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LooseWilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 04:48 PM Original message |
If the Democratic Party only fights for Centrist policy, they can turn to Centrists for money. |
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Starry Messenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 04:52 PM Response to Original message |
1. recommend |
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Cant trust em (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 04:54 PM Response to Original message |
2. That's totally fair. Donate to the people that get you excited. |
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BzaDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 04:54 PM Response to Original message |
3. Question. You keep threatening "centrists" with doing less to elect Democrats. Why would they care? |
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DontTreadOnMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 04:59 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. No, the argument goes like this. |
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BzaDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 05:06 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. The "realization," if it actually exists as you describe, is very cyclical. |
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DontTreadOnMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 05:16 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. lol! |
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BzaDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 05:21 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. No, but I don't think a huge number of them care as much about state level policy. |
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DontTreadOnMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 05:27 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. You are missing one aspect. |
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BzaDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 05:33 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. I really doubt that many tea party folks will run as independents. |
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DontTreadOnMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 05:49 PM Response to Reply #20 |
24. Palin/Bachmann 2012 |
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LooseWilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 05:51 PM Response to Reply #20 |
25. Yet the Republican party takes notice when the tea baggers cost them an election. |
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BzaDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 06:08 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. I really don't think the Republican party is really integrating their grips into the platform. |
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LooseWilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 08:08 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. So you don't think the Republicans are falling back to the positions of their base? |
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LooseWilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 05:18 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. Ironically, Kerry is the reason I actually registered as a Democrat. |
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BzaDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 05:23 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. You can promise all you want, but I really don't believe you. |
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LooseWilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 08:12 PM Response to Reply #15 |
30. If this administration continues as it has, and Congress can't take advantage of a super majority? |
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vssmith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-26-09 11:25 AM Response to Reply #6 |
38. The Centrist have done that in the Republican Party too |
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LooseWilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 05:09 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. Logically your point is valid... and as a result liberals are taken for granted. |
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BzaDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 05:30 PM Response to Reply #8 |
18. Again, I'm not saying I like that this is the way it is. |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 04:59 PM Response to Original message |
4. I had pretty much that same conversation with a Dem caller last weekend |
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LooseWilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 05:21 PM Response to Reply #4 |
14. Cheers... |
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Riverman (759 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 04:59 PM Response to Original message |
5. No more money nor campaign volunteering as I have done for |
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LooseWilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 05:31 PM Response to Reply #5 |
19. Reminds me of the call to volunteer to pass HCR, before anyone would say what reforms there'd be. |
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frebrd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 05:18 PM Response to Original message |
10. Damn straight! I'm done giving them money..... |
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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 05:20 PM Response to Original message |
12. K&R |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 05:23 PM Response to Original message |
16. My position as well. If they won't fight for me, I won't fund them. nt |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 05:39 PM Response to Original message |
21. I've always been a bit cynical .. |
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msongs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 05:40 PM Response to Original message |
22. our local dem congress candidate is a real liberal, we work for him, not the right wing dems nt |
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LooseWilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 05:45 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. Agreed. |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 06:09 PM Response to Original message |
27. aw, shit. we're all broke, anyway. n/t |
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FatDave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 06:57 PM Response to Original message |
28. The saddest part is... |
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Telly Savalas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 08:22 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. If the Republican approach is correct, then why are there Democratic majorities |
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FatDave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 08:37 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. Democratic majorities in the House and Senate? Hard to tell sometimes. |
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LooseWilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 08:44 PM Response to Reply #28 |
33. I think I agree... |
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FatDave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-26-09 05:52 AM Response to Reply #33 |
36. Courage and chance taking. |
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Political Heretic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-25-09 10:28 PM Response to Original message |
34. When the Democratic Party represents me and my poor, working class friends, then they can have my $$ |
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d_b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-26-09 01:12 AM Response to Original message |
35. sounds good. |
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shadesofgray (350 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-26-09 09:33 AM Response to Original message |
37. K&R. I stopped giving awhile ago. |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-26-09 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
39. The "Centrists" don't care about my few dollars. |
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Vidar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-26-09 12:46 PM Response to Original message |
40. Recommended. |
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