2016 Postmortem

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Sun Jul 24, 2016, 06:27 PM

Jul 2016

Democrats torn between party, GOP friends

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This time around, Wasserman Schultz and Meek say their relationships with the Republican incumbents, Reps. Lincoln Diaz-Balart and his brother Mario, and Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, leave them little choice but to sit out the three races.

'At the end of the day, we need a member who isn't going to pull any punches, who isn't going to be hesitant,'' Wasserman Schultz said.

The decision comes as Democrats believe they have their best shot in years to defeat at least one of the Cuban-American incumbents with a roster of Democrats that include former Hialeah Mayor Raul Martinez, outgoing Miami-Dade Democratic party chair Joe Garcia and businesswoman Annette Taddeo.

But Wasserman Schultz and Meek say their ties to the three Republicans are personal as well as professional: Both served in the state Legislature with Mario Diaz-Balart and say they work in concert with all three on South Florida issues...

Read more here: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/article24478039.html#storylink=cpy

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3 upsides to the DNC email leak: (1) Sanders was tight, (2) Discipline was swift, and (3) Tim Canova [View all] Attorney in Texas Jul 2016 OP

Post removed Post removed Jul 2016 #1

That DWS wasn't neutral and was anti-Bernie in the Primary? SpareribSP Jul 2016 #2

Her support for payday loans and the TPP doesn't bother you? JRLeft Jul 2016 #3

Ahhh sorry just not into weirdo purity shit! Her Sister Jul 2016 #4

Then you don't care about policy. Canova is better on policy. JRLeft Jul 2016 #5

I care about what I care! Faux progressives don't dictate what I care about! Her Sister Jul 2016 #6

Who are you calling a faux progressive? think Jul 2016 #7

Ah!! lol! :-) Her Sister Jul 2016 #9

Please, she's advocated for republicans in the past. She's been a problem for years. JRLeft Jul 2016 #8

Openly campaigned in fact. hobbit709 Jul 2016 #13

Let's harass & bully her! Yayyyyyy!!! ~She was there for DEMS! More abuse!!!! Her Sister Jul 2016 #14

And for republicans, but that's not an issue right? JRLeft Jul 2016 #16

See post 8 greiner3 Jul 2016 #32

Yep: think Jul 2016 #20

She had to give up, she's voting based on spite. JRLeft Jul 2016 #24

Informed by a Oija board? hobbit709 Jul 2016 #10

It's a wee bit irrational (at best) to believe that lack of care for specific X indicates lack of ca LanternWaste Jul 2016 #38

Canova supports those, too. Ken Burch Jul 2016 #25

I don't understand when supporting the candidate who best represents your views became imposing WIProgressive88 Jul 2016 #26

People prioritize different issues; Her Sister Jul 2016 #27

Payday loans and TPP are weirdo purity shit? avaistheone1 Jul 2016 #33

Are you implying dws is such a weak sister that bullying & harrassment ran her off? katsy Jul 2016 #12

She definitely is not a weakly! Her Sister Jul 2016 #15

Debbie Wasserman Schultz's grotesque under-performance manifested daily, not just weekly Attorney in Texas Jul 2016 #21

Loving authoritarian know-it-all tone! Love it! Her Sister Jul 2016 #22

Yeah, we do know what happened Cal Carpenter Jul 2016 #19

Donate to Tim here: StrictlyRockers Jul 2016 #11

Thanks for the link! Attorney in Texas Jul 2016 #17

Thanks! FailureToCommunicate Jul 2016 #29

He wants to bar China from the WTO? bluedye33139 Jul 2016 #18

IF you knew how the Chinese elite conduct themselves, you'd understand why trying to bar Feeling the Bern Jul 2016 #30

Time to donate to Canova flamingdem Jul 2016 #23

^ This JRLeft Jul 2016 #39

I think I'll send him $10 all the way from Oregon! lastone Jul 2016 #28

You mean Tim Canova who wants war with Iran? Lord Magus Jul 2016 #31

I know a US Senator that voted war Omaha Steve Jul 2016 #35

Donate to Democratic Underground for Tim Canova FL-23 here Omaha Steve Jul 2016 #34

Thanks for the link! Attorney in Texas Jul 2016 #37

K&R.. disillusioned73 Jul 2016 #36

"Swift and just" is a pretty overblown phrasing... Orsino Jul 2016 #40

I'm trying to bright side this shit storm. Please cut me a little slack. Attorney in Texas Jul 2016 #41

I'm not sure how much of a shitstorm it's going to be, really. Orsino Jul 2016 #45

Agreed. No one can paint this as Clinton's fault, but if DWS takes the stage, the shitstorm of boos Attorney in Texas Jul 2016 #46

That will be the soundbite they're looking for... Orsino Jul 2016 #47

Exactly. The M$M would lose billions if it reported the campaign as a landslide-in-the-making so Attorney in Texas Jul 2016 #48

Honeslty, I don't give a shit about Tim Canova, positively or negatively. nt Tommy_Carcetti Jul 2016 #42

Sending out a hundred for him come payday. cyberpunk Jul 2016 #43

The two are hardly comparable... major debacle Jul 2016 #44

True but the M$M will compare the two conventions' biggest failures. The Republicans failed in their Attorney in Texas Jul 2016 #49