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2016 Postmortem

portlander23

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12. I most certainly did not

Reply to mcar (Reply #11)

Mon Dec 26, 2016, 11:17 AM

Dec 2016

I agree with the article that the party needs an economic message. And I disagree with Democratic operative quoted in the article that the party should not speak out about discrimination against transgender people.

If that's an offensive thing to say at DU, please, bring down the ban-hammer.

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4 things Democrats need to do (plus 1 they shouldn't) to rebuild in 2017 [View all] portlander23 Dec 2016 OP

Our message was good. What we needed was for Russia to keep their shraby Dec 2016 #1

Clinton had an economic message. The media chose not to cover it. lapucelle Dec 2016 #2

+1000 baldguy Dec 2016 #3

Bingo! EffieBlack Dec 2016 #4

People need to beleive that we are for big changes in trade policiy. RDANGELO Dec 2016 #5

BULL FUCKIN SHIT !!!! COMEY, Voter Suppression and RUSSIA !! Everything else is guessing uponit7771 Dec 2016 #6

x1000 libtodeath Dec 2016 #8

Mara Liasson...... really? DURHAM D Dec 2016 #7

"Transgender bathrooms is all of our issue"??? mcar Dec 2016 #9

You think Democratic candidates wanted to discriminate against transgender people? portlander23 Dec 2016 #10

Way to turn my post around mcar Dec 2016 #11

I most certainly did not portlander23 Dec 2016 #12

I misunderstood your statement mcar Dec 2016 #13

why this "nativism" word ploy? heaven05 Dec 2016 #14

"most Democrats believe that's a false choice."..... BINGO! jack_krass Dec 2016 #15