General Discussion

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The Statement (DINO, 'real Democrats,' etc.) Is Nonsense on several Levels... the perennial brouha here about what constitutes a "real Democrat" is conducted along lines that bear very little relation with the actual states and history of the Democratic Party. The idea that figures like (Hillary Clinton) are not "real Democrats" is nothing but the punch-line to a very poor joke, although it is certainly true that they embrace many policies and ideas that some of our radicals detest. But that latter is hardly an indication they (are) not "real Democrats"; rather, it is an indication that such radicals are somewhat out of step with the Democratic Party as a real institution and political force, as opposed to an ideal item they imagine not only to be fact, but to be wholly agreeable to them. The faction of the Democratic Party ('progressives') had its political trial with the campaign for President of Sec. Wallace in 1948, and failed utterly, gaining the votes of only a handful of people. What is repudiated at the polls by the overwhelming preponderance of Democratic voters cannot be the real face of the Democratic Party. It really is that simple.