Our Revolution just got smashed in New Jersey

[RandySF]

They failed to challenge Bob Menendez and were zeroed out on the Congressional level.


https://www.politico.com/election-results/2018/new-jersey/

[Me.]

1. Aaah

[sheshe2]

7. Oopsie.

This is one cool video, Me.

[Me.]

9. She That Is One Of My Most Fav Beatle Songs

I tried to get either that or Blackbird for my phone.

WoW...

[sheshe2]

11. Hey, Me.

I watched their first appearance on Ed Sullivan. It was past my sisters and my bedtime, yet mom fell asleep and we watched and woke her when it was over. She was pissed at us...yet we saw them!!!!

[Me.]

13. ...

“Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these broken wings and learn to fly
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to arise

Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these sunken eyes and learn to see
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to be free

Blackbird fly, blackbird fly
Into the light of the dark black night”

https://genius.com/The-beatles-blackbird-lyrics

[sheshe2]

23. Beatles were speaking for minorities.

“Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these broken wings and learn to fly
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to arise

Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these sunken eyes and learn to see
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to be free

……………………………


We are the ones we have been waiting for (President Obama).


....................................

Another powerful song

[Wwcd]

31. Thank you SheShe!

All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to be free

……………………………


We are the ones we have been waiting for (President Obama).

[sheshe2]

32. This is us, Wwcd.

We are the ones we have been waiting for (President Obama).

Huge hugs.

[lunamagica]

51. Right. Back then in England, guys called girls "birds". When Paul wrote the song

it was about civil rights, but dedicated it to the "black birds(girls)".

I just adore this song.

[MontanaMama]

28. My 13 year old son

insists we wait in the car whenever we hear this song on the radio. His favorite.

[sheshe2]

30. 13?

You have one cool son, MontanaMama.

[MontanaMama]

34. He's an old soul.

And priceless.

Thanks she.

[sheshe2]

36. Priceless.

That he is and so are you for raising him.

[SharonClark]

2. Not to defend OR, but could you provide more background?

How were they zeroed out on the Congressional level?
Why did you expect them to challenge Menendez?

[George II]

3. They endorsed two candidates, both lost VERY badly.

[sheshe2]

5. Here is the link

http://lisamccormick.org/news/

[Cha]

14. Mahalo for the link, she..

"A number of Our Revolution chapters in New Jersey have recommended endorsements for "progressive" * US Senate candidate Lisa McCormick but some voters are questioning whether the organization founded after Bernie Sanders’ 2016 presidential effort is worth the time of courting.

This being one of the most important elections in our lifetime.. I say it's not worth it.

*Quotes are mine.

Yay for Senator Menendez

[sheshe2]

16. I am with ya, Cha.

The voters seem to be sending a message.

[Cha]

18. Yeah.. "We're not messing around"

[sheshe2]

27. No way in hell are we messing around.

[Wwcd]

33. They're free now. Free to unite with the Party of All People

The great Democratic Party

[Cha]

35. Yes, Wwcd, Unite for Democracy! Our Lives Depend on IT!

[Wwcd]

43. Lol..love your happy star smiley Cha!

She's adorable!


It's a proud night to be a Democrat..always loyal always brave..always true.

#Brave

[crazycatlady]

17. The OR guy in my district ran a negative campaign against the other Dem

(I am out of town so I've been watching from a distance). When I got my absentee ballot, I checked both candidate's Twitter feeds. The 'establishment' guy posted things like photos from events, with supporters, etc. The OR guy had way too many posts attacking the establishment guy.

I voted for the former (and he won).

[Cha]

45. Yay for the "established" candidate", crazycatlady.. sounds like

he had the class and the experience.

[JustAnotherGen]

80. Goutam Jois?

He's an asshole. Seriously - and he point blank LIED about Tom's approach on Syria.

Tom has actually BEEN to Syria as a member of the Obama Admin.

[crazycatlady]

91. NJ-04 (Jim Keady was the OR guy)

[JustAnotherGen]

92. Ohhh

Ours was technically Peter Jacob -but local organizing groups also but Goutam out there.

[Hortensis]

84. That's probably killing a lot of their candidacies.

Unless they're running against a blue dog, they always go negative (lie) about their stronger Democratic opponents because their issues are mere tweaks of the Democrats' and the claimed differences just aren't there. Why vote for the weak guy if there's no big difference except the negative campaigning?

[Gothmog]

59. For this thread

Link to tweet

[ehrnst]

71. Sort of says it all, doesn't it? (nt)

[Chickensoup]

4. So them are us, and $5 online contributions should correct the situation.

[sheshe2]

6. Another loss?

Sad.

[ehrnst]

74. ....

[sheshe2]

78. Yikes!

Ya scared me there.

[redstateblues]

79. That picture is worth a thousand words!

[R B Garr]

8. ......

[oasis]

10. Time to get together w/defeated Dem rivals for a November victory.

[sheshe2]

12. Excellent idea, oasis.

I wish everyone was on board with that.

[oasis]

19. I trust real Democrats will keep their egos in check for

the greater good. IMO, November's election will be the 2nd most important in American history. The election of Lincoln ranks #1 in my book.

[sheshe2]

37. "I trust real Democrats will keep their egos in check for the greater good."

True, that is what real Democrats do.

[Cha]

15. Yes, and time to get together with the Undefeated

Dems for a Blue Wave Victory in November!

[oasis]

20. After a two year nightmare, America can wake up with a smile

on the morning of Nov. 7th.

Oh happy day!

[Cha]

21. Yes, No Time to be trying to Drag down

Democratic Party

Mahalo, oasis!

[ProudLib72]

22. Ruh Roh!

[sheshe2]

39. Oh my.

I am so trying not to....

[Demsrule86]

42. sob sob...so when they going to fire Nina...her incompetence is epic.

[Wwcd]

46. #StacyAbrams for the real unifying face of The Democratic Party

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Stacy Abrams represents the best in all of us.
"Do all the good you can for as long as you can"
THIS:
Stacy Abrams Family Foundation:

Despite struggling to make ends meet for their family, her parents made service a way of life for their children – if someone was less fortunate, it was their job to serve that person.

Stacy recalls:
“We didn’t know it was called service; we just knew it was called Saturday.”


THIS:
Stacey's Work

She put her education to work to better the lives of Georgians through the government, nonprofit, and business sectors.

Dedicated to civic engagement, she founded the New Georgia Project, which submitted more than 200,000 registrations for voters of color between 2014 and 2016.

Under the pen name Selena Montgomery, Stacey is the award-winning author of eight romantic suspense novels, which have sold more than 100,000 copies.

As co-founder of NOW Account – a financial services firm that helps small businesses grow – Stacey has helped create and retain jobs in Georgia.
And through her various business ventures, Stacey has helped employ even more Georgians, including hundreds of young people starting out.

✔I Nominate Stacy Abrams to represent the unified Democratic Party.


EDITED for truth.

[Demsrule86]

54. There is no progressive party...just the Democratic Party...Stacy Abrams is a Democrat

endorsed by Hillary Clinton in fact...I am a Democrat...not using the 'p' word anymore after 16...sick of it... I am a proud liberal.

[Wwcd]

56. You are absolutely right. There never was a Progressive Party

So what then. Someone used the label & called it a Party just to splinter off the Dem voter block?

Figures.

Thanks. I'm going to edit my post.

[Demsrule86]

94. That's what I think...but no edit is needed. I get what you meant.

I have just recently decided to lose the word 'progressive' ...I am a a liberal Democrat. I find progressive is too divisive and has hidden agendas and meaning...just me though...my two cents.

[Hortensis]

86. The Democratic Party IS the progressive party.

I'm a proud liberal also, but progressivism in government means belief in using government to advance society and to solve problems too big for private organizations and individuals.

That's us. We're it.

(And in better times some moderate conservatives.)

Capital-P Progressives, as they've branded themselves, so absurdly imagined they could take over our party and started by trying to appropriate our identity. But they can't because it's what we are and liberal progressives outnumber left-wing zealots several times over.

A bit of label history: The very concept of government of, by and for the people is both intensely liberal and intrinsically progressive. The liberal-dominated party in America has been the party of our founding liberal progressivism ever since Jefferson and Madison founded the Democratic-Republican party. We lost the Democratic label temporarily before the civil war, but never our progressivism, when conservatives flooded in and our party split.

But today's Democratic Party has been the home of progressivism ever since liberals, and some moderate conservatives, who'd moved mainly to what was the progressive wing of the Republican Party after the Civil War, moved back to the Democratic Party and reclaimed the name.

So, don't reject a word that identifies one of our proudest and most important principles because it's been soiled by destructive zealots. Reject zealotry instead, and the lies zealots always find necessary to justify themselves.

[ProudLib72]

89. Damn right we are the progressive party

They stole that word away from us and used it against us just to convince people that we were not moving forward. It was a dirty trick.

[Hortensis]

90. Damn right, and only tried to steal. :)

But I think we can underestimate the capacity of zealots for self delusion. Just guessing, but I really doubt even one in ten are clear-eyed, aware liars, or remains so very long, very definitely including Sanders. His seeming enraged belief at the end that he should have won was...eye opening. And those who aren't so deluded are probably from among his hostile populists. Righteous belief is the strength of zealots. A lot like their counterparts on the right.

[Demsrule86]

93. I understand that. But given 2016, I am never calling myself a progressive. I am a liberal, and I am

sick of hearing about the 'progressive wing of the party vs the corporatists. It is divisive and I won't go along anymore. Thus Stacy is a Democrat period in my world. I vote for whoever the Democrat is in the general. In the primary, I vote issues but always keep electability in mind ...just my take.

[Hortensis]

95. Understand completely. That's also exactly the reason I call myself

a progressive liberal. And when I speak of progressivism (often) I always try to make clear that I am not talking about those destructive, dysfunctional dissenters who gave us Trump while arguing along with the Republicans for the repeal of the ACA.

Damned if I'll let both them and Republicans corrupt and dirty the word progressive into something that can't be used without fighting it. It's a hugely important concept and has no current replacement.

But I certainly do understand. Every time I see it degraded to mean them I'm revolted.

[Demsrule86]

96. All good points...we have to stop letting the GOP call the tune.

[George II]

60. At least she's wearing her new designer eyeglass frames.

[R B Garr]

24. Woot! MSNBC just called it for FEINSTEIN already!!

I’m so glad after that group was so nasty to her.

[sheshe2]

25. YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bwahahaha



Brava!

[R B Garr]

26. I love it, she! So much for folks from Vermont

not endorsing her.

She’s iconic in California and her home state appreciates her.

[sheshe2]

29. We are backing the winners.

They are the ones that do the heavy lifting.

Thank you California!!!!

Brava!

[R B Garr]

50. Yes! Elections are for winning! Not feel good

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memes that will never get off the ground — unless you win...

[Demsrule86]

55. No more fucking purity tests!

[R B Garr]

58. Amen. Totally self-defeating and phony.

[Wwcd]

38. Yes. Sen Feinstein stands with the most powerful voices we have on the side of

American citizens.
Thank You CA for being wise & serious with your votes, & thank you for giving the rest of us American citizens your gracious Diane Feinstein



The Democratic will be the majority again

[R B Garr]

49. Wise and serious! Love it. Elections are for winning, not

just superficial sloganeering.

[ehrnst]

77. Thank GODDESS!!

[R B Garr]

88. LOL! Love it!

[wonkwest]

85. Of course Feinstein won

She has the money, the political connections, and the name recognition. No one on planet earth thought she’s not take home the lead.

I voted De Leon. He shares my values, I think it’s time for change, and he’s a Democrat.

This pure joy some have on DU over punching Left is odd to me. Most important midterm in our lifetimes, and yet, punch Left, punch Left, punch Left.

If I were an asshole conspiracist, I’d be making claims about Putin and whatnot. A contingent of anti-Left is alive and well. Any Bernie post gets hundreds of replies agaibst. And anti-Trump posts get very little in comparison.

So so curious. Hmmm.

[R B Garr]

87. UGH, and here starts the worn out, predictable, superficial anti-Feinstein bashing,

the same as Hillary was subjected to. No thanks. That whole debacle is the exact subject of the Mueller investigation/indictments, so no need for you to try and grab the spotlight for yourself as if you have some clever epiphany that is counter to what the news tells us. We know who was targeted and it was Hillary ---not the "Left". The "Left" was helped so that Democrats would be split. No way do you get to subvert reality.

I like how you engage in punching Democrat Feinstein as you try to claim some moral high ground about "values." Insulting Democrats isn't a "value". No one has to be ashamed about having name recognition. How absurd to suggest Feinstein is damaged goods because people in California know her, trust her, and chose her.

Look at Feinstein's numbers from yesterday. They speak for themselves.

Welcome to DU, and hmmmmm also. So so curious, indeed.

[brooklynite]

40. Also in IA-3...OR-endorsed Pete D'Alessandro (Sanders' campaign manager) running a distant third...

[Wwcd]

48. We don't know what it looks like in 3rd place, but the view we see from 1st is wide open, welcoming,

and ours!

[sheshe2]

64. This!

[ehrnst]

68. Bingo. (NT)

[Demsrule86]

41. That makes me smile...hate OR.

[sheshe2]

44. Ouch.

That hurts.

No wonder Jane said …oh, never mind.

[lunamagica]

52. Good.

[Gothmog]

53. Yep

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

[Gothmog]

57. Our Revolution is flopping in California also

Link to tweet

[disillusioned73]

61. Bob Menendez..

stand up guy

[ehrnst]

70. It looks like Dems there made their choice clear, and think he will represent them better.

When a candidate can't get the majority of the votes in a primary, that's a good indication that they don't represent the views of the majority of the voters.

[bunny planet]

62. I live in NJ - perhaps we should glean the message from this primary that will be most helpful

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For those of you outside NJ following the #NJSen D primary - Know this: Lisa McCormack was a paper candidate, with no money, no organization, no media, and no campaign appearances. And she's getting 43% of the vote against @SenatorMenendez. Huge protest vote.

http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2018/06/what_the_hell_happened_to_bob_menendez_in_tuesdays.html

[Demsrule86]

82. So? If Democrats care about the country...they will vote Democratic in 2018 period.

And it won't matter if they don't...they wouldn't have voted for her either. I hope the hatred and desire to stop Trump will help. I also think the prosecution of Menendez was political.

[MineralMan]

63. Nobody should be surprised by this.

OR is a marginal fringe organization. Their endorsement is meaningless. The voters decide.

[ehrnst]

65. Not seeing a press release on the Our Revolution website yet.

Should be interesting to see how they polish this up.

[workinclasszero]

66. Gonna be hard

applying lipstick to that turd, just sayin.

[ehrnst]

67. Perhaps another "our candidate was predicted to do way worse, so this is a victory!"

exclamations.

[workinclasszero]

69. Yeah LOL

IMO, they need to get on the winning democratic team before the big blue wave hits this fall.

[ehrnst]

75. Right on schedule....

"Getting the majority of the vote against Menendez"

For those of you outside NJ following the #NJSen D primary - Know this: Lisa McCormack was a paper candidate, with no money, no organization, no media, and no campaign appearances. And she's getting 43% of the vote against @SenatorMenendez. Huge protest vote.

http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2018/06/what_the_hell_happened_to_bob_menendez_in_tuesdays.html

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210700238#post9

[workinclasszero]

76. You called it first!

[NurseJackie]

72. This clearly demonstrates that Bernie's "Our Revolution" group is too fringe...

This clearly demonstrates that Bernie's "Our Revolution" group is too fringe, and out of touch with America's mainstream.

All I'm trying to point out is that it's plainly obvious, that Bernie's group is simply not connecting (and not making any sort of positive impression) enough to guide and influence voters in a meaningful way.

[NurseJackie]

73. If Bernie's "Our Revolution" decided to "endorse" unopposed candidates...

They failed to challenge Bob Menendez and were zeroed out on the Congressional level.

If Bernie's "Our Revolution" decided to "endorse" unopposed candidates, do you think that would raise their average success rate?

[JustAnotherGen]

81. NJ's dropping by reach out to your local committees TODAY

Our boroughs/towns/villages/cities etc. etc. - your elected committee members are meeting this week.

The county meetings next week.

Even if you can only sit half an hour at a voter registration event, make two phone calls, or knock on three doors . . . every little bit helps.

[Demsrule86]

83. We all wondered how much of OR's rhetoric was supported by Sen. Sanders...well he

defended OR early this morning so I guess we know now...

"In a statement early Wednesday morning, Sanders touted the work of Our Revolution, the political organization formed out of his presidential campaign, and its winners on Tuesday night, including a pair in the Hawkeye State. He also gave a nod to d'Alessandro, who "despite being heavily outspent," Sanders said, "ran a great, grassroots campaign in Iowa. I am sorry he lost."
It was also a disappointing night for Sanders ally Cathy Glasson, a nurse and union leader backed by Our Revolution who came up short in the gubernatorial contest, which was won overwhelmingly by businessman Fred Hubbell."

https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/06/politics/iowa-2018-primary-democrats-sanders-dalessandro-hubbell/index.html