ally. I'm among the far left by the way JCanete Mar 2017 #273
By all means BainsBane Mar 2017 #298
You are using far left to define people who want right wingers and racists to succeed, not me. JCanete Mar 2017 #307
Stein voters voted for Trump and many of these voters are happy that trump won Gothmog Mar 2017 #383
No. Dangerous#1 Dangerous#2 Dangerous#3 Cha Mar 2017 #174
She's an evil rat fucker BainsBane Mar 2017 #198
Great post Gothmog Mar 2017 #251
Bullshit! Bobby's assassination gave us Nixon; Tony Scalia gave us Bush; Putin gave us Trump. Zen Democrat Mar 2017 #90
Nader gave us bush Gothmog Mar 2017 #100
aw, bless your heart. fishwax Mar 2017 #91
... Solly Mack Mar 2017 #93
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We are our worst enemy. The far left gave us Nixon, twice demosincebirth Mar 2017 #103
They will never accept responsibility or fault. liquid diamond Mar 2017 #141
You go to the far left, you can shake hands with the far right. demosincebirth Mar 2017 #194
Yes. I just learned that liquid diamond Mar 2017 #244
They don't have to be "fringe." demosincebirth Mar 2017 #301
Bullshit. TDale313 Mar 2017 #111
this is exactly how I feel. Exactly louis c Mar 2017 #123
There will *always* be fringe leftists, 3rd party, nader, stein voters. ALWAYS. yodermon Mar 2017 #126
Good job OP. Needs to be said, over & over & over Alice11111 Mar 2017 #128
Your posts illustrates perfectly liquid diamond Mar 2017 #130
This shit again Blecht Mar 2017 #132
Whether you like it or not, the radical left played a part in our 2016 loss. liquid diamond Mar 2017 #143
I think you give them too much credit by calling them leftists BainsBane Mar 2017 #151
I agree. liquid diamond Mar 2017 #169
So if we scold/insult/demonize people hard enough Crunchy Frog Mar 2017 #147
We will not coddle them. liquid diamond Mar 2017 #246
The left was not to blame for Nixon in '68, so that part of your title is unfair. Ken Burch Mar 2017 #148
Don't forget George Wallace in 1968 TexasBushwhacker Mar 2017 #292
What you're missing, though, is that there's no widespread public support for "centrism" Ken Burch Mar 2017 #149
No widespread support for "centrism"? I'll bet more than 60% of the electorate are "centrists". George II Mar 2017 #161
"centrist" is what people self-identify as...when you ask what ideas they actually SUPPORT... Ken Burch Mar 2017 #168
Provide some evidence for that BainsBane Mar 2017 #172
Of course I do. And I will. I'll be posting polling data on that tonight and tomorrow. Ken Burch Mar 2017 #176
Asking for poll results to support a claim BainsBane Mar 2017 #186
It's nor that you ask for evidence, it's that you keep acting like I can't be trusted Ken Burch Mar 2017 #217
Good grief BainsBane Mar 2017 #224
And I've done nothing to deserve that from you. Ken Burch Mar 2017 #230
It has nothing to do with being too left BainsBane Mar 2017 #231
I don't make any such assumption. Ken Burch Mar 2017 #234
Hi, Ken! Can you explain some things, please? NurseJackie Mar 2017 #260
Inquiring minds want to know. George II Mar 2017 #262
+1,000 NastyRiffraff Mar 2017 #295
There has been majority public support for single-payer for years Ken Burch Mar 2017 #178
Single Payer was rejected in Colorado by a huge amount. people can claim anything. the way they JI7 Mar 2017 #195
I was asked to provide evidence, I provided it. Ken Burch Mar 2017 #207
so lets stop pretending people support things they don't . it doesn't help if you actually want JI7 Mar 2017 #208
I didn't pretend. The polls were evidence. A referenda in Colorado doesn't nullify the polls. Ken Burch Mar 2017 #213
actual votes matter more than what people claim in a poll JI7 Mar 2017 #215
It doesn't mean I made what I said up. Ken Burch Mar 2017 #218
same sex marriage and other gay rights still are not safe. it doesn't help to pretend people support JI7 Mar 2017 #219
I didn't pretend. I offered evidence. Ken Burch Mar 2017 #225
we don't need to pretend candidates are losing because they don't support single payer JI7 Mar 2017 #226
None of those links were there when I read the post earlier. BainsBane Mar 2017 #227
If their voting behavior has nothing to do with issues, there's nothing we can ever do to recover. Ken Burch Mar 2017 #233
Quite honestly I don't think the majority of the public even knows what single payer is. George II Mar 2017 #257
They get Medicare for all, and before that they supported national health insurance. Ken Burch Mar 2017 #276
Reread what I posted, please. George II Mar 2017 #284
I read what you posted and responded to it. Ken Burch Mar 2017 #286
Unfortunately there IS a general ignorance and apathy about the ACA and Medicare.... George II Mar 2017 #297
No "shot" was intended. I actually thought you might be Canadian. Ken Burch Mar 2017 #300
Here is the most recent poll on union organizing that I've found Ken Burch Mar 2017 #181
Okay BainsBane Mar 2017 #223
I'm looking for other polls. Ken Burch Mar 2017 #294
If your claim is true, then prove it Gothmog Mar 2017 #254
Very few people "self-identify" themselves as anything, only those deep into political discussions.. George II Mar 2017 #255
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I campaigned for Hillary all fall and worked to persuade people further left to support her. Ken Burch Mar 2017 #182
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Could somebody pm me to say what was in the message that was autoremoved? Ken Burch Mar 2017 #210
You can't tell what's offensive about that? Seriously? NurseJackie Mar 2017 #264
I can back it by referencing the ads the party ran in the fall, and the speeches I heard. Ken Burch Mar 2017 #285
But where's your proof that a different ad would have made a difference? NurseJackie Mar 2017 #288
You set an impossible standard in asking that I prove that different ads would've worked better, Ken Burch Mar 2017 #289
"There's no way to prove a speculative outcome." Yes, thank you for admitting that! NurseJackie Mar 2017 #290
I don't scold. I critique and I try to do so with respect. Ken Burch Mar 2017 #291
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Uh, bullshit. Warpy Mar 2017 #164
Obviously she didn't win the general election BainsBane Mar 2017 #173
OH, FFS Warpy Mar 2017 #221
The electoral college IS the general election BainsBane Mar 2017 #228
Then why bother voting? Warpy Mar 2017 #277
Here's an example. BainsBane Mar 2017 #166
When are they going to bring that OP rule back of 500 hundred posts or less cannot be done? nolabels Mar 2017 #167
I disagree. KentuckyWoman Mar 2017 #187
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Agreed. nt JCanete Mar 2017 #214
Yep, we gotta keep going for those "moderate republicans" who don't fucking exist. killbotfactory Mar 2017 #200
this person is a Plant BadGimp Mar 2017 #201
I'm not a plant. Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #239
Fuck this thread & the notion we are to blame... Boxerfan Mar 2017 #202
jill stein owns a chunk of trump.. if you want to defend her.. please proceed Cha Mar 2017 #205
If you didn't vote for Clinton Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #242
Sorry cupcake, you're not clean either. LanternWaste Mar 2017 #282
Yes, we all could have done more BainsBane Mar 2017 #302
Sure we could have all done more Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #310
But it is not everyone, just the 'left'. Rex Mar 2017 #381
First, Idealogical purity isn't the issue. Idealogical diversity is one thing. JCanete Mar 2017 #206
Excellent post. Crunchy Frog Mar 2017 #266
What's the solution? onyxw Mar 2017 #211
The problem is that forjusticethunders Mar 2017 #247
Rightward shift onyxw Mar 2017 #263
I think the problem is that progressives are starting from an entirely wrong framework forjusticethunders Mar 2017 #270
Lulz Rex Mar 2017 #212
Democrats Seem to be Thinking Primarily in Terms of Issues On the Road Mar 2017 #229
Beg to differ: FDR (and to some extent, Adlai Stevenson) gave us Eisenhower. no_hypocrisy Mar 2017 #245
While you make some very good points Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #315
BULLSHIT! alarimer Mar 2017 #248
Those who refuse to learn from history Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #311
This message was self-deleted by its author Kolesar Mar 2017 #253
Dumb as dirt Stein voters were played by Putin. SunSeeker Mar 2017 #258
I'm always curious... vi5 Mar 2017 #280
Valid comment Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #314
Exactly..... vi5 Mar 2017 #331
It is not about blame Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #341
That OP is casting quite a bit of blame... vi5 Mar 2017 #368
Please don't put word in my mouth. Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #407
"the extreme left gave us Nixon, Bush and now Trump" vi5 Mar 2017 #514
No other group would have mattered Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #516
Look at it this way vi5 Mar 2017 #519
I'm not letting anyone off the hook Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #532
How 'bout next time pecosbob Mar 2017 #287
Who was it who said: It's easier to fool people than to convince them they were already fooled. nikibatts Mar 2017 #293
Gonna have to disagree... JesterCS Mar 2017 #296
Not saying it doesn't Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #313
Makes sense to me. Q: Why does the GOP have such a large & secure base? Beartracks Mar 2017 #304
More like this OP is characteristic of why we've only won when KPN Mar 2017 #306
in your opening statement you state: Exilednight Mar 2017 #316
Please don't put word in my mouth. Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #317
I didn't put words in your mouth, I quoted you exactly as you have it printed. Exilednight Mar 2017 #320
No you quoted one line Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #344
I quoted you verbatim, and it's not my fault your OP is factually inaccurate Exilednight Mar 2017 #347
One line Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #355
That's factually innacurate. when you start with a false narrative, then Exilednight Mar 2017 #357
Not a false narrative Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #358
Were Reagan, Bush and now Trump, centrists, or extreme right-wing nuts? Exilednight Mar 2017 #359
Never said they were centerists Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #361
You're denying that you stated: Exilednight Mar 2017 #362
Maybe if you read my whole post Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #398
You're starting from a false premise. Exilednight Mar 2017 #413
But you admitted that you didn't read the whole post Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #427
There is no point in reading something that is based upon a false Exilednight Mar 2017 #435
So you read one line and then pass judgement. Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #437
I answered your question above. Will you answer my question about Exilednight Mar 2017 #441
No you didn't Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #447
Yes I did, and here's the link to prove it. Exilednight Mar 2017 #449
Well good for you! Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #451
I didn't spin anything, I quoted you. Exilednight Mar 2017 #455
Quoted then spun it to misrepresent what I wrote. Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #460
You keep saying I spun your words. The only way that is possible is if Exilednight Mar 2017 #464
Never said they were so stop dishonestly putting words in my mouth. Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #468
You never said they weren't. Exilednight Mar 2017 #473
They weren't Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #475
And now your argument is rendered moot based upon the false premise Exilednight Mar 2017 #483
Never said that either. Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #492
What did you never say? Exilednight Mar 2017 #497
See that's the problem with misrepresenting the truth Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #502
Quoting you in context is misrepresenting you? Exilednight Mar 2017 #504
Yes and then you spun it out of context Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #505
I understand the definitions of "in" and "by". Exilednight Mar 2017 #507
Never said they were Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #508
It's only an honest discussion when you start with a hypothesis Exilednight Mar 2017 #513
It is based in truth. Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #515
Now you're changing your hypothesis which is still based on a false premise Exilednight Mar 2017 #521
No I'm not. Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #534
You can't even clarify who you are speaking of when Exilednight Mar 2017 #535
Still spinning Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #536
Says the person who can't give straightforward answers. Exilednight Mar 2017 #538
Well you have certain taken me seriously enough to keep responding Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #541
This is debate? Rex Mar 2017 #478
No you misunderstood the point Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #493
Wrong. Rex Mar 2017 #530
Sorry you didn't. Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #533
But you still felt the need to comment Cary Mar 2017 #318
I point out hypocrisy when I see it. 5 of our last 7 POTUS have been Exilednight Mar 2017 #333
Nonsense Cary Mar 2017 #334
Do you believe Trump, Reagan and Bush are centrists? Exilednight Mar 2017 #335
I think you took a pot shot at the opening poster Cary Mar 2017 #336
Thanks! Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #345
I see I touched a nerve with my question. Exilednight Mar 2017 #348
And that's what matters, that you "touch a nerve." Cary Mar 2017 #349
Can you answer the question, or are you just going to keep deflecting? Exilednight Mar 2017 #350
No one has deflected you Cary Mar 2017 #363
WOW! Exilednight Mar 2017 #369
Why do you want to be a jerk? Cary Mar 2017 #372
If you believe that me pointing out a flaw in the OPs hypothesis Exilednight Mar 2017 #374
How you point out a flaw when you admitted that you didn't read the whole thing Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #404
Did Nader run this election cycle? Exilednight Mar 2017 #429
No Stein did Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #433
Did Stein pull enough votes that if every person who voted for her Exilednight Mar 2017 #438
The losses in Michagan and the other rust belt states Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #443
it would have taken all three states to swing the election to Hillary. Exilednight Mar 2017 #445
Why? Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #450
Who said they insisted on ideological purity? Exilednight Mar 2017 #452
Then why didn't they unite against Trump? Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #454
They don't support Democratic Party issues. Exilednight Mar 2017 #461
I don't believe they are loons or nutjobs Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #463
Read their platform. Exilednight Mar 2017 #467
So you are saying that people on the far left are nutjobs? Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #470
They're not far left. they're just far out there. They have no real Exilednight Mar 2017 #479
I have to disagree with you on that. Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #482
Feel free to disagree. You're entitled to your opinion. Exilednight Mar 2017 #484
Well my opinion doesn't include degrading fellow americans Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #494
Hold On! You believe Stein supporters are liberals?!?!? Exilednight Mar 2017 #496
The only one wanting 100% purity are people like the OP. Rex Mar 2017 #459
Then you clearly missed the point Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #465
No I was spot on about the OP. Rex Mar 2017 #466
No you clearly misunderstood it. Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #469
Wrong. Rex Mar 2017 #471
Not wrong Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #472
Wrong again. Rex Mar 2017 #474
No still right. Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #476
I know I am still right. Rex Mar 2017 #477
You're starting to sound like Trump Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #481
Awww.... Rex Mar 2017 #485
No anger Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #495
Wrong. Rex Mar 2017 #529
As usual Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #543
blame US?? did WE pimp out turnip like the TEEVEE GNEWZ? no. THEY have been pushing the rite wing as pansypoo53219 Mar 2017 #332
Why can't the radical left stop the blah blah blah Cary Mar 2017 #346
Utter codswollop. truebluegreen Mar 2017 #354
Those who refuse to learn from history Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #356
Platitudes don't make your case. truebluegreen Mar 2017 #367
Nor do two word responses. Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #397
The tens of millions of Republicans and those potential voters sitting out elections... Orsino Mar 2017 #364
It is not about blame Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #399
I notice you left out all those centrist Dems who crossed over and voted octoberlib Mar 2017 #382
Beat me to it, but hey since when did facts matter? Rex Mar 2017 #387
They wouldn't have mattered if Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #411
Wrong, it was the conservative side of the party that gave us those guys. Rex Mar 2017 #386
The conservative side Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #414
The left has always been united, it is the centrists that keep selling the party down the river. Rex Mar 2017 #418
So who were the millions who voted for Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #428
I don't know, did you know HRC won by 3 million votes? Rex Mar 2017 #431
Yet she got fewer votes that Obama in 12 Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #434
I said I did to you in another post upthread. Rex Mar 2017 #436
Then why are you so defensive about it. Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #440
Why did you get so angry when I mentioned centrists? Rex Mar 2017 #442
Never got angry Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #444
Okay so that is a non answer on your part. Rex Mar 2017 #446
You're misrepresenting what I said. Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #448
No I am not, your OP title is all about blame. Did you miss all the other people saying the same? Rex Mar 2017 #458
But did you read the whole post Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #501
Of course I did, it was total garbage. Rex Mar 2017 #531
Like I said Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #537
Bullshit. The path to hell was paved by... pat_k Mar 2017 #390
So you're makning the 100% Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #417
Nonsense , in my opinion kacekwl Mar 2017 #391
Those who refuse to learn from history Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #419
And those that make it up are mocked by those that know actual history. Rex Mar 2017 #425
Really? Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #430
This message was self-deleted by its author Rex Mar 2017 #432
Of course it is. Rex Mar 2017 #426
Another profound and articulate liquid diamond Mar 2017 #486
You can be very extreme left agincourt Mar 2017 #395
Lame Blame Game Dem2 Mar 2017 #457
Not about blame Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #462
Bull Dem2 Mar 2017 #488
You could start by having a serious discussion Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #499
A false starting premise. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #480
All true Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #500
Oh my. Scruffy1 Mar 2017 #487
Again it is not about blame Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #498
The far left is an embarrassment to the party. Oneironaut Mar 2017 #503
I wouldn't say that. Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #509
True, but I don't think it's possible when you have people that won't compromise. Oneironaut Mar 2017 #511
True Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #512
When speaking to a lot of people about the election, it turned out many stayed caroldansen Mar 2017 #506
Well said!!! nt Trumpocalypse Mar 2017 #510
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