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FiveGoodMen

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63. The furthest left (that we've actually got) are not extreme

Reply to pirateshipdude (Reply #60)

Thu Jun 22, 2017, 03:09 PM

Jun 2017

Calling Dean or his supporters extreme is some RW talking point BS.

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Game Over, Man - GAME OVER!!! [View all] NanceGreggs Jun 2017 OP

DU was Bill Paxton last night Motownman78 Jun 2017 #1

lol Cha Jun 2017 #67

Some of the posts last night were hilariously melodramatic Gravitycollapse Jun 2017 #2

lol. JHan Jun 2017 #33

Nance we keep repeating all of the above but got feeling them not listening! Madam45for2923 Jun 2017 #3

I can't take it shenmue Jun 2017 #7

Tomorrow another day! WE DEMS ARE ENERGIZED! Madam45for2923 Jun 2017 #8

Thank you shenmue Jun 2017 #9

I thought it meant dems were doing really well onit2day Jun 2017 #25

It does...this all goes back to the 16 election ... a certain group wants the Dems to fail Demsrule86 Jun 2017 #37

They are overplaying their hands! Yes! Yes this! Madam45for2923 Jun 2017 #61

remember that some of the doomsters (the most reflexive ones) are annabanana Jun 2017 #50

Yes! I totally suspect that! Madam45for2923 Jun 2017 #56

Grit. Resilience. Igel Jun 2017 #4

This one paragraph...says it all, and you are totally correct... Stuart G Jun 2017 #5

Our Democratic Party will be there when we need it. Wellstone ruled Jun 2017 #6

Thank you! We Dems are energized! Madam45for2923 Jun 2017 #10

At my age,this might be one of the last Wellstone ruled Jun 2017 #14

Couldn't read much yesterday...it really was rediculous. Xolodno Jun 2017 #11

Nancy Pelosi is a fucking rock world wide wally Jun 2017 #20

I don't understand how GOP attacks on the minority leader are repeated on DU Demsrule86 Jun 2017 #38

Thanks, Nance. brer cat Jun 2017 #12

Really getting tired of hearing that the GOP didn't win by that much... worstexever Jun 2017 #13

And Republicans lose time and again ... NanceGreggs Jun 2017 #17

So I should resign myself Plucketeer Jun 2017 #22

Really getting tired of hearing that if Dems don't win a seat not held by any Dem for more than Demsrule86 Jun 2017 #39

context is everything. niyad Jun 2017 #54

There was no sensible expectation of Democrats winning those two seats that have been... George II Jun 2017 #69

In actuality, nothing was truly lost...it was a KGOP held seat that simply remains a KGOP held seat. MedusaX Jun 2017 #15

K&R bdamomma Jun 2017 #16

Just a couple months ago I used the term long game and Mello in a post Omaha Steve Jun 2017 #18

Mello was running for mayor... it was a local election. And supporting someone with his Demsrule86 Jun 2017 #40

This kind of concern is a virus. Do your best to avoid infection. PubliusEnigma Jun 2017 #19

Sanity. NYResister Jun 2017 #21

There is nothing wrong with... lame54 Jun 2017 #23

You assume they were on our side to begin with...it seems to me more of an opportunity to vent Demsrule86 Jun 2017 #41

I just counted 25 seats that Republicans won by under 15% in 2016. Seeing the type of ground we've Grown2Hate Jun 2017 #24

I agree. I think we have a shot at the house in 18...the gerrymander hurts us but not as much Demsrule86 Jun 2017 #42

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ain't that the truth Nance still_one Jun 2017 #27

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Well said. NanceGreggs Jun 2017 #29

You are absolutely correct and spot on!! blue-wave Jun 2017 #30

I didn't see any "game over" posts. There were posts noting that there's a concern... Honeycombe8 Jun 2017 #31

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Exactly. Mike Niendorff Jun 2017 #34

"Anyone who calls this a "defeat" ... NanceGreggs Jun 2017 #35

Thank you for posting....and I agree! bresue Jun 2017 #36

Politics is a long game mcar Jun 2017 #44

Great post as usual Nance...thanks! Demsrule86 Jun 2017 #46

Great post Nance Gothmog Jun 2017 #47

I hear echos of the following words Bettie Jun 2017 #48

Newt Gingrich took that seat after losing twice. Maybe Ossoff will take it after only one loss. .nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2017 #49

exactly, I was wondering why everyone was freaking out n/t. okieinpain Jun 2017 #51

Howard Dean, whom the extreme left loves, stated the same thing. pirateshipdude Jun 2017 #52

Extreme left??? FiveGoodMen Jun 2017 #57

What??? maddiemom Jun 2017 #59

I am not dissing Dean or the Democratic Party. pirateshipdude Jun 2017 #60

The furthest left (that we've actually got) are not extreme FiveGoodMen Jun 2017 #63

A lot of people supporting Dean, supported Sanders. pirateshipdude Jun 2017 #64

Ossoff Moved The Bar 19.6% Toward The Blue, Here Are The Republican Seats Within That Range. Gothmog Jun 2017 #53

I am certain that the pukes would LOVE for us all to be so discouraged that we pack it niyad Jun 2017 #55

Thank you RoBear Jun 2017 #58

I'm an old timer, and I remember way back in 1964 when the Democrats swept the House.... George II Jun 2017 #62

That happened because of the Kennedy assasination... Demsrule86 Jun 2017 #68

The Election Religious Bill D Jun 2017 #65

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Who sez that "crime does not pay"? Ernest Partridge Jun 2017 #70

Right on point, as usual, Nance NastyRiffraff Jun 2017 #71