It's not about the candidate, it's about the message. Economic fairness, social justice and human rights for all.

ECONOMIC FAIRNESS, SOCIAL JUSTICE, AND HUMAN RIGHTS FOR ALL. just wanted to see it spelled out loud and proud.

bill which is a trigger for the Graham backlash bill that aims to strip 35 million people of their insurance and protections from the rest of us.

Had he waited until the beginning of October, the Senate would have to have 60 votes to pass this terrible bill but now till the end of September they only need 50 +1. Graham has gone on tv and called his bill the only way to defeat (Bernie's) socialism.

I really wish Bernie would have waited or checked with the Dem leadership before possibly dooming us with graham's terrible bill that's on the verge of passing.

BERNIE IS A WEDGE ISSUE!!!

Never ending war is the main reason my support for the dems has waned over the past two decades. Dem leadership needs to stop being afraid of the right wing media accusing them of not being patriotic & start challenging this idea that never ending war is good for the nation & that blindly voting for it is the patriotic thing to do.

I don't get all the hand wringing on Bernie's Medicare bill. The GOP was going to attack the ACA before month's end, regardless of what anyone else did & the holdouts from before will be the same this time. Get on the phone to Collins, Murkowski & McCain! And don't forget your own senators.

https://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm?Name=Collins&nState=ME

https://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm?Name=Murkowski&nState=AK

https://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm?Name=McCain&nState=AZ

https://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm


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Now it all becomes clear!

... then they are really underestimating Republicans.

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This right here is why Republicans are going to party with 8 years of Trump..... Sigh....
We are screwed until people stop.

Love Bernie but....it is time to turn the page. Kamala Harris, Gavin Newsome, whatever, time to pass the torch.

And a belated welcome to DU. Your message is right-on.

The DU community is too valuable to lose, but if this Bernie-Hillary debate continues, the DU community will lose its unity and support that we have for each other.

I think members should simply boycott every thread that triggers the anger and frustration and that threatens this community.

Don't read it. Move on. And focus on the real issue - a new voice that can bring Democrats together.

by promoting an anti-Bernie rant?

I was just so put off with the Him against Her and the opinion piece moved me to post. The message is let's move on and find someone capable. Perhaps I didn't go about it the best way but there's got to be a candidate we can get behind on.

and you didn't even post a link to the entire article so that if those truly were unbalanced selection anyone interested could find the balance.

It sure feels just like all the other posts that bash Bernie (or worship Clinton) and then complain about why Bernie supporters can't get over it and play nicely.

If you truly want to start moving forward, don't start by looking backward and bashing one side.

and stop looking to politicians as saviors? What I find most disturbing about our current politics is the way so many are willing to sublimate themselves to accommodate politicians. We see it in both parties. What happened to self-government? What happened to treating politicians as elected to represent us rather than royalty? The idea that men of power come first, then every word they utter must be justified and that no one can express a word of disagreement about a vote or position is antithetical to democracy.
In my view, it is that more than anything else that threatens democracy in this country. Without a public that values self-government, democracy cannot be maintained. When a public holds men of power above all else, they choose authoritarianism. We know have a public that maintains willful ignorance of civics, despises democratic process, including compromise--and that abhorrence of compromise means a corresponding loathing of one's fellow citizens. There is no way to maintain respect for the rights and lives of others while insisting everything be exactly as you want it. All of those tendencies reveal a deeply authoritarian strain that is emerging as dominant in American political culture.

I'm through with boosterism for politicians. I'm through with looking for "new voices" and saviors. If Americans can't summon enough conviction to exercise their own voices, there is no democratic future for this country. There is far more at stake then the next electoral cycles.