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2016 Postmortem

jalan48

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9. This is from the LA Times article.

Reply to mtnsnake (Reply #8)

Fri Dec 23, 2016, 11:53 AM

Dec 2016

There’s “a bit of elitism that’s crept in” to party thinking, he worries, setting up what he sees as the false impression that progressive values are inconsistent with working-class values.

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Joe Biden worries about the "bit of elitism that's crept in" the Democratic party [View all] DonViejo Dec 2016 OP

Finally someone is saying it! HopeAgain Dec 2016 #1

How does this jive with one platform clearly "getting it" and the other not getting it? JHan Dec 2016 #4

it's hard to get non policy wonks excited about incremental change, especially when we see bold yurbud Dec 2016 #18

but how would you lock them up without process? JHan Dec 2016 #19

Have you noticed how legally creative they get when it comes to screwing us or killing people yurbud Dec 2016 #22

Taking unions for granted has been our downfall. vi5 Dec 2016 #2

This 100% PatsFan87 Dec 2016 #15

+1 Go Vols Dec 2016 #20

I think the problem is not that the Democratic Party is elite... Freethinker65 Dec 2016 #3

Yes, we fail to counter effectively how we are defined. JHan Dec 2016 #6

I agree. We have the core values but SUCK at marketing. Marketing is a science. KittyWampus Dec 2016 #16

Stop pulling punches, Joe. It's called "money." Orsino Dec 2016 #5

yep, we are always going to come in second if we keep playing nice with money. I think enough of JCanete Dec 2016 #11

But Hillary far outspent trump nt doc03 Dec 2016 #26

(If you don't count nearly three billion in airtime the networks gave.) Orsino Dec 2016 #27

Looks like even mainstream Party members like Reid and Biden get it. jalan48 Dec 2016 #7

Can someone please show me a single sentence/quote where he used the word elite or elitism? mtnsnake Dec 2016 #8

This is from the LA Times article. jalan48 Dec 2016 #9

Thank you mtnsnake Dec 2016 #10

VP Biden makes it sound as if it's unimaginable for HeartachesNhangovers Dec 2016 #12

He must have forgotten yagotme Dec 2016 #13

Imagine if Joe posted that sentiment here on DU mtnsnake Dec 2016 #14

I'm surprised this hasn't been removed yet Arazi Dec 2016 #17

Glad he said it because a lot of us are thinking it, but here, people would alert on it quick realmirage Dec 2016 #21

"crept"? It's blatantly taken over.. nt Raine Dec 2016 #23

If Joe were a DUer he'd be: jack_krass Dec 2016 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author andym Dec 2016 #25