Reply #96: Patience, Dolstein, patience [View All]

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So far, you are right, Dean is my guy. It could very well be that he does indeed go down in very flames, carrying 3 states or so. I just hope the Dems don't panic and shift further right, leaving us all with a choice between conservatism on the left and fascism on the right.

When and if the landslide defeat happens, Dems need to stay the course, because in the end, people respect people who have the courage of their convictions. Is this not part of the image the GOP has tried hard to project, with great success?

Courage, especially in the face of adversity,is respected. But ideological change takes time, as Goldwater found out. We must be patient. We're in this for the long haul.

And remember, the party in power cannot avoic blame for every little thing that goes wrong. That's the advantage the minority party has to use against the majority party.