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GemDigger

(4,305 posts)
4. Unless they join then UNJOIN at their whim. I don't think many will appreciate it if that
Sat Jan 26, 2019, 03:24 PM
Jan 2019

happens again. What would happen if one of those people got into office with the help of many and then decides to unjoin at that time?

Fool me once...….

Srkdqltr

(6,294 posts)
3. Do people run for VP?
Sat Jan 26, 2019, 03:22 PM
Jan 2019

I thought the pres nominee picked the vp? Or did something happen to change this?

CK_John

(10,005 posts)
6. The Democratic convention has totally different rules from the Republic convention.
Sat Jan 26, 2019, 03:35 PM
Jan 2019

It's all just what the convention will put up with.

Autumn

(45,105 posts)
5. VP is selected by the nominee, not by convention.
Sat Jan 26, 2019, 03:26 PM
Jan 2019

I don't understand the point you are making, you've been here long enough to know how it works.

FirstLight

(13,360 posts)
9. ...
Sat Jan 26, 2019, 03:51 PM
Jan 2019

Just another way to divide the party...we don't have time for this shit... (and I was a BS supporter, not anymore)

UNITY is important, didn't we learn that last time?

matt819

(10,749 posts)
11. Anyone can run
Sat Jan 26, 2019, 04:02 PM
Jan 2019

It’s up to the DNC whether they allow Bernie to run as a dem. What really matters is that every one of the also rans must throw their full support behind the candidate. No whining, no sulking.

matt819

(10,749 posts)
17. Party affiliation
Sat Jan 26, 2019, 04:21 PM
Jan 2019

I was thinking about party affiliation. Isn’t it the DNC that says done can or can’t run as s Democrat?

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)
21. Unfortunately, he doesn't have a high opinion of the Democratic PARTY either.
Sat Jan 26, 2019, 06:16 PM
Jan 2019

There have been a lot of false accusations and demeaning things said about Democrats that give us a glimpse of what's really going on.

In response to all of those negative things being said, I am compelled to respond: It's simply NOT TRUE that Democrats are "ideologically bankrupt". It's NOT TRUE that Democrats are "feeble". It's NOT TRUE that Democrats are "corrupt". It's NOT TRUE that the Democratic party is "the party of the one-percent". It's NOT TRUE that there's "no difference between Democrats and Republicans." It's NOT TRUE that Democrats are "do-nothings". It's NOT TRUE that the Democratic party "doesn't care about climate change." It's NOT TRUE that the Democrats "focus too much" on diversity. It's also NOT TRUE that people who the refuse to vote for an African-American because of his skin color "aren't racists". It's also NOT TRUE that the Democrats who "are very big into diversity" aren't "particularly sympathetic" to the working class.

It serves no good purpose for anyone to say things like that. It certainly doesn't benefit the Democrats or Democratic candidates.

All I'm saying is that these types of divisive smears and attacks only serve to make us weak. They're divisive and they provoke anger and suspicion. A weakened Democratic party only benefits the GOP (and, Russia, of course.)

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