The DNC message for 2018 . . . 2020

originally posted by: shooterbrody
a reply to: IAMTAT

I read that as well.
She worked as an organizer for Bernie so just wait till she gets questions about the ongoing lawsuits associated with that fiasco. Want to bet on if she calls out the dnc establishment for that one?

I doubt she'd dare.

a reply to: DBCowboy

Here, I’ll package that into a party unifying slogan for you.

We Hate Trump’s Love.

originally posted by: Gryphon66
a reply to: IAMTAT

How did the DNC f Bernie over again?

Y'know...it's been awhile since the Democrat primaries...and I DO have that steel plate in my head.
Maybe you can set me straight on this, Gryph.

a reply to: IAMTAT

LOL your claim, your explanation ...

Mine is the same as usual ...the primaries are run by State governments, the Superdelegate system was in place when Bernie started, and he was not a Democrat before the Election or after it.

a reply to: IAMTAT

Gryph’s right. It wasn’t about getting Bernie. It was all about showing the plebes that total submission is the message of the “democratic” party by using superdelegates to override ideas that countered the official stance.

Sorta like you could run against Stalin in an election but people that voted for the opposition were relocated to Siberia for a wilderness adventure.

a reply to: DBCowboy

I guess they do need more voters since they can't seem to rig elections too good

a reply to: Ahabstar

So passionate! That wasn't *exactly* what I said... Was it?

a reply to: Ahabstar

Thanks guys.
Glad to hear the Democrat primary was all above board.

Apologies to all for being misinformed.

a reply to: IAMTAT

www.theguardian.com...

Ask countless Bernie Sanders supporters, and they’ll tell you a big reason he lost the Democratic party primaries is simple: the process was rigged.

How could she beat trump when on equal ground she wouldnt have even beaten bernie?

Sanders “lost” those states because hundreds of superdelegates had pledged their votes long before the primaries and caucuses began. By including those prearranged votes, running media tallies reinforced the inevitability of a Clinton win and the common perception that the Democratic primary was “rigged”. In June, the Associated Press went so far as to call the primary in Clinton’s favor – before Californians even had a chance to cast their votes.

I don't think anyone wants to be reminded of the 2016 election season, but if the dnc doesn't fix their party they won't win.

Such a move could also recover some of the Democrats’ lost base. During Obama’s time as president, the Democratic party lost both chambers of Congress, nearly a thousand seats in state legislatures, and half of state governorships. In many parts of the country, Democrats have almost no political influence at all. The blue wave expected in 2018 could easily lose force if Democrats remain locked in internal struggles for control, rather than work together to expand their political horizon.

Didn't Clinton actually personally finance the DNC debt?

STILL foggy on this (Steel plate).

Officials from Hillary’s campaign had taken a look at the DNC’s books.

Obama left the party $24 million in debt—$15 million in bank debt and more than $8 million owed to vendors after the 2012 campaign—and had been paying that off very slowly. Obama’s campaign was not scheduled to pay it off until 2016.

Hillary for America (the campaign) and the Hillary Victory Fund (its joint fundraising vehicle with the DNC) had taken care of 80 percent of the remaining debt in 2016, about $10 million, and had placed the party on an allowance.

www.politico.com...

It looks like Hillary controlled the DNC's purse strings.

I can't keep on with this, because the thread isn't about Bernie's campaign in 2016, or about the feelings among many that he was "cheated" in various and sundry ways or whether there was any justification for the DNC's treatment of him, etc. etc.

I like Bernie. I don't agree with all of his politics, but I would have preferred him as President over Donald Trump.

Heck, I would have preferred Donald Duck over Donald Trump.

a reply to: IAMTAT

Hey, here's a tangential question for you or anyone ... slightly more in line with the thread topic ...

Since Clinton didn't win the Presidency ... does the offical 2016 Democratic Platform still supposedly represent where the Party stands? Or do we have to wait until the convention in 2020 to find out?

Giving them FAR too much credit.

This is their actual message....

" Hi! We're the DNC! We're not Trump!"

That's really all they have to work with.

originally posted by: Gryphon66
a reply to: IAMTAT

Hey, here's a tangential question for you or anyone ... slightly more in line with the thread topic ...

Since Clinton didn't win the Presidency ... does the offical 2016 Democratic Platform still supposedly represent where the Party stands? Or do we have to wait until the convention in 2020 to find out?

I suppose it depends a great deal on where the Democrat Party stands TODAY...to get a sense as to where it ultimately gravitates.

Maybe it's the steel plate in my head talking (it can be very loquacious)...but there doesn't currently seem to be a Democrat party stance beyond the "Hate Trump", "Open Borders" and "Raise Taxes to Take Back Your Crumbs".

On topic...OP DBC pretty much outlined as much already.

a reply to: IAMTAT

Am I just missing the joke about the steel plate in your head?

The establishment Democrats don't hate Trump ... they're merely the Snidley Whiplash to his Dudley Do-Right.

Or vicey-versy, depending on one's perspective.

originally posted by: Gryphon66
a reply to: IAMTAT

Am I just missing the joke about the steel plate in your head?

The establishment Democrats don't hate Trump ... they're merely the Snidley Whiplash to his Dudley Do-Right.

Or vicey-versy, depending on one's perspective.

No, Gryph. Respectfully...
They HATE Trump.

They've made that fact very clear...EVERY chance they get.

a reply to: IAMTAT

Because "They" are a monolithic, hive-mind that all feel exactly the same way about every topic?

Nah, that works for the divisive political narrative ... it's not reality.

Best.

So, 4 pages in and no one has been able to convincingly articulate what it the Democrats platform is?

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OUR PLATFORM

THE 2016 DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM
Every four years, the Democratic Party puts together our party platform, the ideas and beliefs that govern our party as a whole.

What follows is our 2016 platform — our most progressive platform in our party’s history and a declaration of how we plan to move America forward. Democrats believe that cooperation is better than conflict, unity is better than division, empowerment is better than resentment, and bridges are better than walls.

This party platform was voted on and passed by our membership at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia in 2016. The platform will be updated and re-approved at the 2020 Democratic National Convention.

...

RAISE INCOMES AND RESTORE ECONOMIC SECURITY FOR THE MIDDLE CLASS
Raising Workers’ Wages
Protecting Workers’ Fundamental Rights
Supporting Working Families
Helping More Workers Share in Near-Record Corporate Profits
Expanding Access to Affordable Housing and Homeownership
Protecting and Expanding Social Security
Ensuring a Secure and Dignified Retirement
Revitalizing Our Nation’s Postal Service
CREATE GOOD-PAYING JOBS
Building 21st Century Infrastructure
Fostering a Manufacturing Renaissance
Creating Good-Paying Clean Energy Jobs
Pursuing Our Innovation Agenda: Science, Research, Education, and Technology
Supporting America’s Small Businesses
Creating Jobs for America’s Young People
FIGHT FOR ECONOMIC FAIRNESS AND AGAINST INEQUALITY
Reining in Wall Street and Fixing our Financial System
Promoting Competition by Stopping Corporate Concentration
Making the Wealthy Pay Their Fair Share of Taxes
Promoting Trade That is Fair and Benefits American Workers
BRING AMERICANS TOGETHER AND REMOVE BARRIERS TO OPPORTUNITIES
Ending Systemic Racism
Closing the Racial Wealth Gap
Reforming our Criminal Justice System
Fixing our Broken Immigration System
Guaranteeing Civil Rights
Guaranteeing Women’s Rights
Guaranteeing Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights
Guaranteeing Rights for People with Disabilities
Respecting Faith and Service
Investing in Rural America
Ending Poverty and Investing in Communities Left Behind
Building Strong Cities and Metro Areas
Promoting Arts and Culture
Honoring Indigenous Tribal Nations
Fighting for the People of Puerto Rico
Honoring the People of the Territories
PROTECT VOTING RIGHTS, FIX OUR CAMPAIGN FINANCE SYSTEM, AND RESTORE OUR DEMOCRACY
Protecting Voting Rights
Fixing Our Broken Campaign Finance System
Appointing Judges
Securing Statehood for Washington, DC
Strengthening Management of Federal Government
COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE, BUILD A CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY, AND SECURE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
Building a Clean Energy Economy
Securing Environmental and Climate Justice
Protecting Our Public Lands and Waters
PROVIDE QUALITY AND AFFORDABLE EDUCATION
Making Debt-Free College a Reality
Providing Relief from Crushing Student Debt
Supporting Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-Serving Institutions
Cracking Down on Predatory For-Profit Schools
Guaranteeing Universal Preschool and Good Schools for Every Child
ENSURE THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF ALL AMERICANS
Securing Universal Health Care
Supporting Community Health Centers
Reducing Prescription Drug Costs
Enabling Cutting-Edge Medical Research
Combating Drug and Alcohol Addiction
Treating Mental Health
Supporting Those Living with Autism and their Families
Securing Reproductive Health, Rights, and Justice
Ensuring Long-Term Care, Services, and Supports
Protecting and Promoting Public Health
Ending Violence Against Women
Preventing Gun Violence
PRINCIPLED LEADERSHIP
SUPPORT OUR TROOPS AND KEEP FAITH WITH OUR VETERANS
Defense Spending
Veterans and Service Members
Military Families
A Strong Military
CONFRONT GLOBAL THREATS
Terrorism
Syria
Afghanistan
Iran
North Korea
Russia
Cybersecurity and Online Privacy
Non-Proliferation of Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Weapons
Global Climate Leadership
PROTECT OUR VALUES
Women and Girls
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People
Trafficking and Modern Slavery
Young People
Religious Minorities
Refugees
Civil Society
Anti-Corruption
Torture
Closing Guantánamo Bay
Development Assistance
Global Health
HIV and AIDS
International Labor
A LEADER IN THE WORLD
Asia-Pacific
Middle East
Europe
Americas
Africa
Global Economy and Institutions

THE 2016 DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM - democrats.org

Or at least that's what they publish as their platform.

Have any of their leadership been out promoting any of this?

a reply to: jadedANDcynical

Statehood for Washington DC? There are some very serious consequences for that one.

Pass it and I will explain. *great big grin from ear to ear*

The Democrat only need to have a platform of ....

No changes to Social Security and no changes to Medicare.


Old people vote....If the GOP follows Trumps lead it will issue in a bigly backlash, believe me...