Are Democrats More Hostile Towards Independents Than Republicans Are?

[GoLeft TV]

#AskROF: “Why are the Democrats more hostile towards independents than Republicans are?” Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins answers this on Ring of Fire TV.

[bjo59]

1. The Democratic Party is hostile toward anyone who does not support the Clintons.

[floriduck]

2. And the Party won't be able to suppress the independent's votes in the GE.

That's the sign of a scared, yet exclusive group protecting their own. Why would an Indie now vote for a party that has blocked them so hard in the primaries.

[RKP5637]

4. Independents/Unaffiliated are the majority in this country. Democrats and Republicans are

minority parties. I left the democratic partly when I finally realized what the DNC/DLC/3rd-Way/DWS/HRC are about and became unaffiliated. I will vote democratic by the candidate. I didn't leave the democratic party, it left me in its ever rightward march to republican-lite.

[KPN]

10. Excellent question.

They apparently think because they gave Bernie 5 out of 15 slots on the party platform committee.

[MattP]

3. Democrats have more open primaries than Republicans

But if talking up rebublicans and dissing democrats is what your about why are you here? CA is a closed primary on the R side not D but whatever keeps the Dem hate alive whether true or not

[zalinda]

6. An example, but not a good one.

Forms have been sent out that are not only misleading, but some are just plain untrue. But, keep your head in the sand.

Z

[MattP]

7. Where do you live? Ca forms are not misleading

They explain all the candidates and propositions in the preelection ballots sent out, it's get more information every 2 years

[zalinda]

13. This is the info

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1017374111

[jwirr]

5. Depends on what Democrats you are talking about. Hillary

Democrats probably are this year. Bernie Democrats is another situation all together.

They are welcome and we are eager to work with them.

[ReRe]

8. Is the Pope Catholic?

[Wibly]

9. Not all

Mostly its the Hillary-ocrats that are hostile.

[KPN]

11. Yeah, 54% or so.

But they also know that the other 46% are just a bunch of mindless gadflys.

[Loki]

12. If you are a so called "Independent" and vote Republican

yea, I may not be very welcoming to you. In my experience, you support the Republican ideology of bigotry because there isn't an "Independent" Republican. They toe the party line, always.

[Gman]

14. I am only hostile toward independents who want a say in the primary

But don't have the decency to join the party. Maybe they're too lazy to join the party because it might mean real work toward meaningful change rather than demanding change like a two year old. Where were these independents in 2010, a redistricting year, when the GOP ran the table and gave us the redistricting gerrymandering we have now? Oh, I'm sorry. I expect them I work. But they are that lazy.