DNC

8 reasons for the left to continue working within the Democratic party

Submitted by subir on Fri, 07/29/2016 - 11:30am

No surprise, I’m deeply disappointed Bernie did not win the nomination. I’m also disappointed by the convention which in some ways overtly sidelined the left to appeal to “moderate Republicans”. Tacking to the center is a quite standard strategy when primaries are over. Hillary would not be the first or the last candidate to do it. Back in March, I said it may not be the best strategy for this cycle, since Trump jumps about all over the place on the ideological spectrum. I haven’t seen anything yet that changes my views on the matter.

Video News Open Thread: Stephen Colbert and the DNC, Days 2 and 3

Submitted by elenacarlena on Thu, 07/28/2016 - 3:13pm

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Welcome to Video News! My apologies for no official DNC video news open thread yesterday. But Oreo the Diabetic Pootie had a crisis at 3 AM yesterday, so Ginger and I were up half the night. Oreo and Ginger seem to have recovered in full, so we have resumed normal function.

Gratuitous Oreo and Ginger photo:

They admit culpability. The system was rigged.

Submitted by Pricknick on Wed, 07/27/2016 - 9:12pm

Good ole senate minority leader Harry Reid admits that they all knew the primaries were rigged in the favor of the queen.
What took him so long to tell the truth he says they knew? Seeing how the word is being floated so easily amongst those who fear the truth....
Treason.

Clinton Friend McAuliffe: Clinton Will Flip on TPP

Submitted by greywolfe359 on Tue, 07/26/2016 - 9:58pm

We've been saying for a very long time now that Hillary's opposition to the TPP is largely bullshit. She urged her delegates to oppose anti-TPP language in the party platform. She picked pro-TPP Tim Kaine as her VP. And now longtime Clinton friend Terry McAuliffe may have accidentally let the truth slip out:

UPDATE: Yes He Did. Bernie to nominate Hillary?

Submitted by OLinda on Tue, 07/26/2016 - 1:33pm

I didn't see an appropriate essay to put this in, so thought I'd just do a quick essay.

One last hurtful action in the works.

UPDATE x 2

Guess this diary was correct after all.

Vermont passed when it was their time to vote, so they could go last. After their vote, Bernie got up and moved to suspend the rules and nominate by acclamation, Hillary Clinton for President of the United States...

Video News Open Thread: Stephen Colbert and First Day of the DNC

Submitted by elenacarlena on Tue, 07/26/2016 - 12:41pm

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Welcome back to Video News! It was an odd weekend. As many of you know, the convention has been almost overshadowed by the scandal of the DNC emails that were leaked proving that the primaries were rigged by the "neutral" DNC. But Bernie did speak at the convention last evening. If you missed it, I'll let Stephen Colbert fill you in:

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