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by toomuchtodo 3440 days ago
Primary rules that excluded independent voters who, no shock here, ended up voting for Trump as they couldn't get a decent candidate from the DNC.

And debate schedules purposely designed by DWS to keep them off of prime time TV.

I don't like Trump, but I'm glad he won; the DNC and Clinton needed a lesson taught.
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blackguardx 3440 days ago
The republican party in Colorado didn't even have a primary. They just chose the candidate they wanted. No one was allowed to vote.

Shouldn't the republicans be taught some lesson as well?

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toomuchtodo 3440 days ago
The republicans were taught a lesson. None of the party establishment wanted Trump to be the nominee; and here we are.

Actively fighting him provided them no purchase; the (republican) public still won.

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ceejayoz 3440 days ago
> Primary rules that excluded independent voters

That's a bit like complaining that I only invite my friends to my birthday party.

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toomuchtodo 3440 days ago
If you're expecting independents to vote for your party, you should probably allow them to contribute to selecting your nominee. Otherwise, people like me who would've voted for Bernie Sanders voted for Donald Trump.
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ceejayoz 3440 days ago
> Otherwise, people like me who would've voted for Bernie Sanders voted for Donald Trump.

You're doing a really, really good job of making my point for me. I suspect the Democrats aren't all that moved by the argument "Trump supporters should be allowed to help pick the Democratic nominee!"

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toomuchtodo 3440 days ago
Then the DNC can continue to lose future elections.

I'm not a Trump supporter; I voted against Clinton, and my vote was first to Sanders. I'm happy with my vote; Trump winning has galvanized progressive coalitions in a way that wouldn't have happened if Clinton had won.

Establishment Democrats who aren't progressive enough need to die off faster. Then the Demoractic party might run candidates worth voting for.

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macintux 3440 days ago
It was a scary day when I realized this election could have easily been Trump (D) vs Cruz. Of course, we still got screwed.
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TheCoelacanth 3439 days ago
It's not the party's decision, is it? It's decided by the state's election laws.
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