Is the Democratic party still a relevant political party?

need a centrist liberal party

Democrats will probably come out of it quicker than Republicans. I think Trump MIGHT MAYBE have knocked some fucking sense into the GOP... but I also think Paul Ryan is begging to be re-elected speaker and he's a treasonous lying fuck. I still think they'll obstruct the hell out of him just so Ryan or Rubio can run again in 2020 on a platform of "he dindu shit!"

What Democrats have going for them is that they didn't have a Tea Party rebellion. #OWS wasn't nearly as strong as what the insurrection within the GOP was. But the democratic party has to refocus. Berniebro's won't get them into the White House alone, but berniebros will also no prop up whatever color and flavor combination of fuck-you-in-the-ass they feel like putting up for election instead. So the democrats in congress have a very big challenge. They need to spend the next 4 years showing that they're actually trying.

And the temptation to just cockblock trump at every turn is going to be incredibly strong. And some of the crazy shit that he might wind up doing maybe will need to be cockblocked.

Yeah, they're still relevant. They just lost a Presidential election is all. But it was Clinton.

Calm down, Keg. This is just the pendulum swinging back the other way. We really need a centrist, common sense party. The only ones who can get anything done.

Trump killed the Republicans in the primary. He killed the Democrats in the general. There is only one party that matters in America, the MAGA party.

all the old dems are retiring. whats left? pocahontas?

Agree with Flip. This is just a pendulum swing. It'll swing back some day.

The Dems need to re-tool. They need to be more Bernie-like and less Donna-like.

AngryGerbil said:

Agree with Flip. This is just a pendulum swing. It'll swing back some day.

The Dems need to re-tool. They need to be more Bernie-like and less Donna-like.

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No they need to be more like Donald Trump, who was basically a non-retarded democrat until he took over the R ticket.

They won the popular vote and a 1% swing would have put Clinton at 300+. If Trump can't come through for the rust belt he could easily be routed in 4 years time - we'll see - it seems everyone is over-reacting, This is with the Dems having the most unlikeable candidate in my memory of any election,

Also I amusingly saw demonstrators near Trump's building walking home, seems pretty pointless. Let's see what Trump does first, he is at least unpredictable, maybe I'll even like the policies enough I"ll vote for him in 4 years!

The current leadership of the Dimwits isn't relevant, mainly because they are older than 99 percent of humanity. And their bench is really pathetic.

But both parties go through upheavals when the old decrepit leadership that can't change with the times has to die off (or be humiliated losing the presidency).

The Democrat Party will be a power again when the new blood grows up a bit, and just as mind numbingly corrupt as they always have been.

Palum said:

No they need to be more like Donald Trump, who was basically a non-retarded democrat until he took over the R ticket.

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Fair enough.

My comment wasn't that well thought out. They need to re-tool is my main point.

This hyper-corrupt shit with Hillary, Donna, and Loretta is a god damned disaster.

Go back to 'Go', and try again.

OhSeven said:

Just wanted to address this. They're still counting votes. A lot of votes in Utah and rural Washington specifically. Even CNN is saying he'll win the popular vote when it's all said and done.

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I thought they had all the mail-in votes from California as well, but I must admit I haven't looked at it closely. That said, popular vote is what people who come second look at...

Probably more relevantly it'll be interesting to see if anyone comes through now Clinton and the old-guard depart. There was an implicit opportunity cost to her being around for 10 years trying to run, it could have crowded people out. Now I need to find a what policies will Trump push first thread and stick in my guesses.

Dems have won the popular vote 6 times out of 7 since '92 and have a much bigger core of sure "firewall" states. If they weren't so complacent and arrogant, they could have had the presidency on lockdown

the idiots defeated themselves, they were so sure trump was going to lose due to the crooked media providing completely lopsidedly biased reporting against him. that 6 million less voted democrat than they did in 2012. the great part is they dont seem to have learned their lesson and are still going all out against trump. prepare for future disappointments.