2016 Postmortem

Loki

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5. They won't listen to sanity right now TheDormouse

Sun Mar 20, 2016, 03:02 PM

Mar 2016

Zealotry always overcomes rationality. Hopefully we will come through this in one piece. To destroy ourselves because we like two different candidates is the definition of insanity. You are so right, when the GOP got to redraw congressional districts to give themselves unbeatable incumbents, we were asleep at the wheel. We need to rebuilt from the bottom up and run people who will work to restore the balance in the system, independent panels that redraw state districts. We will have another census coming up in 2020, and that is a really important goal to accomplish. Both Bernie and Hillary would do this, but without a 60 vote firewall, they will not accomplish what they want, I know that, I wish they did.

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If I were a GOP operative, I'd try to stir up factional rivalry among Dems [View all] TheDormouse Mar 2016 OP

If I were a GOP operative, John Poet Mar 2016 #1

if I were a GOP operative I would talk bernie into running as a dem because "that's where the $$ is" msongs Mar 2016 #2

You obviously know nothing about Bernie Sanders. How insulting. n/t Avalux Mar 2016 #23

^^^Truth! artislife Mar 2016 #16

The second she gets the nomination Aerows Mar 2016 #25

One good way a Republican operative would do that would be revbones Mar 2016 #3

.... salinsky Mar 2016 #6

.. Fawke Em Mar 2016 #31

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Autumn Colors Mar 2016 #4

She's popular among dems, that's what matters. We out number them uponit7771 Mar 2016 #14

Well she is popular among a lot of Dems, but not enough to win the election. BillZBubb Mar 2016 #30

Wrong. Fawke Em Mar 2016 #37

That's more fantasy, there are no true independents... it's a bad polling question too that the MSM uponit7771 Mar 2016 #44

They won't listen to sanity right now TheDormouse Loki Mar 2016 #5

And a lot of Bernie supporters will not show up for hills. nt artislife Mar 2016 #17

That's fine with me, Loki Mar 2016 #19

Lol! artislife Mar 2016 #20

"we don't need your vote." iAZZZo Mar 2016 #33

Statements like that prove some Bernie supporters would prefer Trump over Hillary LonePirate Mar 2016 #27

It is just staying left artislife Mar 2016 #28

Thank you for this common sense approach to the Dem primary Frances Mar 2016 #7

The Hillary supporters on DU don't sound like they are Democrats. w4rma Mar 2016 #36

Yep. H2O Man Mar 2016 #45

Discourage voting, that's the way you maintain the status quo. dogman Mar 2016 #8

yeah, a few of the Sanders supporters are vowing to stay home. Some revolution. bettyellen Mar 2016 #10

A few? dogman Mar 2016 #11

Too many here, but to balance it, none I know in real life. People I know value their vote... bettyellen Mar 2016 #12

I think most are looking to vote Green artislife Mar 2016 #18

For the umpteenth time, Bernie supporters aren't "sitting out." Fawke Em Mar 2016 #38

These days we have so many republicons in the Democratic party that GOP infiltrators get lost in Kip Humphrey Mar 2016 #9

If I were a GOP operative, I'd try to promote GOP and Dem nominees who both supported my agenda Attorney in Texas Mar 2016 #13

I think GOP operatives have enough to worry about in their own house. Vinca Mar 2016 #15

You mean like the one that is currently going on within the GOP itself? the one they can't seem to insta8er Mar 2016 #21

If I were a GOP operative, I'd start an organization that pushes GOP policies Broward Mar 2016 #22

I bet that went over their heads. Fawke Em Mar 2016 #39

Not a new phenomenon... speaktruthtopower Mar 2016 #24

If I were a GOP operative, I'd take a rest after seeing how well Hillary supporters were Karmadillo Mar 2016 #26

We have gop operatives here preaching about not voting for Hillary in the general. hrmjustin Mar 2016 #29

Seems the parties have offsetting dysfunction, I'm not sweating this HereSince1628 Mar 2016 #32

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He actually is to the left of her on trade and healthcare. Fawke Em Mar 2016 #40

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Trashing thread. I am an Independent. You have to come up with better arguments than this to liberal_at_heart Mar 2016 #35

Independent to me means that you would vote for a republican. Loki Mar 2016 #41

If I were a GOP operative, I'd infiltrate the Democratic Party and call it DLC RiverLover Mar 2016 #42