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In reply to the discussion: Some People Can Not Afford to Lose the Next Presidential Election [View all]Badass Liberal
(57 posts)9. Excellent.
The holier-than-thou, moral & purity victory crowd won't be swayed, but you're spot on.
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Some People Can Not Afford to Lose the Next Presidential Election [View all]
McCamy Taylor
Feb 2015
OP
Blaming Nader is ridiculous. He only got to vote once. He didn't force anyone to vote for him.
rhett o rick
Feb 2015
#123
I think what Nader did was EVIL. If he had not been in the picture, GORE WOULD HAVE WON BIGTIME!!
trueblue2007
Feb 2015
#127
and we DON'T need to risk it on someone who doesn't have the polling numbers....
VanillaRhapsody
Feb 2015
#27
In what universe does having a corpodem president pull the country out of the death spiral?
Doctor_J
Feb 2015
#40
Who do YOU have that has CONSISTENTLY shown double digit leads against ALL Republicans
VanillaRhapsody
Feb 2015
#48
Who do YOU have that will significantly impact the issues Savannahman mentioned?
tkmorris
Feb 2015
#74
Your premise may or may not be valid, 19 months out from the GE (doubtful), but even so
Doctor_J
Feb 2015
#78
So you are promoting the Keystone pipeline as an argument against Hillary?
geek tragedy
Feb 2015
#32
the more dirty oil that is extracted and burned, the worse for the planet.
geek tragedy
Feb 2015
#66
I'm confused. Are "we" supposed to support the Keystone Pipeline or not?
DemocratSinceBirth
Feb 2015
#67
just spout some crap about Hillary and corporations and about 20% of this site will nod their head
geek tragedy
Feb 2015
#71
Thank you for that. A perfect Op and explanation as to where the democratic party is at.
Autumn
Feb 2015
#42
Excellent post. Thanks SM, because the first step in solving any problem is recognizing there is one
GoneFishin
Feb 2015
#73
BULL FUCKIN SHIT!!! FUD is the only one pushing "it doesn't matter"... on ANYTHING ...IT DOES MATTER
uponit7771
Feb 2015
#136
In all fairness, you do not know what posters here do or do not do in their real lives.
Maedhros
Feb 2015
#80
I applaud your work, but your post made assumptions that just can't be confirmed.
Maedhros
Feb 2015
#91
Al Gore fought it all the way thorugh the state courts and the Supreme Court.
Agnosticsherbet
Feb 2015
#60
Republican didn't invent inequality, nor is it on the rise only because of the GOP.
Orsino
Feb 2015
#36
People who blame Nader for the 2000 SCOTUS bloodless coup conveniently forget
KingCharlemagne
Feb 2015
#51
There were many factors. Nader was one. If he hadn't run, Gore would've become President.
Jim Lane
Feb 2015
#125
Liberals sitting out, eh? Only took seven words for the first false premise. C'mon, McCamy ....
Scuba
Feb 2015
#8
I wish the OP would respond to you here. Bush v Gore 2000 is an excellent
KingCharlemagne
Feb 2015
#57
If the Democratic Party wants to win they need to stop nominiating corporate canidates
anotojefiremnesuka
Feb 2015
#11
Okay....what is your Non-Corporate Candidate..that has polls showing double digit leads against ANY
VanillaRhapsody
Feb 2015
#35
Amazing how you've asked that question at least three times (as far as I read) here, and still
BlueCaliDem
Feb 2015
#59
Almost every general election is a lesser of two evils situation for progressives.
DCBob
Feb 2015
#64
Thank you. Almost everyone in my family fit into those categories. But more important our nation
jwirr
Feb 2015
#63
i used the importance of our supreme crt for womens rights on the thread about "party loyalty"
seabeyond
Feb 2015
#68
And a bigger majority of Dems AND repukes will do fine under a more liberal president
Doctor_J
Feb 2015
#79
Then they need to do the heavy lifting and give me that choice in November 2016.
DescendantOfMany
Feb 2015
#86
You are indicative of why we fail so it is important to give you no other option but to care.
TheKentuckian
Feb 2015
#128
Like you give a damn about the generations you'd sell out to corporate run dystopia
TheKentuckian
Feb 2015
#129
We Cannot Afford To Let Republicans Take Back The White House. Literally.
Corey_Baker08
Feb 2015
#90
How I vote in the primary and how I vote in the general election are two different mindsets
LynneSin
Feb 2015
#99
Now I am the one who is embarrassed, I think this is the best thing I have read in months.
randys1
Feb 2015
#102
I have heard a version of this same overwrought, alarmist drivel about every
m-lekktor
Feb 2015
#132