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CTLawGuy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-05 05:40 PM Original message |
The Democratic Party exists to represent us, the base |
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WI_DEM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-05 05:42 PM Response to Original message |
1. I agree |
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tubbacheez (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-05 05:42 PM Response to Original message |
2. Actually, I see it as a bargained deal. |
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Pepperbelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-05 05:44 PM Response to Original message |
3. party leadership in government is the result of ... |
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Kota (658 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-05 05:44 PM Response to Original message |
4. Good post. |
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CTLawGuy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-05 05:47 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. thank you |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-05 05:47 PM Response to Original message |
5. No. A political party exists to win elections. |
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CTLawGuy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-05 05:49 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. then why is there more than one party? |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-05 06:00 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. communist! |
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CTLawGuy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-05 10:18 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. if a party is structured only to win elections |
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DetroitDem (23 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-05 06:00 PM Response to Original message |
8. The problem is |
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Dave Sund (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-05 06:06 PM Response to Original message |
10. Criticism, sure... |
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CTLawGuy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-05 10:13 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Each Senator is accountable to his or her own base |
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w4rma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-05 06:10 PM Response to Original message |
11. And this is why the base *must* speak up better during primaries. |
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LittleClarkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-05 10:22 PM Response to Original message |
14. DU = "us" or the Dem Party as a whole = "us" |
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CTLawGuy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-05 10:23 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. the base is anyone who considers himself or herself a |
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LittleClarkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-05 10:31 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. I guess I see the base as |
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CTLawGuy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-05 10:59 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. yup |
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welshTerrier2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-05 10:47 PM Response to Original message |
17. NO ... we should not wait until the primaries to be heard |
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CTLawGuy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-05 11:08 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. wait, is that a response to my original post? |
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welshTerrier2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-05 11:17 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. i totally agree with your base post ... |
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ananda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-05 11:28 PM Response to Original message |
21. the party is over |
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AuntiBush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-05 11:31 PM Response to Original message |
22. That's because WE THE PEOPLE are the HAVE-NOT'S! |
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Turn CO Blue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-05 12:33 AM Response to Original message |
23. Dems eat their own. Yum Yum. nt |
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CTLawGuy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-05 11:36 AM Response to Reply #23 |
27. oh by all means |
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paineinthearse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-05 10:05 AM Response to Original message |
24. Take a moment to reflect on who influences party policy |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-05 10:17 AM Response to Original message |
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jonnyblitz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-05 10:30 AM Response to Reply #25 |
26. be a good STEPFORD DEM CWebster... |
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