You know why the Democratic party sucks?

[Eko]

It's because we do. We would rather talk about the communication skills of the head of the DNC than what the party is doing, will do and has done. We would spend inordinate time on whether Clinton or Sanders tanked each other (I did that) or what their foibles are than what they brought to the table and still do. We are not unified. Its not the party leaderships fault, there are posts after posts here that disprove that. We are the enemy of perfect. The Republicans are not. Its in the nature of Democrats to find the best for everybody. We just have to remember that there really is no best, but second best is the Democratic party and has been for a long time. Anyone pushing otherwise is the worst option possible.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

1. I reject your premise in your title, so your analysis is moot.

There might be points in your analysis, but they would need to be posted in support of a proposition about that Democratic Party that, frankly, does not suck.

After all, the Democratic Party represents the majority of voters and they voted for Clinton. That is not "sucking". Nor is the fact that the Democratic Party would be more heavily represented at all levels of government except for the gerrymandering, collusion, and lying against it.

[DavidDvorkin]

2. That was my response, too.

[emulatorloo]

4. It's really a post about why DU sucks, so I give poster a break on the title.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

6. IF that is what they meant, they should have written that. Expecting mindreading is what sucks. . nt

[Eko]

8. I accept your analysis of my post.

All of this is of course opinion and I respect yours while understanding that mine had nuance that goes both ways. I love the Democratic party and it is awesome, but it does suck in some ways as evidenced by recent news and election results. Some our fault some not. Its taken Trump to fragment the Republican party a little, it takes way less than that to fragment us. As I said, it is in our nature to be fragmented, we are not lockstep people, but, and this is important, we have to remember that the Democratic party is the second best party only because there can be no first, not in the hearts of men and women.

[emulatorloo]

3. That's a good post on why DU sucks.

But don't confuse DU with the Democratic Party.

[Twitler]

5. We can't mess this up

2018 and 2020 are our greatest chances to start to turn America into a single-party (Democrats) country, totally wiping out the Republicans and forcing them to restructure into something better for the American people. They are laid bare as corrupt, immoral and treasonous.

[Initech]

9. And they could possibly annihilate us in a nuclear war.

Don't think the Dotard wouldn't rule that possibility out before his time is up.

[wasupaloopa]

7. We are not a homogeneous group of people we don't march in lock step

The Dem party does not suck. Every election cycle it is the same message from the same people. Dems suck, Dems do not vote, Dems do not stand for anything, Dems are divided, on and on.

You are not doing us any favors, you should be ignored while we work to get out the vote

[Eko]

10. All you have to do

is use the search bar in the upper right hand using "eko" to show where I have done that. Please feel free to do so and post the results for all to see.

[wasupaloopa]

15. I not a game player

[Eko]

17. Then dont accuse

someone of something that you aren't willing to prove. If you don't want to play the game don't start the game buddy.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

11. If you condemn D Party messaging, then saying the party "sucks" is bad messaging. . . nt

[Eko]

13. I never condemned party messaging

Not that I can tell anyways.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

12. If you condemn D Party infighting, then saying the party "sucks" is not unifying or inspiring. . .nt

[Eko]

14. But if I say the party sucks because of the infighting

,,,,,,,,, Ill still concede your point while pointing out mine has merit also.

[Caliman73]

16. The Democratic Party does not suck.

There are certainly things that we can do better, but saying we suck is simplistic. We are a large coalition party with many often conflicting constituency groups. Our message is typically more difficult to deliver because we try to balance individual liberty with collectivism and try to push a message of maturity, self control, and caring about others. We do bicker and we nitpick. We can be annoying, but we do not suck. We are just complex and defy simplistic definition.