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2016 Postmortem

Ken Burch

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13. Not "Dems"...the right wing of the party...the DLC and the Third Way.

Reply to bettyellen (Reply #12)

Fri Dec 9, 2016, 06:05 PM

Dec 2016

And I'm not obligated to support the groups that made the Democratic Party stop BEING the Democratic party in the Eighties and Nineties just to prove I'm loyal to the party.

Bernie stumped for Hillary all fall and called on his supporters to support the ticket over and over again. He did everything he could to help the party

What was he supposed to do...endorse her without asking for ANYTHING at all? Apologize for ever running? NOT run(which would have been the same thing as giving up on fighting for what he cared about)?

Bernie didn't owe it to the party to stay out of the primaries, and none of the issues that cost Hillary votes in the fall had anything to do with what his campaign was about.

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Rahm rules out DNC chair run, says Dems didn't focus enough on economy [View all] portlander23 Dec 2016 OP

Why would we want this punk anyway? I didn't forget what you did. NWCorona Dec 2016 #1

Rahm, say it aint so? This is the man who is one of the original DLCers. He was soundly JCanete Dec 2016 #2

Rahm? BeyondGeography Dec 2016 #3

Then again, when Rahm talks about "an economically robust message"... Ken Burch Dec 2016 #4

I think it's pretty obvious why suddenly Dems are bolstering this populist message - bettyellen Dec 2016 #7

Bernie didn't "use the party"...he ran in the Democratic primaries because he HAD to... Ken Burch Dec 2016 #11

He used and discarded the Dems. And you imply Dems are the sellouts? Well, that's telling. bettyellen Dec 2016 #12

Not "Dems"...the right wing of the party...the DLC and the Third Way. Ken Burch Dec 2016 #13

You are bashing Dems, always have. bettyellen Dec 2016 #14

Critique is not "bashing". Ken Burch Dec 2016 #16

Who is DLC and third way now? bettyellen Dec 2016 #17

Not true. Ken Burch Dec 2016 #18

Who was part of this third way recently? Like while DU has been around? Sounded like you think they bettyellen Dec 2016 #20

I brought them up because they actually DID throw women people of color and gays under the bus. Ken Burch Dec 2016 #21

I'm sorry but you're not making sense. Labeling people third way is cowardly divisive bullshit. bettyellen Dec 2016 #22

Loyal Dems are trashed as "Third Way" - but Republican Trump voters must be understood and embraced EffieBlack Dec 2016 #25

You, Mr. Burch, have stranger81 Dec 2016 #23

Thanks. Ken Burch Dec 2016 #24

BTW, my first post in this thread was pointing out that Rahm's notion of a "robust" economic program Ken Burch Dec 2016 #19

Fuck Rahm !!! SamKnause Dec 2016 #5

HA all of a sudden Rahm should be respected? Any port in a storm. bettyellen Dec 2016 #6

He's too busy fucking our city with a 14 kt. dildo. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Dec 2016 #8

Just as well, 'cause I don't want his sorry ass anywhere. . . DinahMoeHum Dec 2016 #9

Wasn't Rahm opposed to Chairman Dean's 50-State Strategy? (nt) JaneQPublic Dec 2016 #10

Social justice is being used as wedge issue right here for Christ sakes... NoGoodNamesLeft Dec 2016 #15