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Generator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-07-04 02:41 AM
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35. Here's the fundamental problem with your premise
If WE did in fact lose, then possibly soul searching is critical.

However, if you believe in what you stand for, and I do, I pretty much stand with John Kerry's positions 90%, then what I am do to, mold my positions to be like those that are the "winners"?

No. I don't believe that Gays are the problem. I don't believe that the bible trumps the constitution, and I'm not going to pander to that even if it gets votes. That's not the point of being a Democrat.

And beyond that, the reason WHY the votes, and fraud are even more crucial is exactly the reason we are being considered a minority in the first place.

If you have a truly divided country, nearly 50/50 and you believe your position is the best (I do-that's why I vote Democrat) then it's crucial that every vote gets counted, that every vote that can be cast be cast, because 51% is what makes you a winner. So really how can you not say it's the votes?

What are the tough issues of being a miniority party? Really? Is that code for becoming your opposition?

Again-no. I support Gay Rights, abortion availabilty, the environment, and the seperation of church from state. I'm not surrendering those issues. I care about the poor and I'm not giving up on believing that it's not just my quality of life that matters but the entire country.

What's the point of becoming them? To be a "winner"?

It's the votes, stupid. And if those of our "miniority" party don't believe their votes are going to be counted, for God sakes, how can you even ask them to vote?
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