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2016 Postmortem

demwing

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12. I disagree that I missed the point

Reply to murielm99 (Reply #5)

Thu Aug 6, 2015, 05:24 PM

Aug 2015

or that the post was more than superficially thoughtful.

"We should all get along" is fine, be not everyone here will agree to what degree we need to get along, and to what degree we need to fight for the future of our party and our country. Most importantly, what do good Democrats do when those two objectives are at odds.

If that means that some of us fall outside of the OP's "friend" list, so be it.

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The Penny Drops... [View all] TygrBright Aug 2015 OP

And I hope a number of people read your thoughtful post. planetc Aug 2015 #1

There is nothing anyone here can say about Hillary, for example, that the GOP does nt already have, djean111 Aug 2015 #2

Actually, no. My view is longer than yours. jeff47 Aug 2015 #3

So you'll be voting for Bernie then? demwing Aug 2015 #4

I think you missed the point of this thoughtful post. murielm99 Aug 2015 #5

I disagree that I missed the point demwing Aug 2015 #12

as well as money from the Oligarchs? progressoid Aug 2015 #6

"NO ONE stays bought all the time and forever." uh-huh. And some people Zorra Aug 2015 #7

wish I could rec this twice irisblue Aug 2015 #8

Nice post and I agree. Unfortunately the way these discussions work erronis Aug 2015 #9

Hillary's numbers in battleground states show her to be unelectable in a national election. fbc Aug 2015 #10

A few things there... Adrahil Aug 2015 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author Jackilope Aug 2015 #11

That penny rolled into a drain LWolf Aug 2015 #13

I disagree with your premise that all the Dem candidates are "exponentially better" than ... Scuba Aug 2015 #14

The solution is simple. Talk about ISSUES. Not one of those Corporate Bought Tools sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #16