2016 Postmortem

still_one

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35. Every Establishment, republican, incumbent won against those Democrats running for Senate in the

Sun Dec 18, 2016, 07:06 PM

Dec 2016

critical swing states.

If those self-identified progressives who refused to vote for Hillary, had voted for Hillary, we wouldn't be facing this situation.

In Michigan Hillary lost by .3%. Jill Stein received 1.1% of the vote. Similar results in Wisconsin and other critical swing states.

Russ Feingold lost by a greater percentage than Hillary in Wisconsin. Where were they for Russ?

In Wisconsin if the voters who voted for Jill Stein and Gary Johnson, had also voted for Russ Feingold, Russ would be Senator. The same applies to those critical swing states, and because of that we lost the Senate.

This election was a generational event. It is going to have to start at the local and state levels, and that will take a long time

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"Wall Street Democrats failed us." The establishment Democrats have failed the American people." [View all] rainy Dec 2016 OP

These people are full of crap! They are never gonna protest Trump! but DEMS they protest. Madam45for2923 Dec 2016 #1

They've been protesting Trump for weeks now. Ken Burch Dec 2016 #22

Read the story again kcr Dec 2016 #46

They were protesting Trump BEFORE that. Ken Burch Dec 2016 #47

pish posh OKNancy Dec 2016 #2

Really? The loyal democrats are rainy Dec 2016 #3

If I saw these people taking the threat of Trump seriously I would trust them to be sincere Madam45for2923 Dec 2016 #4

Hillary would have made a great president.. It sounds Cha Dec 2016 #13

Agree with you rainy, the party needs a tune up realmirage Dec 2016 #23

Aim at the target. lastlib Dec 2016 #27

No getting big money out of politics standingtall Dec 2016 #42

We have to band together, that's the only way to win elections treestar Dec 2016 #54

The 46% of eligible voters who sat on their collective asses on November 8 failed this country. Trust Buster Dec 2016 #5

Include the protest voters as those WhiteTara Dec 2016 #28

Ah yes, let's blame the voters for an electoral defeat. Very appropriate for the DEMOCRATIC Party... YoungDemCA Dec 2016 #37

You're darn right I do. After watching that maniac on the campaign trail for 18 months, Trust Buster Dec 2016 #39

Well said !!! K&R !!! n/t RKP5637 Dec 2016 #53

blaming non-voters is perfectly fair nt geek tragedy Dec 2016 #51

People who don't vote don't get a say. emulatorloo Dec 2016 #57

BTW I think your source is anti-Democratic party Madam45for2923 Dec 2016 #6

Interesting piece. ms liberty Dec 2016 #7

I support the pro-Democrat wing of the Democratic Party. Girard442 Dec 2016 #8

Post removed Post removed Dec 2016 #9

We need to move away from the corporatist center rainy Dec 2016 #10

Trump could not be more corporatist and he won. yardwork Dec 2016 #12

Trump said he wasn't one, and even made absurd claims on their face that he was going to fight that JCanete Dec 2016 #17

They're irrelevant now that the damage is done. Anybody who was fooled by Trump didn't listen. yardwork Dec 2016 #19

And they helped put him in office BainsBane Dec 2016 #33

I find it fascinating how campaign finance reform has come off the table BainsBane Dec 2016 #34

Clinton win by 3 million votes. nt Abu Pepe Dec 2016 #11

Good lord I'm tired of reading crap like this NastyRiffraff Dec 2016 #14

I'm tired of the expression "Identity politics", too. Samantha Bee did a great segment.... George II Dec 2016 #40

Love Samantha! NastyRiffraff Dec 2016 #43

Aww. Didn't realize feingold and teachout La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2016 #15

and they will continue to ignore those races JI7 Dec 2016 #20

I consider it my job on du to remind them La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2016 #21

Disaster capitalism wrapped up in socialist rhetoric. forjusticethunders Dec 2016 #50

Those races totally undercut their false narrative, so of course they ignore them emulatorloo Dec 2016 #55

Yeah, there's a real mix here zipplewrath Dec 2016 #45

Oh bullshit. ismnotwasm Dec 2016 #16

C-levels will crybaby about your thread. Rex Dec 2016 #18

Yup. If we don't change we keep losing realmirage Dec 2016 #24

Post removed Post removed Dec 2016 #38

The group should change its name to #AllOfUsAreStupid. betsuni Dec 2016 #25

lol lol lol JHan Dec 2016 #29

I think the more appropriate name is BainsBane Dec 2016 #32

I guess that is the reason why every establihment republican incumbent won in those critical swing still_one Dec 2016 #26

They succeeded in defeating the corporatist Democrats BainsBane Dec 2016 #30

Fringe left dumbasses...nt SidDithers Dec 2016 #31

Vaht? Vaz you shaying shumthing... about fringy type people, to meeee? dionysus Dec 2016 #41

Every Establishment, republican, incumbent won against those Democrats running for Senate in the still_one Dec 2016 #35

I wonder how many of them voted third party. hrmjustin Dec 2016 #36

I would say the non-Establishment "democrats" failed the American people, mostly.... George II Dec 2016 #44

Okay full disclosure NCDem777 Dec 2016 #48

Yup La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2016 #49

Schumer is very popular in upstate NY amongst the WWC voters who voted for Trump this time nt geek tragedy Dec 2016 #52

This message was self-deleted by its author emulatorloo Dec 2016 #56

Oh Bullshit. ismnotwasm Dec 2016 #58