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Hillary Clinton

LiberalFighter

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26. If a third party is going to be viable they need to be better organized.

Reply to wildeyed (Reply #10)

Fri Jun 17, 2016, 08:49 AM

Jun 2016

That means they need to have a party structure that doesn't go away after each election. If they have a party structure with members and activists they wouldn't have to worry about the rules about getting on the ballot once they qualify.

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Daily Kos & by Kos: Open primaries? No, no and hell no (HRC GP) [View all] Her Sister Jun 2016 OP

Join it and participate in it, and to hell with a caucus. Those are anti-democratic. tonyt53 Jun 2016 #1

We cannot allow people to come and try to weaken our party ! Her Sister Jun 2016 #2

Good common sense post from Kos. Koinos Jun 2016 #3

The malcontents are the people who can't do the hard work to make an alternate party. BobbyDrake Jun 2016 #4

No sale, Bernie. teamster633 Jun 2016 #5

I'm with Kos on this, and where the hell do I sign up? I think the party's rank-n-file should get.. Tarheel_Dem Jun 2016 #6

1000000+ I absolutely agree with you. skylucy Jun 2016 #25

I've been following Presidential elections since the early 1970s, and I don't recall.... George II Jun 2016 #7

That's the truth! SharonClark Jun 2016 #9

My favorite part: NastyRiffraff Jun 2016 #8

I think that either we open the primaries or fix the gerrymandering. wildeyed Jun 2016 #10

Isn't that for states to decide? The Democratic party has no business... Walk away Jun 2016 #12

Not sure what you mean. wildeyed Jun 2016 #13

That is what I mean. Walk away Jun 2016 #19

Sure, but we make it hard for third parties in ways that stifle democracy. wildeyed Jun 2016 #22

Gerrymandering is performed by the party in charge, it should be done away with but in Texas Thinkingabout Jun 2016 #14

Democrats gerrymander too. wildeyed Jun 2016 #17

Yes Democrats is also guilty of gerrymandering. Let it go by county lines, they are already drawn Thinkingabout Jun 2016 #18

If a third party is going to be viable they need to be better organized. LiberalFighter Jun 2016 #26

Chicken or the egg problem.... wildeyed Jun 2016 #28

Using the leverage of his adoring followers to fire DWS who was leaving after the convention.... Walk away Jun 2016 #11

And, that's his MO.. "petty and mean spirited".. he lost so he has to blame it on anyone Cha Jun 2016 #15

Love KOS.. he speaks for me.. Cha Jun 2016 #16

He speaks for me too! And he has been tearing it up for the last 2-3 months Number23 Jun 2016 #20

I know.. I'm been loving what KOS has had to say about the bernster. Cha Jun 2016 #21

Couldn't agree more. nt eastwestdem Jun 2016 #23

K&R nt ProudProgressiveNow Jun 2016 #24

These things are in place to keep from having a Trump on the Democratic ticket liberal N proud Jun 2016 #27