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2016 Postmortem

PatsFan87

(368 posts)

15. This 100%

Reply to vi5 (Reply #2)

Fri Dec 23, 2016, 05:01 PM

Dec 2016

To add onto your point, I noticed during this election that there can be a disconnect between union heads and union members. Union heads are important but union members are your votes.

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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