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Showing Original Post only (View all)Will the Democratic Party be hurt by the NSA scandal? [View all]
Scandal? What scandal?
That seems to be the tack the Administration is taking, although the President has recommended an investigative board to check it out. Many do not see it as a credible investigation.
But many Democrats are very concerned about the NSA and its spying shenanigans. Is the Party leadership under-estimating the severity of the problems with the NSA?
Will it hurt the Democrats in the next election or will it blow over?
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“The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men”. ~Plato
Fire Walk With Me
Aug 2013
#9
Can you offer any support for your assertion that most Americans are not paying any attention?
Bluenorthwest
Aug 2013
#40
First off, the question here was whether the NSA scandal would hurt Democrats.
Just Saying
Aug 2013
#46
As part of the Occupy Movement, I am very well aware of the financial status of the majority of
Fire Walk With Me
Aug 2013
#50
+1. There's still time to get on the right side of this issue, but not much. n/t
winter is coming
Aug 2013
#75
The democratic party needs to present a candidate people can TRUST will not say "hope and change"
Fire Walk With Me
Aug 2013
#8
I'm not ready to stop observing the loss of democracy through electronic voting.
AnotherMcIntosh
Aug 2013
#22
My Senators are Wyden and Merkley, no electornic voting here and every vote is on paper
Bluenorthwest
Aug 2013
#42
Oregon has no 'voting machines' no polling places and our paper trail is so thick
Bluenorthwest
Aug 2013
#44
We're talking about a scandal where the leaked documents don't back up the charges.
jeff47
Aug 2013
#56
I don't know which is more unlikely: controlling their culture crazies or
winter is coming
Aug 2013
#76
"What" is real? Please describe it... because I am calling you out as not knowing anything factual.
DontTreadOnMe
Aug 2013
#72
"Short term pain for a better, more representative party to emerge". You guys have been waiting for
Tarheel_Dem
Aug 2013
#105
How old is that poll? According to daily tracking, he's on the upswing with democratic constituen-
Tarheel_Dem
Aug 2013
#106
Sounds too much like that CNN poll that showed a huge drop, & no other poll ever backed it up.
Tarheel_Dem
Aug 2013
#109
My Concern: Will Democracy in America be destroyed by the unconstitutional NSA Surveillance?
panzerfaust
Aug 2013
#34
Third Way types will have a struggle as will Republicans, but the Democrats I vote for will thrive
Bluenorthwest
Aug 2013
#45
If nothing but "mouthing" in a committee without any changes happens they will definitely be harmed.
Lint Head
Aug 2013
#51
If the truth was being spread by those concerned about surveillance this would be over in an instant
Thinkingabout
Aug 2013
#59
It's the internet trolls who post about the NSA without facts that hurt everyone
DontTreadOnMe
Aug 2013
#66
Do you get angry when you go to the airport and have to take off your shoes?
DontTreadOnMe
Aug 2013
#71
....red-neck logic... facts don't count... easily scared by "things we can't talk about"
DontTreadOnMe
Aug 2013
#91
Republicans like the idea of a strong NSA... Goes hand in hand with strong admiration for the the
busterbrown
Aug 2013
#78
No! ONLY because the Republican Party is not going to push the issue - And I really cannot see the
Douglas Carpenter
Aug 2013
#93