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LiberalFighter

(50,793 posts)
26. How will they be able to help?
Thu Apr 25, 2019, 01:59 PM
Apr 2019

I'm sorry, it just doesn't make sense.

They both lost. If I was going to pick who would be better at helping though, I would throw it at Heitkamp. But still!

Donnelly pissed off a lot of Democrats in Indiana when he came out with an ad criticizing Democrats. Thinking that he could still keep loyal Democrats while attacking them was a big mistake.

If Donnelly is part of the package he will do something stupid again.

On another note. I lived here in Indiana since Evan Bayh got elected Secretary of State. Evan is not the same high level Democrat as his daddy Birch Bayh. After several elections that he won and shortly after he decided not to run for re-election to the Senate I came to a realization. The only reason Evan won his elections was because of his daddy. Birch Bayh had strong name recognition along with a stellar reputation. His seasoned supporters knew of Birch and it was why they voted for Evan. But after 25 years in politics many of those supporters had died off. And the younger voters either didn't know Birch or they weren't going to accept Evan just because of his daddy.

Evan also doesn't have any personality. He also did not have the passion to serve. He is boring.

Great ideas...... ProudMNDemocrat Apr 2019 #1
We only had rural America in that dreaded "Dixiecrat" era until Nixon stole them. CaptYossarian Apr 2019 #14
THANK YOU! awesomerwb1 Apr 2019 #2
K&R... spanone Apr 2019 #3
This shouldn't be that hard... Wounded Bear Apr 2019 #4
It's more than FOX. Sinclair is invading local news markets all throughout the country. CaptYossarian Apr 2019 #15
We may need to without their support, but I'm glad we have people trying. (nt) ehrnst Apr 2019 #17
we need a huge coalition of ex-senators and congresspeople to go on the beachbum bob Apr 2019 #5
I immediately think of Tom Harkin who did well with farmers in Iowa rurallib Apr 2019 #18
current state of GOP in Iowa is similar to Kansas now, so we can take advantage but beachbum bob Apr 2019 #21
This is great. Maybe add Nelson and McCaskill Funtatlaguy Apr 2019 #6
Now this is how UNITY works. sheshe2 Apr 2019 #7
To Succeed, One Country Will Need Solutions for the "Isms" that Lured these Voters to Republicans dlk Apr 2019 #8
+1 We may share economic interests, but are our moral values too divergent? lagomorph777 Apr 2019 #11
It's Not Enough - Therein Lies the Challenge dlk Apr 2019 #19
Good idea! mcar Apr 2019 #9
Good for them.. I'll be happy to support this effort! mountain grammy Apr 2019 #10
They can tell rural America that Trump is breaking up and breaking down their beloved USDA. ancianita Apr 2019 #12
They need to tell rural Americans that Trump's not done with them yet. Link from another thread: ancianita Apr 2019 #13
Resurrecting the "50-State Strategy" is a fantastic idea. K&R. bullwinkle428 Apr 2019 #16
should never have been abandoned in my opinion. a kennedy Apr 2019 #20
This is wonderful news!!! blue-wave Apr 2019 #22
Dean is heading up a voter data exchange operation JaneQPublic Apr 2019 #23
oh, man, now we are talkin. mopinko Apr 2019 #25
Lot of good ideas coming out of DNC these days. JaneQPublic Apr 2019 #27
So great to see this FakeNoose Apr 2019 #24
How will they be able to help? LiberalFighter Apr 2019 #26
The root is a need to change rural perception of government Amishman Apr 2019 #28
Very enlightening. JaneQPublic Apr 2019 #29
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