2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumThe down ticket & here come the Bernie progressives!
One of the things we hear a lot from Hillary supporters is how Bernie will hurt the down ticket.
Well, here they come! Welcome to "Bernie Progressives" who are challenging incumbent corporate Dems!
Here are 4 which come to mind & there are a lot more where this came from.
Preston Picus https://twitter.com/Picus4Congress
Tim Canova https://twitter.com/Tim_Canova
Gary Kroeger https://twitter.com/KroegerIA01
Thomas L. Fiegen https://twitter.com/tlfiegen
Kip Humphrey
(4,753 posts)Arazi
(6,829 posts)Qutzupalotl
(14,327 posts)Let's make his policies the new normal!
Faux pas
(14,690 posts)the kittens will make all the difference to others!
wavesofeuphoria
(525 posts)wavesofeuphoria
(525 posts)wavesofeuphoria
(525 posts)wavesofeuphoria
(525 posts)wavesofeuphoria
(525 posts)wavesofeuphoria
(525 posts)Fawke Em
(11,366 posts)We KNOW they like him so much they want to be like him!
wavesofeuphoria
(525 posts)wavesofeuphoria
(525 posts)firebrand80
(2,760 posts)Is not what we need
pinebox
(5,761 posts)how about we just put a crown on one person? By your statement here we should have no contenders in any race and just 1 person straight across. No thank you, having choices is good and it's DEMOCRATIC.
Sorry, it's time and it's time to correct the right turn the party has taken.
firebrand80
(2,760 posts)Before we can even bring our ideas to the floor. To do that, we need to beat republicans.
Primary challenges to incumbent Dems at best moves a minority seat slightly left
pinebox
(5,761 posts)many Dems act like Republicans. See the 89 who gutted SNAP including DWS
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/1/29/1273428/-These-89-Democrats-Voted-to-Cut-8-7-Billion-from-Food-Stamps
thesquanderer
(11,991 posts)It costs them nothing in the general. But it's the only way to have an impact if there are DINO or other dems whose positions you do not share.
If I vote for Sanders in a primary, I will vote for a congressional Dem--incumbent or not--who says he generally supports Sanders' positions.
TIME TO PANIC
(1,894 posts)This is exactly what we need!
Metric System
(6,048 posts)more polarized.
pinebox
(5,761 posts)fighting for the people instead of corps is awful.
oasis
(49,407 posts)TIME TO PANIC
(1,894 posts)Zorra
(27,670 posts)pinebox
(5,761 posts)MisterP
(23,730 posts)Pushing Independent candidates against Democratic candidates (Such as Picus against Pelosi) is 100% against the DU TOS: Winning elections is important therefore, advocating in favor of Republican nominees or in favor of third-party spoiler candidates that could split the vote and throw an election to our conservative opponents is never permitted on Democratic Underground.
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pinebox
(5,761 posts)TIME TO PANIC
(1,894 posts)Uncle Joe
(58,417 posts)Thanks for the thread, pinebox.
pinebox
(5,761 posts)Chathamization
(1,638 posts)been working hard to get progressive candidates as well. Hope all progressives sign up with them. If you're Reddit inclined (and there are some good subreddits around), Grass Roots Select is a good subreddit to check out (and if you're Sanders inclined you probably want to check out Reddit's r/politics and r/SandersForPresident).