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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Someone sent me the video of Bernie's hour-long town hall in Wisconsin [View all]NoGoodNamesLeft
(2,056 posts)65. Um...Curious, how often do you accuse people who disagree with you of being right wingers?
It was a fucking typo...which you probably should have realized based on the previous paragraph. I'll be sure to chastize the dog for having the audacity to interrupt me so I could take him out to take a piss lest it offend you with a typo.
Christ almighty...some folks around here really need to take a laxative or something.
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Someone sent me the video of Bernie's hour-long town hall in Wisconsin [View all]
Garrett78
Dec 2016
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Well said Garrett. As to your first point, anyone who voted for Trump was well aware of his racist,
still_one
Dec 2016
#2
Please keep in mind he went to Wisconsin to talk to Trump supporters. This was outreach.
think
Dec 2016
#4
The GOP was running itself into thw grpund like this. Thank god we jumped in and adopted the tactic.
dionysus
Dec 2016
#69
Sanders will be doing a lot of this for the Democrats as outreach director. When should he start?
think
Dec 2016
#35
You nailed it! Bernie knows EXACTLY what he's doing... showing us the way out of this horrendous mess!
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2016
#76
The unemployment rate has changed a lot, and changed for the better. And 20 million people have
StevieM
Dec 2016
#7
no, most of them didn't vote for obama. there are probably equal number that voted mccain and romney
JI7
Dec 2016
#18
I can't understand the people denying the racism and other hate trump spewed
montana_hazeleyes
Dec 2016
#9
thanks for pointing that out, people on these boards love to just assume shit all the time. nt
JCanete
Dec 2016
#75
I agree, but it's weird how this wasn't so noticeable in the primary about Bernie
Fast Walker 52
Dec 2016
#23
Very well said. To be honest from what (little) I saw it was one dismissal of Democrats....
George II
Dec 2016
#38
Anyone who thinks Trump won because of racism or sexism needs to step outside their bubble
NoGoodNamesLeft
Dec 2016
#41
Wow. You lived in a bigot-free rural paradise and found anti-white racism when you came to the city?
Maru Kitteh
Dec 2016
#72
The 'DEMOCRAT' Party? Curious. How many days a week do you listen to right-wing talk radio?
Maru Kitteh
Dec 2016
#49
Um...Curious, how often do you accuse people who disagree with you of being right wingers?
NoGoodNamesLeft
Dec 2016
#65
1. Nice dodge. Your assertion that only a "small percentage" of Trumpkins are bigiots is factually
Maru Kitteh
Dec 2016
#74
Garrett this is an excellent post. I too was offended when SBS picked up the RW "politicaly correct"
Maru Kitteh
Dec 2016
#47
Yes because yelling at a person that they're racist and sexist is going to make them want to listen.
PatsFan87
Dec 2016
#50
And when you call them racist or sexist, do you think they will continue listening to you?
PatsFan87
Dec 2016
#52
Numerous surveys make it clear that a majority of Trump supporters are, in fact, bigoted.
Garrett78
Dec 2016
#56
I'm not saying people should deny it. But if my job is that of the "persuader",
PatsFan87
Dec 2016
#59
Clinton won among the working class. She won among those for whom the economy is #1.
Garrett78
Dec 2016
#62
okay, but people don't vote for somebody and ALL they represent. That Trump's racism wasn't
JCanete
Dec 2016
#86
"You can be uncompromising about the truth while being polite and respectful."
Garrett78
Dec 2016
#55
Sure, but you have to choose how to engage. You have to start on a level that doesn't shut people
JCanete
Dec 2016
#78
Democrats should not waste their time and energy to people who will not vote...
asuhornets
Dec 2016
#53
You mean like yelling at Clinton supporters about our candidate being a tool
EffieBlack
Dec 2016
#82