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Sunday, Nov 8, 2009
NYdem08
Published Letters: 6
I can not believe that a few days before the convention with Obama nosediving in every poll, McCain pulling ahead in every swing state, there is any question that PUMAs are DEMOCRATS.
We are NOT Republicans. In fact, we are the most loyal part of the base, the volunteers from every Democratic campaign for the last few decades, the people who max out every election cycle. We are not volatile progressives, college kids and first time voters... we are the BACKBONE of this party. And we were shown the door by it by those who had more interest in "redefining" the party in a year they thought they could get away with it. What did you think was going to happen?
I mean, my God, what is it going to take to get it through your heads, and I'm talking to you, Elaine Kamarck, that half of Clinton's supporters (per a WSJ poll today) HALF are on the verge of leaving this party for good. Why? Because the primary was rife with corruption and undemocratic behavior from the top down. You of all people should know that as you were on the RBC. May 31st was the day this party died. It was the day you lost our trust that the principles this party was founded on meant ANYTHING to those currently running it.
Let me make this clear. We are absolutely committed to saving this party from itself. We will not tolerate undemocratic elections. This must never happen again. We will not support yet another losing candidate. We will not support leadership that continues to push losing candidates on us. This will be the last year for that. We will not be "coming home" as this party in it's current state is no longer our home.
So. If this spineless party has half a brain it will cut its losses with a flawed, inexperienced candidate who will not win. Nominate Clinton and you will get the White House. Stick with Obama who is already polling far worse than Kerry or Gore and he will have the same fate.
Our only solace is knowing we have four years to purge those in this party who are responsible for this mess. We will not forget.
Nydem08 PUMAs?Who knows what you are? Only the Shadow knows, and I don't give a shit.
Then why are you bothering with a post? Clearly you do.
Never before has a primary LOSER'S supporters been such sore LOSERS. You lost. Get over it. I've had my past favorite primary candidate lose before but I put my PARTY and especially my COUNTRY ahead of my ego and my vanity. What the fuck is wrong with you?
You are a fool who needs to read a history book. No one has won or lost yet, there has not been a vote! Just because you're eating the pablum of the media doesn't mean the rest of us are. We are putting country before party, that's the point. I was very clear, we are saving the party from itself and those who have put it in danger of having the corporate media control it, not the voters. Have fun watching the embarrassing shallow infomercial of a convention. Obama will lose and we'll ensure that the next convention is actually Democratic, not a sham.
You are ten pounds of shit in a five pound bag.
"Party backbone", my ass.
It's not my responsibility to convince you of anything. Pretend everything's all rainbows and kittens. Keep your head in the sand and watch it unfold. This has been festering for months, the idiotic leadership thought they could keep a lid on it. The only reason PUMA exists is because the party has been stupid enough to think everyone turn a blind eye to the corruption and walk blindly lockstep off a cliff just because every pundit kept saying that would happen. They were wrong.
"Repeat steps 1-3 until you get some sense knocked into you."
Oh, dear. One could make the case its infantile to insist a presumptive nominee is the nominee before any votes have been cast. Go look at a few recent polls. Go look at a current electoral map for Obama (259 - LOSER). Then look at Kerry's map in August of 2004 (317). Then look at Clinton's map the day she suspended (327). Better yet, look at today's NBC/WSJ poll - Clinton's polling 49% to 43% McCain... 4 pts higher than Obama and her campaign's been suspended for two months. Then come back here and make your naive case that Obama stands a chance in hell of winning.
Methinks you're the one who needs a reality check.
"A reality check? I'll see if I can reserve a bed for you at Bellview. Hang on. The help and the Thorazine are on the way."
Petty insults are used by frightened sheep who can only parrot the desperate spin of the MSM. You can't make a case for him winning and you know it.
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