2016 Postmortem

votesparks

(1,288 posts) Fri Feb 19, 2016, 09:42 AM Feb 2016

Want ONLY "Real" Democrats in Democratic Primaries?

Then stand up for democracy and push for allowing equal and fair ballot access for all parties and independent candidates, as Senator Sanders stood up for last night. As a veteran, I find it insulting to my service that the two big parties have limited democracy this way.

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Want ONLY "Real" Democrats in Democratic Primaries? (Original Post) votesparks Feb 2016 OP

K&R.... daleanime Feb 2016 #1

Democratic Party®™ tk2kewl Feb 2016 #2

I expect the corporate Dems here to be all like votesparks Feb 2016 #3

And don't expect indies to vote for you in the general, Erich Bloodaxe BSN Feb 2016 #4

Correct votesparks Feb 2016 #5

If we had equal and fair ballot access votesparks Feb 2016 #6

daleanime

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1. K&R....

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Fri Feb 19, 2016, 09:48 AM

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tk2kewl

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2. Democratic Party®™

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Fri Feb 19, 2016, 09:58 AM

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votesparks

(1,288 posts)

3. I expect the corporate Dems here to be all like

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Fri Feb 19, 2016, 10:00 AM

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Erich Bloodaxe BSN

(14,733 posts)

4. And don't expect indies to vote for you in the general,

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Fri Feb 19, 2016, 10:05 AM

Feb 2016

if you're going to sneer at them in the primaries.

votesparks

(1,288 posts)

5. Correct

Reply to Erich Bloodaxe BSN (Reply #4)

Fri Feb 19, 2016, 10:19 AM

Feb 2016

My support of equalizing ballot access for all parties is one of the most popular issue stances of mine when I canvass indies.

votesparks

(1,288 posts)

6. If we had equal and fair ballot access

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Fri Feb 19, 2016, 10:25 AM

Feb 2016

Then you could do whatever stupid anti-Democratic stuff like Superdelegates you wanted within' your own party, because those opposed to your stupidity could just as easily form their own party, or run as independents. Hell, you could have a party that only allowed ponies as delegates (go Vermin!), and that would be all fine and dandy because the system allowed for equal and fair opposition to the pony delegate party.

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