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2016 Postmortem

In reply to the discussion: As Far As Russia Goes [View all]

Exilednight

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20. it's a cbination of things. I, and I speak for myself here, do not
Thu Dec 8, 2016, 07:46 AM
Dec 2016

believe any of them are secret Republicans.

Are some sellouts? Yes. DWS's stance on payday loans would be my example.

Gross incompetence would be the biggest issue,

Cronyism, in my opinion, is the reason we are so incompetent. DWS was rewarded, after losing her position, by HTC with an honorary position within the campaign After the beating we took nationwide the past several elections, she should have been publicly fired and replaced with someone who is competent.

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As Far As Russia Goes [View all] Exilednight Dec 2016 OP
Seriously? DURHAM D Dec 2016 #1
Yes I have. And the DNC and I now work at CGI on Exilednight Dec 2016 #2
fact that the US does not have clean hands does not make it right-- it was still illegal activity Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #3
There's a lot of hypocrisy in that statement. Exilednight Dec 2016 #4
I'm saying it's wrong no matter who does it, how is that hard to square? Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #5
The Democratic Party isn't against it, per se'. Democratic Exilednight Dec 2016 #6
Got a link to that? kentuck Dec 2016 #7
I guess you don't remember Haiti. Exilednight Dec 2016 #8
fair enough... so if you are connected to the DNC, how much of them do you think is corrupt? Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #9
Who said anything about corruption? Exilednight Dec 2016 #11
lots of people... though personally I never thought they were Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #14
Look at how much of government Republicans control vs our party. Exilednight Dec 2016 #16
so what is more accurate? Super incompetent? Extreme sellouts? Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #19
it's a cbination of things. I, and I speak for myself here, do not Exilednight Dec 2016 #20
What if it's revealed that Russia interfered in the Democratic primary BainsBane Dec 2016 #10
The only way Russia could "throw" a US election to one person or another is to actually hack voter Exilednight Dec 2016 #12
"never happened"? Do you mean Russian involvement or hacking more generally? Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #15
I mean exactly what I said. Voter machines were not hacked. Exilednight Dec 2016 #18
To think we would not do the same is ignorance at best and intellectual dishonesty at worst. La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2016 #13
Yes, Exilednight Dec 2016 #17
Sure our hands are not clean, but we also have a history of fighting back against foreign intrusion LeftInTX Dec 2016 #21
It's not going to change anything. Exilednight Dec 2016 #22
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