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In reply to the discussion: New Liberal PAC Targets Democrats for Primaries [View all]JCanete
(5,272 posts)116. Well, been here since 2003, so if its a standard cordiality at this point, Welcome to DU and
enjoy your stay, as well.
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I Believe It-They Already Replaced a Democrat with a Republican in the White house
Stallion
Feb 2017
#1
and who do you blame for loss of control of the Senate, House, most governorships and
yurbud
Feb 2017
#16
Binary-thinking ideologues who refuse to vote strategically because 'my purity'
emulatorloo
Feb 2017
#33
isn't the binary thinking on the side of those who think voters only have two choices and have to
yurbud
Feb 2017
#105
that is why someone like Bernie has to come into the Democratic Party to have a chance of winning
yurbud
Feb 2017
#114
you can't control other people's behavior, only your own. the Democratic Party has to ask
yurbud
Feb 2017
#68
this sounds like the Bush defense of torture--"At least we don't behead nobody like Saddam did!"
yurbud
Feb 2017
#115
Clinton did just that by opposing Dictator Putin and thus earned the wrath of oil billionaires
delisen
Mar 2017
#130
it's swinging for right because of Democrats competing to carry corporate water
yurbud
Feb 2017
#123
Carrying corporate water-sloganeering. It's like saying "Make America Great Again"
delisen
Mar 2017
#127
term limits give more power to staffers and lobbyists since they'll be the only ones
yurbud
Feb 2017
#103
This sounds like the beginnings of a trainwreck... that will have many unintended consequences.
NurseJackie
Feb 2017
#2
That's fair, and it never will be if we don't have a unified party, consistently and loudly
JCanete
Feb 2017
#91
if the corporate wing doesn't change their stripes or get out of the way, the GOP will continue to
yurbud
Feb 2017
#67
victory to do WHAT? The problem with DLC/New Democrat way is winning became an end in itself
yurbud
Feb 2017
#72
See this is what I object to...how exactly are Democrats doing a better job fighting?
Demsrule86
Feb 2017
#81
We probably agree on this. Sometimes incrementalism looks a lot like rolling back those gains though
yurbud
Feb 2017
#82
in some areas, like K-12 education Arne Duncan and Dems in Congress pressed the privatization
yurbud
Feb 2017
#83
Third Way, New Democrats...you know something is wrong with a product when you have to keep changing
yurbud
Feb 2017
#99
If you were just concerned about funding campaigns, Bernie and Howard Dean before him should have
yurbud
Feb 2017
#73
Before United, we were taking money. I think we have to be careful about tone though.
JCanete
Feb 2017
#93
Well, I live "next door" in a purple state, so perhaps I have it easy in a way.
lagomorph777
Feb 2017
#107
Wouldn't it be wiser to work to get more Repugnants out of office first since
cstanleytech
Feb 2017
#8
Yes, but nobody ever thinks of anything so simple or practical. It's all about the "purity"...
NurseJackie
Feb 2017
#12
and what was the result...in the end Joe ran and won as an independent and with a score to settle
Demsrule86
Feb 2017
#20
If we did not primary Lieberman he would still be in the Senate poking Dems in the eye today
Larkspur
Feb 2017
#45
wow, I haven't seen a Lieberman apologist on a DEM discussion board in long while.
m-lekktor
Feb 2017
#32
Thanks to our primary of Lieberman in 2006 we now have a good Democrat in his stead
Larkspur
Feb 2017
#49
I am still trying to figure out how so many Bernie voters came to the conclusion that HRC was
StevieM
Feb 2017
#44
HRC did not have a different voting record or different priorities than Barack Obama, Joe Biden or
StevieM
Feb 2017
#55
this is a good move but I am afraid if they pick candidates too far to the left, that won't help us.
nikibatts
Feb 2017
#22
Too far to the left? What does that even mean at this point? So what will ''help us" more DINOs?
YOHABLO
Feb 2017
#28
Yes, as Russ Feingold's and Zephyr Teachout's stunning victories in 2016 have proven
emulatorloo
Feb 2017
#34
It means that no matter what you will never elect a liberal in West Virginia...
Demsrule86
Feb 2017
#41
Why are comments like this acceptable? The post didn't rise to the occasion of a right-wing
JCanete
Feb 2017
#94
in a different post or in this one? Anyway, I appreciate you not abusing the alert function. I never
JCanete
Feb 2017
#100
You seem concerned. Please feel free to air more of your concerns, and enjoy your stay.
msanthrope
Feb 2017
#113
Well, been here since 2003, so if its a standard cordiality at this point, Welcome to DU and
JCanete
Feb 2017
#116
You can count on these folks to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory everytime.
Demsrule86
Feb 2017
#63
Not a good idea. It would be better to go after Republicans in purple states than after
tblue37
Mar 2017
#132