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2016 Postmortem

lovemydog

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6. According to the author of this article, from the excerpt

Reply to TomCADem (Original post)

Tue Nov 29, 2016, 05:23 AM

Nov 2016

posted here, we should all 'forget' something that's happening. Liberals should not be 'distracted' from looking at 'the real reasons' that republicans have a stranglehold on power in DC but the author doesn't even bother clarifying any of these reasons other than to say democratic policies are popular and republicans spend a lot of effort undermining 'our democratic systems.'

From the excerpt given here, the author seems both patronizing and vague.

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Salon - Forget Jill Steins recount! Its yet another distraction... [View all] TomCADem Nov 2016 OP

I'm inclined to agree. Garrett78 Nov 2016 #1

Democrats and Progressives Should Support Our Guy In La Instead of Stein Vogon_Glory Nov 2016 #2

Not instead of - people can support more than one cause womanofthehills Nov 2016 #4

I'll post this again TDBroke Nov 2016 #7

Perhaps a lost cause but the effort should be made anyway Vogon_Glory Nov 2016 #8

Salon is to middle of the road for me womanofthehills Nov 2016 #3

So tell me again MFM008 Nov 2016 #5

According to the author of this article, from the excerpt lovemydog Nov 2016 #6