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Scuba

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1. If Democrats want to win in 2014, they should advocate for ...

Fri Jul 19, 2013, 11:10 AM

Jul 2013

... Living Wage

... Medicare for All

... Strengthen, expand Social Security

... Legalize weed

and

... Cut defense to pay for it all

Supporting such positions, Dems could gain tens of millions of votes from the 40% of the electorate who currently stay home because neither Party offers them squat.

Failure to adopt such stances just makes Democrats look like Repubican-lite, demotivates the base, does nothing to attract the currently disaffected and cedes the issues to the other side.

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Are we doomed? [View all] ProSense Jul 2013 OP

If Democrats want to win in 2014, they should advocate for ... Scuba Jul 2013 #1

If they don't advocate all those positions, does that mean they don't "want to win"? ProSense Jul 2013 #3

Yes, that's exactly what it means. And a little critical thinking will lead one to the conclusion.. Scuba Jul 2013 #7

So we're doomed, right? ProSense Jul 2013 #9

Why would you say that? Scuba Jul 2013 #20

Because it's the logical conclusion from your post? jeff47 Jul 2013 #24

The language that you and the paid advocate have chosen to use Trajan Jul 2013 #31

No, but that's a lovely attempt to avoid the implications jeff47 Jul 2013 #40

We aren't DOOMED Trajan Jul 2013 #42

Read the thread you are responding to. jeff47 Jul 2013 #50

Leaping to the left? Octafish Jul 2013 #33

No. jeff47 Jul 2013 #39

No try to it. People vote for Democrats because of what we stand for. Octafish Jul 2013 #43

The try is you making claims about what I said. jeff47 Jul 2013 #51

Obama hasn't been president for 30 years AgingAmerican Jul 2013 #55

It took a few 'Grand Bargains ®' to get us where we are AgingAmerican Jul 2013 #54

A great check list for a strong national security policy that can no longer be denied.....Those midnight Jul 2013 #8

Yes, but of course that means being Dems, not Reeplites. ananda Jul 2013 #41

+ a gazillion Mojorabbit Jul 2013 #44

the only problem: who's got enough money to bribe them to fight for those things? yurbud Aug 2013 #57

So would you agree that they don't care about winning as much as serving those who bribe them? Scuba Aug 2013 #58

unfortunately, yes. When they lose, they can make far more as lobbyists, CEO's, and do nothing yurbud Aug 2013 #59

Start with 2014, and then elect a progressive President in 2016. protect our future Jul 2013 #2

The darkness at the break of Noon shadows even the Silver Spoon.... Junkdrawer Jul 2013 #4

It Does Not Look Promising Because So Many Voters Are Brain Dead. TheMastersNemesis Jul 2013 #5

I consider the '14 elections as important as the Presidential, maybe more so. We must rid ourselves monmouth3 Jul 2013 #6

Voters already killed the GOP. See: 2006 & 2008 n/t leftstreet Jul 2013 #10

Did voters revive them in 2010? n/t ProSense Jul 2013 #11

Obama & Dems have been reviving the GOP since 2008 n/t leftstreet Jul 2013 #13

So it was "Obama & Dems" who voted the GOP into offices across the country? n/t ProSense Jul 2013 #14

No, they just ran their campaigns for them n/t leftstreet Jul 2013 #15

So they tricked the voters into voting for Republicans? n/t ProSense Jul 2013 #16

You look very beautiful today n/t leftstreet Jul 2013 #17

Non sequiturs are always a great plan when your argument fails. (nt) jeff47 Jul 2013 #25

LOL tridim Jul 2013 #26

And yet the GOP retains immense power. Arugula Latte Jul 2013 #27

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2013 #12

Never say never, we have existed in doomsday since 1980, it is time for citizens to vote for those Thinkingabout Jul 2013 #18

GOTV 2014! MineralMan Jul 2013 #19

Hear hear. great white snark Jul 2013 #35

K & R Scurrilous Jul 2013 #21

If the ACA does what it promises in 2014, we will be able to use this success to illustrate Zorra Jul 2013 #22

No we are not doomed. sheshe2 Jul 2013 #23

Democrats win when they act like Democrats. rug Jul 2013 #28

Third party bullshit speak. great white snark Jul 2013 #34

Peanut gallery bullshit speak. rug Jul 2013 #38

not doomed, just playing 2010's politics with 1990's ideas. time to evolve. nt galileoreloaded Jul 2013 #29

If the Democrats want to win, they need to stop acting like Republicans davidn3600 Jul 2013 #30

Wow Life Long Dem Jul 2013 #32

Yeah the moderates really fucked us over in 2010 Union Scribe Jul 2013 #36

It's important to GOTV. n/t ProSense Jul 2013 #45

The Democrats, and Obama in particular, lurched to the right AgingAmerican Jul 2013 #56

No and if anyone tells you we are they have an agenda that includes you not voting for Dems. great white snark Jul 2013 #37

+1! sheshe2 Jul 2013 #52

If we don't wake up and think critically for ourselves, reject Skip Intro Jul 2013 #46

Well, you could always mass email your clip things to republicans, that would help. Safetykitten Jul 2013 #47

In some states we are in real trouble dsc Jul 2013 #48

Right now we have a center-right party and a fascist party in Washington NuclearDem Jul 2013 #49

Kicking again for... sheshe2 Jul 2013 #53