The Democrat's message of "hope" is embedded in the cornerstone of their summer camp for political activity.
(image hat tip Capirabob)
Posted on 08/16/2018 12:57:21 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Because Donald Trump is, well, Donald Trump, a lot of attention has been paid to his hostile takeover of the Republican Party -- and how he continues to consolidate that power.
What that focus on how Trump killed the old -- and by that we mean the 2012 -- version of the Republican Party misses is how much the Democratic Party has evolved -- and is evolving -- in its own way.
Like Republicans, that change sped up -- rapidly -- in 2016. It was led by an unlikely figure -- Democratic socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders. To say Sanders was lightly regarded when he started running against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is to do a disservice to the term "lightly regarded."
But what Sanders understood was that the Democratic Party of 2016 wasn't the "Third Way," centrism-over-all Democratic Party of Bill Clinton and the mid-1990s. The Democratic base had moved to the left on virtually every issue -- pushed that way by the financial collapse of the late 2000s and ready to be mobilized on behalf of a candidate who embraced things like radical campaign finance reform, single-payer health care insurance and unapologetic tax hikes on the wealthiest Americans.
Sanders didn't win. But he awoke something in Democrats. And, when Hillary Clinton lost the general election to Donald Trump, Sanders' message and stock gained further prominence. Voters wanted someone who said what they meant and meant what they said....
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LOL. The financial collapse was caused by the Democrats.
Heh, “hostile takeover”. A bit late to the party! That’s what the “Tea Party” movement was about in the first place! Y’all thought we quit because we stopped making noise and went back to work.
Trump is just the latest iteration of our determination
Can you hear us NOW?
Probably not. Too bad.
Somewhere lost in the sewer is the democrats. Americans are tired of Democrat lies and their hatred of America. If Americans vote this election maybe America can begin to contain the demons known as democrats. There’s too many demons out there !!!
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The Democrat's message of "hope" is embedded in the cornerstone of their summer camp for political activity.
(image hat tip Capirabob)
10. Steve Bullock: The Montana governor
9. Amy Klobuchar: in the Senate from Minnesota
8. Eric Garcetti: the mayor of Los Angeles
7. Cory Booker
6. Deval Patrick: former Massachusetts governor
5. Bernie Sanders
4. Kirsten Gillibrand
3. Kamala Harris
2. Elizabeth Warren
1. Joe Biden.
The Dems are in real trouble. Creepy Joe Biden is the only person on the list that 80% of voters will recognize.
Their best-known candidate is not black, and their black candidates are not well known.
Between a rock and a hard place for the party of identity politics.
Not even a takeover. I take back of the party from the Bush-Saudi cabal.
Doesn’t look like anyone on that list to worry about. Though Barry did come out of nowhere.
Barry was the tip of a big Commie iceberg.
Most of it below the surface. We still don’t have the story.
In general I am a pretty hateful guy. I will put my hatred of rats up against anybody. I feel a little sorry that this is the best they can do. I think t the great wins 440 in2020
What a pitiful bunch of pathetic LOSERS! The 2020 Rat primaries are going to be hilarious.
I noticed that the Kankelosaurus and Horsey Face Ham Hocks are missing from the list. After 26 years, no Clintoons running for POTUS. It must be killing them LOL!
LOL.......perfect.
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