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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: The fringe left problem [View all]grossproffit
(5,591 posts)15. Great OP. I won't forgive these f'ers for helping elect Trump. We're posting w/ some* of them now.
*pinebaggers = jack pine radicals.
Some of them are on record over there stating that they were voting for Trump. They're selfish, evil maggots.
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"The BoBs were strictly a fringe minority. They aren't worth bothering with." The OP disagrees.
friendly_iconoclast
Dec 2016
#5
While I don't really agree with the OP, I must point out that the Dem Primary wasn't close.
Garrett78
Dec 2016
#10
Nope. Hillary won Dems almost 2::1, only when you add Indies does it get close....
bettyellen
Dec 2016
#38
You are peddling false information. No, not half of the party wanted Sanders.
KittyWampus
Dec 2016
#46
They act as if Hillary Clinton personally showed up at their homes and insulted them to their face.
asuhornets
Dec 2016
#13
And yet, they were willing to vote for Democratic Party ideals in the hands of...
TCJ70
Dec 2016
#16
Thank you for the short summary of the RW propaganda used against the Clinton campaign.
baldguy
Dec 2016
#25
Therefore Clinton is untrustworthy - we get it. Sanders supporters have been shoveling it for a year
baldguy
Dec 2016
#36
That chair was about to be thrown by a drunk bro and that whole incident was ugly --
bettyellen
Dec 2016
#42
That is not true. Bernie did not appeal to African-Americans or Latinos voters. In both cases
asuhornets
Dec 2016
#74
Great OP. I won't forgive these f'ers for helping elect Trump. We're posting w/ some* of them now.
grossproffit
Dec 2016
#15
I can't even read that trash. They think they are so high and mighty over there.
TrekLuver
Dec 2016
#22
Do you think there is any legitimate reason why a liberal would not have wanted
el_bryanto
Dec 2016
#18
You do know that the Hillary supporters did exactly the same thing in 2008
Crunchy Frog
Dec 2016
#20
The fringe left needs to understand that the country is certainly not ready for very progressive
TrekLuver
Dec 2016
#21
Exactly. The "fringe left", e.g., Trotskyites, don't believe in elections and therefore do
DonViejo
Dec 2016
#28
Sorry! I was actually agreeing with you! About the silliness of defining "fringe left" as
Coventina
Dec 2016
#56
Agree completely. Anyone who thinks Bernie or his supporters are "fringe left" is either vastly
Coventina
Dec 2016
#67
The "heart and soul" of a party doesn't throw a tantrum and threaten to go independent
BobbyDrake
Dec 2016
#40
The difference there is that when Obama reached out to Clinton's voters, we listened.
BobbyDrake
Dec 2016
#41
Yep- such was the misogyny that her policies and statements are totally unknown to most of those who
bettyellen
Dec 2016
#43
"You keep blaming them - yeah that's somehow going to persuade them to like us lol"
BobbyDrake
Dec 2016
#51
Right, because exposing how progressives don't even practice the outreach they preach
BobbyDrake
Dec 2016
#61
The vast majority of "independents" are party loyalists who just like the term "independent."
Garrett78
Dec 2016
#47
My point, though, is you're making too much of the whole "independent" thing.
Garrett78
Dec 2016
#64
people become reliable dems when they live through a GOP administration
La Lioness Priyanka
Dec 2016
#60
there is a reason third party votes are highest after 2 consecutive dem terms
La Lioness Priyanka
Dec 2016
#68
If they remain 'independent' than they will reap the negative nconsequences ...
Demsrule86
Dec 2016
#82
If you are calling HIllary a Reaganite...you have crossed the line in think.
Demsrule86
Dec 2016
#79