2016 Postmortem

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48. Right! We need to stop just accepting this stuff. We have to figure ways to combat it, and...

Reply to nikto (Reply #47)

Tue Jan 10, 2017, 09:00 AM

Jan 2017

expose and protest it loudly when it happens.

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Every Dem in the Senate and House should have stood with Rep. Waters in not accepting the results... [View all] brush Jan 2017 OP

Yes, I was pleased to see my new Representative, elleng Jan 2017 #1

At best, Russia leaked some documents mythology Jan 2017 #2

Thanks for the republican perspective. The intel agencies don't agree with your assessment either. brush Jan 2017 #3

The intel agencies did not make an assessment on impact on the elections - that is clearly not their karynnj Jan 2017 #14

The impact of the revelations is not relevant to the OP. BzaDem Jan 2017 #22

'move along, nothing to see here.' n/t susanna Jan 2017 #27

It answers the direct assertion of the post I responded to karynnj Jan 2017 #30

Thanks for the pathetic insults mythology Jan 2017 #49

You're quite welcome. brush Jan 2017 #52

Maybe not directly, but the DNC hack fed into the narrative that Sanders lapucelle Jan 2017 #4

"Democratic leadership decided early on that it would not support efforts to contest the election." CrispyQ Jan 2017 #53

What about cross check where they eliminated voters and all the provisional votes not counted? kimbutgar Jan 2017 #6

Yes, cross check hasn't been mentioned bdamomma Jan 2017 #16

No it is what is, treason kimbutgar Jan 2017 #24

I have posted elsewhere that voter suppression has been karynnj Jan 2017 #31

Please feel free to quantify exactly how many people were affected mythology Jan 2017 #51

What proof do you have that the Russian hack didn't really impact Clinton's doc03 Jan 2017 #7

Yeah, I'm sure half of the Trump voters Mr.Bill Jan 2017 #17

Anyone who believed that was never going to vote for Clinton no matter what. former9thward Jan 2017 #50

they did much more then hack, leak emails elmac Jan 2017 #18

They are all scared little pu$$ies kimbutgar Jan 2017 #5

This may be a feel-good thing to do but we really need to put our energies elsewhere. IphengeniaBlumgarten Jan 2017 #8

A resounding, united protest by the Dems would energize our efforts to fight against trump and . . . brush Jan 2017 #9

Given that we are in post mortem mode, why? jimlup Jan 2017 #10

Express your opinion. It's a discussion board. brush Jan 2017 #11

It's the doctrinal system... jimlup Jan 2017 #21

That's how the senate views itself, gentile and collegial (at least on the Dem side, the repugs, no) brush Jan 2017 #23

Yes jimlup Jan 2017 #32

It would be refreshing to see a Dem pol stand up for something for a change. Binkie The Clown Jan 2017 #12

He didn't stand up either brush Jan 2017 #19

This is not a reason to not accept the results. NCTraveler Jan 2017 #13

the language in the report about "disparaging" clinton. omg. mopinko Jan 2017 #15

Remember when we were horrified when Trump said he wouldn't accept the election results? BzaDem Jan 2017 #20

God! Thanks for the perspective from the other side. Both candidates vowed to accept the results . . brush Jan 2017 #28

Of course Putin's interference is not "all right by me." BzaDem Jan 2017 #34

Nice, a view from the right. brush Jan 2017 #36

Perhaps the concept of the people choosing is now a "view from the right." BzaDem Jan 2017 #38

And I guess the concept of not standing up to interference of a hostile power in our elections... brush Jan 2017 #39

If you define "spinelessness" as "accepting reality", it isn't ever going to end. BzaDem Jan 2017 #40

You have your opinions. brush Jan 2017 #41

Clinton specifically blamed Putin for the wikileaks disclosures during the third debate onenote Jan 2017 #37

Agreed. iluvtennis Jan 2017 #25

Agreed to what? The Russian interference in our election? brush Jan 2017 #29

Absolutely not...I agree that all Dems should have stood with Representative Maxine Waters nt iluvtennis Jan 2017 #33

My problem with Russia's interference BadgerMom Jan 2017 #26

Nixon didn't face arrest until after he resigned. He did face impeachmemt and removal. BzaDem Jan 2017 #35

Thanks BadgerMom Jan 2017 #42

I am having depressing revisions of 2000 run through my mind. Rex Jan 2017 #43

Does anybody here really believe Clinton lost because Podesta's emails were leaked? snowy owl Jan 2017 #44

So no harm no foul, huh? It's ok for Putin to purposely interfere for trump? brush Jan 2017 #45

Actually I agree that some energy on the part of Dems wouldn't hurt. snowy owl Jan 2017 #46

The main hackers of the 2016 election were most likely the GOP nikto Jan 2017 #47

Right! We need to stop just accepting this stuff. We have to figure ways to combat it, and... brush Jan 2017 #48