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We are a hell of a lot more unified than the Republican clown car (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2016 OP
This is true ... Thankfully! ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2016 #1
Also true is that we ARE very unified, regardless of Hortensis Jul 2016 #10
All metrics show we are in an excellent position going into the general. NCTraveler Jul 2016 #2
Looking pretty good, isn't it? sofa king Jul 2016 #16
Thank you for that reply. Things in and out of our control really do seem to be lining up. nt. NCTraveler Jul 2016 #17
John McCain and George HW Bush Eric J in MN Jul 2016 #3
I just posted this...John McCain is in the battle of his life. His seat is up for grabs. AgadorSparticus Jul 2016 #11
K&R! stonecutter357 Jul 2016 #4
People should listen to their kids. Lots of kids are terrified of clowns. tonyt53 Jul 2016 #5
But we were told by a highly respected "journo" zappaman Jul 2016 #6
The same "journo" that didn't have a favorite in the primary and was unbiased. nt LexVegas Jul 2016 #7
Yes, the same unbiased "journo" who proudly boasted of never donating to this site zappaman Jul 2016 #8
And gleefully predicts gas masks will be needed at our convention? Nope. bettyellen Jul 2016 #12
Miserable people always hope for the worst. zappaman Jul 2016 #13
All the apocoliptic rhetoric sounds like teen fan fiction more than anything- and ideas like handing bettyellen Jul 2016 #15
stock up on popcorn ! treestar Jul 2016 #19
The idea that we are not unified is crap. All the numbers show that we are quite a united front. Squinch Jul 2016 #9
Pinebaggers. n/t zappaman Jul 2016 #14
OH, YES! Squinch Jul 2016 #18
 

1StrongBlackMan

(31,849 posts)
1. This is true ... Thankfully! ...
Mon Jul 11, 2016, 10:56 AM
Jul 2016

May our unity strengthen in a differences; and, their differences continue to strengthen their divide.

Get Out The Democratic Vote in 2016 and beyond!

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
10. Also true is that we ARE very unified, regardless of
Mon Jul 11, 2016, 12:21 PM
Jul 2016

the "false equivalency" the media try to peddle as we move into the GE horse race.

Like your call for action.

sofa king

(10,857 posts)
16. Looking pretty good, isn't it?
Mon Jul 11, 2016, 01:37 PM
Jul 2016

One of the things I find highly encouraging is how we have a sudden and increasingly decent chance to sweep the table. Republican nastiness is working hard against them right now. A few examples:

* Republican money is trickling uphill at the exact same time that Congressional gerrymandering is showing weakness. Many House races that weren't competitive at all in 2014 are suddenly showing opportunity, and Democratic candidates are swooping in on it.

* The Republican Senate's refusal to hold hearings on the President's supreme court nominee permits President Obama to actively run against nearly two dozen Republican Senators, at the exact time that they are all experiencing statewide weaknesses. Normally in this kind of race the incumbent President is at a low level of popularity and effectiveness. Not the Big O.

* Donald Trump is proving to be a highly divisive force within the Republican Party and a highly unifying force among Democrats and independents. Even better, he's scamming the greater GOP for money that would be better spent on downticket races.

* Republican efforts to tank the economy this year have failed. Whatever President Obama said to the Saudis made them shut right the hell up and continue overproducing oil. Republican inability to complete a single appropriations bill means that President Obama's 2012 budget continues to be approved by continuing resolution, steadily adding jobs to the economy.

All these factors are aligning like stars in the sky, presaging a potentially glorious victory and the first genuine chance to put Republicans far enough out into the wings that we can actually fix things, instead of trying to stabilize. I wish we could take full credit for it, but we owe at least as much to the hateful incompetence of the Republicans, damn them to hell.

Eric J in MN

(35,619 posts)
3. John McCain and George HW Bush
Mon Jul 11, 2016, 10:59 AM
Jul 2016

...are the only two Republican politicians viewed favorably by a majority of Americans (based on Gallup polling over past ten years.). Neither will be at the convention.

Jeb Bush wrote he won't vote for Trump. So did former Senator Norm Coleman (R-MN). John Kasich says he hasn't decided if he'll vote for Trump but he won't be at the convention.

AgadorSparticus

(7,963 posts)
11. I just posted this...John McCain is in the battle of his life. His seat is up for grabs.
Mon Jul 11, 2016, 12:57 PM
Jul 2016

Jeff Flake, the other AZ senator, can't bring himself to support trump. This election year is the closest we are coming to turning AZ blue in 20 yrs.

zappaman

(20,606 posts)
8. Yes, the same unbiased "journo" who proudly boasted of never donating to this site
Mon Jul 11, 2016, 12:04 PM
Jul 2016

Yet becoming a donor on whatever that new hate site is called that loathes Clinton.

 

bettyellen

(47,209 posts)
15. All the apocoliptic rhetoric sounds like teen fan fiction more than anything- and ideas like handing
Mon Jul 11, 2016, 01:28 PM
Jul 2016

Out playing cards only reinforces my thoughts on this. I don't think all the references to sci fi, Orwell and Lord of the Rings helped their outreach much. But THEY still smugly enjoy thinking we're in the middle of the end times. It's embarrassing to see some liberals insist on doing the chicken little dance. Playing the fear card like good little authoritarians.

Squinch

(51,093 posts)
9. The idea that we are not unified is crap. All the numbers show that we are quite a united front.
Mon Jul 11, 2016, 12:18 PM
Jul 2016

Only teabaggers, piner neo-teabaggers and Republicans are saying different.

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