MannyGoldstein
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Sat Aug-21-10 09:11 PM
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Hey - Democrats can still GAIN SEATS in this year's elections |
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Edited on Sat Aug-21-10 09:13 PM by MannyGoldstein
No, this is not some preachy screed about how we need to hold our noses and vote for Republicrats or else Palin becomes President. "We suck less" has never won elections.
We all know that when FDR came into office he screamed:
"Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!! I'M A FUCKING DEMOCRAT, I'LL DO DEMOCRATIC STUFF, AND MY ENEMIES ARE ASSHOLES!!!".
But did you know that Democrats actually increased their majorities in the next elections after FDR became a Democratic values superhero? Did you know that by 1936, only 17 Republicans were left in the Senate!!!
Only 17 Republican Senators left! What an awesome thought!
When Democrats act like Democrats, they win.
Our elected Democrats need to become Democrats immediately, and spend the next 2+ months doing stuff - BIG FUCKING STUFF - for working Americans. If they do that, we'll pick up seats. Otherwise, God help us.
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Sat Aug-21-10 09:18 PM
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1. and right-leaning so called "centrism" by the Dems just succeeds in installing... GOP majorities |
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Sat Aug-21-10 09:33 PM
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Sat Aug-21-10 09:39 PM
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5. Right-wing power breeds more right-wing power. The only thing that can save this party |
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is a left opposition. Of course, even if the DLC manages to pull off a win, it'll still be a loss if its just a bunch of conservative corporate-funded war hawk union-busters with a D after their name.
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Sun Aug-22-10 08:21 AM
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We won the elections in 2006 and 2008 because the voters wanted to change the system. The voters did not want to preserve the status quo. The Democrats and the President have seen their popularity erode because they have not delivered on those expectations.
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Sat Aug-21-10 09:23 PM
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2. Sadly, Robert Gibbs has already indicated what the WH thinks of that idea... |
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Sat Aug-21-10 09:34 PM
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4. September will bring some momentum to our side... |
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Isn't that when Dimson starts his book tour? All is not lost yet. The Uniter is reappearing on the horizon.
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Sat Aug-21-10 09:46 PM
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6. Prez took strong progressive stand on Mosque & funding disclosure... |
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(although he may -- or may not -- have fudged a bit on Mosque.)
I'm in a good mood because DU made goal.
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Sat Aug-21-10 10:21 PM
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7. The bottom line is that in virtually every race the winner will be either a Democrat or a Republican |
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and liking to maintain some connection with reality I choose the Democrat. If I am hungry and faced with the choice of eating something I hate and makes me ill or something I don't like really well, I pick the one I don't like really well every time. I think that reflects pretty good common sense and I have no desire to bite my nose off to spite my face and teach it a lesson. In the end that just leaves me nose-less.
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MannyGoldstein
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Sat Aug-21-10 10:24 PM
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8. I think that's true of almost everyone on DU |
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It's the 2/3 of the electorate in the middle we need to be concerned about.
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Sat Aug-21-10 10:28 PM
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9. Yep, victory is in the middle. |
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A big loss by Democrats will likely move the party further to the right, much to the chagrin of most here, but it should be expected.
Unfortunately, in the end the middle would probably prefer a straight up Republican to a wishy-washy Democrat who likes to play at being a Republican to get reelected.
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Sat Aug-21-10 10:40 PM
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10. If the Democrats move right, they lose even more seats |
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That's a clear lessons at history teaches us.
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Sun Aug-22-10 09:04 AM
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14. Unfortunately, the Democratic Party, as do many others, seems not to learn from history. |
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Not many seem to be able to learn from history when they are in the moment, only in hindsight do they then realize they should have learned from history.
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Sat Aug-21-10 10:45 PM
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I am not content with the so-called financial 'reform' bill, but if incremental movemnts take us in the right direction, the we should not turn back. A GOP victory will turn us back to the policies that got us here.
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Sun Aug-22-10 08:25 AM
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13. The can't, they're on Vacation. |
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Sun Aug-22-10 09:22 AM
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15. Note: "We suck less" has won many an election. nt |
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Sun Aug-22-10 10:21 AM
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16. Statistically, it's a loser |
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Just look at any election cycle controlled by the DLC, ever.
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Sun Aug-22-10 06:27 PM
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18. The DLC controlled the Party during the 2008 election? |
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Either one of us is very misinformed, or Howard Dean has an affiliation that I'm not aware of.
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Sun Aug-22-10 06:31 PM
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19. Not if some in the party (or the puke operatives) think we can be polite and reason with them |
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stupid assholes don't want to act like Democrats. Like so many here.
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