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Populist Reform of the Democratic Party

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24. That kind of Rump won't do a thing

Reply to KoKo (Original post)

Sat Nov 15, 2014, 01:55 PM

Nov 2014

Obama won 2x by popular vote. it is vain glorious to imagine countering RtWing propaganda by joining them in their criticism of him. The Rump we need is like Warren and Socialist Bernie Sanders who exhort the People while not trashing POTUS.

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"...What the Democratic Party Needs is a Rump Formation of Dissenters..."--William Greider [View all] KoKo Nov 2014 OP

Kick NYC_SKP Nov 2014 #1

Can you imagine a 2016 election wherein Liz Warren faced off truedelphi Nov 2014 #2

This happened in the early 70s... Eleanors38 Nov 2014 #3

That is an excellent article! It says everything that many of us have been saying for quite some sabrina 1 Nov 2014 #4

Clinton didn't scrap the Fairness Doctrine meow2u3 Nov 2014 #19

k and r. all of this. bbgrunt Nov 2014 #5

K & R democrank Nov 2014 #6

Happy to serve 99th_Monkey Nov 2014 #7

Where do I sign up? FairWinds Nov 2014 #8

Agree, and i am ready and able to serve to advance the progressive liberal Democratic ideas. peacebird Nov 2014 #16

I agree it is Inevitable and Mr. Mustard Nov 2014 #9

K&R DeSwiss Nov 2014 #10

Very clear when you take Blue Dogs into account SleeplessinSoCal Nov 2014 #11

K&R ReRe Nov 2014 #12

There's nothing preventing any of you from becoming actual activists... ConservativeDemocrat Nov 2014 #13

Ahhh..but WE ARE "Actual Activists" and many have been here since KoKo Nov 2014 #14

Good for you, KoKo ConservativeDemocrat Nov 2014 #25

Oh, snap! djean111 Nov 2014 #15

I've been here since day one of the D.U. ConservativeDemocrat Nov 2014 #26

WE ARE actual activists. Odin2005 Nov 2014 #21

You're right of course. None of here do a single thing politically except preach to our DU choir. Scuba Nov 2014 #22

We don't need yet another rump organization. Jim Lane Nov 2014 #17

Agree...but the "POWER" will be when we UNITE...and that's FEARFUL KoKo Nov 2014 #18

Yet another "rump" org Cosmic Kitten Nov 2014 #29

in gd and p14, dissent is met with a swarm of threats and epithets Doctor_J Nov 2014 #20

K&R Scuba Nov 2014 #23

That kind of Rump won't do a thing like-mind Nov 2014 #24

"Rump of Dissenters" to me means Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren KoKo Nov 2014 #30

K&R'd. snot Nov 2014 #27

k/r 840high Nov 2014 #28