2016 Postmortem

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21. True That nfm

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Fri Feb 19, 2016, 06:39 PM

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Bernie reminds Third Way/DNC/old-DLC folks that they aren't real Democrats any more... [View all] islandmkl Feb 2016 OP

Big K&R! MelissaB Feb 2016 #1

BUT, Bernie is definitely more of a Democrat than the Democrats. PatrickforO Feb 2016 #2

ROCK ON! Rockyj Feb 2016 #61

Yes we are. 840high Feb 2016 #95

Funny LeFleur1 Feb 2016 #99

NEW DEM = OLD GOP Vincardog Feb 2016 #3

^^^^ This. ^^^^ nt bunnies Feb 2016 #55

Pretty Much. It's what Goldwater girls became after the radicals took over the GOP. eom Betty Karlson Feb 2016 #64

Writ large. The DLC ate its host. nt MaeScott Feb 2016 #65

great post! tk2kewl Feb 2016 #4

That is known as blaming the opposition for what you yourself are doing -none Feb 2016 #87

K&R kristopher Feb 2016 #5

Huge K &R. grntuscarora Feb 2016 #6

Excellent Post..Hillary and her friends don't get it.... tokenlib Feb 2016 #7

Her friends get it alright, that's why they are so uptight. Soon, they will be pushing litlbilly Feb 2016 #10

That's funny....:) tokenlib Feb 2016 #20

I think they get it now...they're panicking. HooptieWagon Feb 2016 #32

K&R Kittycat Feb 2016 #8

Kick ana DURec. bvar22 Feb 2016 #9

K & R AzDar Feb 2016 #11

Voting for Bernie is not only a vote against Hillary but the entire "Third Way" Establishment johnlucas Feb 2016 #12

+1000 LiberalLovinLug Feb 2016 #24

I dig that signature pic of the B pulling the H to the Left johnlucas Feb 2016 #33

thanks LiberalLovinLug Feb 2016 #63

I didn't even think of that. The colors! Of course! SMART! johnlucas Feb 2016 #78

This is so good. Nice job. Ed Suspicious Feb 2016 #38

Great post! wezl Feb 2016 #94

Thank you, Johnlucas McKim Feb 2016 #96

A Gargantuan K & R ! democrank Feb 2016 #13

K & R! TIME TO PANIC Feb 2016 #14

Kinda odd that 1988 is when politics in my brain as a 12-13 yr old perked my ears PatrynXX Feb 2016 #15

This is it ornotna Feb 2016 #16

It was Hillary's husband that was part and partial to moving the Dem.Party to the right. DLC ? YOHABLO Feb 2016 #17

They want the Democratic Party to be a Center-Right party enigmatic Feb 2016 #18

Money corrupts everything. Everything. nt MaeScott Feb 2016 #67

He's the "Great Restoration" zentrum Feb 2016 #19

I like that, "Great Restoration" me b zola Feb 2016 #34

Thought of it earlier today zentrum Feb 2016 #37

+1. appalachiablue Feb 2016 #100

True That nfm Billsmile Feb 2016 #21

Bernie is reenergizing the Democratic party. Cassiopeia Feb 2016 #22

The problem as I see it is that we must get the young, enthused progressives involved rhett o rick Feb 2016 #85

This is the first real threat they have faced in decades..... Bonhomme Richard Feb 2016 #23

Well Said elljay Feb 2016 #25

K&R Thank for posting Mbrow Feb 2016 #26

74 years old and raised on FDR politics. I want my party jwirr Feb 2016 #27

i grew up in a small Kansas town with a father who was a Dem worker bee... islandmkl Feb 2016 #28

So true! ananda Feb 2016 #29

They never were, only in their minds Fearless Feb 2016 #30

"and they don't like it" Jack Rabbit Feb 2016 #31

about RepublicanLite...you forgot ™ islandmkl Feb 2016 #39

thanks to everyone for the rec's...much appreciated islandmkl Feb 2016 #35

great OP amborin Feb 2016 #58

The hostile takeover of the Democratic party's "brand name" has finally been beaten back! mhatrw Feb 2016 #36

Spent decades spreading that moolah.... MaeScott Feb 2016 #66

Excellent Post! Well Said! 2banon Feb 2016 #40

Someone who's not a Democrat but uses what he never helped build Gman Feb 2016 #41

Bill Clinton School of IS? I need a translation, no criticism intended... islandmkl Feb 2016 #42

That is convoluted Gman Feb 2016 #43

i would imagine you can match his 'voting with Democrats' record with about any Dem islandmkl Feb 2016 #45

Agree - some are getting carried away....... kerry-is-my-prez Feb 2016 #62

Hillary has raised $32 million dollars for DNC v $0 from Senator Sanders. wyldwolf Feb 2016 #44

that's pretty funny...you mean this: islandmkl Feb 2016 #46

No, I mean this wyldwolf Feb 2016 #47

who has received the money? islandmkl Feb 2016 #48

It's for general election campaigns, not primaries wyldwolf Feb 2016 #49

apparently you don't know how the money works...let me rephrase the question: islandmkl Feb 2016 #50

Apparently you don't know how campaign financing works wyldwolf Feb 2016 #54

you might want to read what the fund-raising effort was all about... islandmkl Feb 2016 #56

I have wyldwolf Feb 2016 #57

Based on what? PeterGM Feb 2016 #69

I doubt that any 'new' Dems would want to explain the coattails, or lack thereof, islandmkl Feb 2016 #90

And Sanders is a "real Democrat"? George II Feb 2016 #51

how's his voting record? what is your measure? that "D" behind his name (or not)? islandmkl Feb 2016 #52

For coporate immunity and mass incarceration of blacks and Wall Street dergulation... uponit7771 Feb 2016 #59

Of course you don't. Your apparent vision of a "real Democrat" is someone that takes millions from rhett o rick Feb 2016 #86

DLC noretreatnosurrender Feb 2016 #53

he may have been twisted, but he wasn't crazy..HST's simple take on politicians: islandmkl Feb 2016 #60

There's no nice way to say this The Wizard Feb 2016 #68

Bernie is a real Democrat! Lunabell Feb 2016 #70

Lest we forget Bangbangdem Feb 2016 #71

That ended with Raygun... freebrew Feb 2016 #79

K&R The ever rightward shift isn't a bug, its a feature. raouldukelives Feb 2016 #72

I've been a Democrat for over 40 years Boomer Feb 2016 #73

KICKING LiberalElite Feb 2016 #74

Kick! nt LiberalElite Feb 2016 #75

Bernie reminds us that Hope and Change have to be supported by actual plans Tarc Feb 2016 #76

lol LWolf Feb 2016 #81

Bernie is the only reason I haven't quit the party... mak3cats Feb 2016 #77

Future of Democratic Party and future of Democracy in US depends on Bernie victory kgnu_fan Feb 2016 #80

Bernie is a party crasher. if he had any regard for FDR,Truman, RFK, LBJ he would have registered.. dubyadiprecession Feb 2016 #82

K&R quantass Feb 2016 #83

Your words are precisely how i feel. Nicely said nt quantass Feb 2016 #84

K and R. nt mariawr Feb 2016 #88

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Feb 2016 #89

Bernie is giving the Democratic Party EVERY chance to redeem & renew itself ... 99th_Monkey Feb 2016 #91

a battle for the heart and soul of the Democratic Party SoLeftIAmRight Feb 2016 #92

K&R! valerief Feb 2016 #93

Hey Mr. Dubya-Dip . . FairWinds Feb 2016 #97

The DWS DNC DLC Third Way Establishment Fears It Will Lose Power - Plain And Simple cantbeserious Feb 2016 #98

Maybe it isn't true, it would be more moderates than far left, Thinkingabout Feb 2016 #101