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elehhhhna

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38. It's all one party now, in many ways. Bad cop/worse cop.
Sun May 5, 2013, 01:21 PM
May 2013

and they play us over and over and over again.

I think you answered the question in your last paragraph. The DLC/Third Way have taken over the sabrina 1 May 2013 #1
couldn't agree more...Clinton WhaTHellsgoingonhere May 2013 #32
Yes, and Republicans publicly signing on JimDandy May 2013 #39
well said RedCappedBandit May 2013 #59
well SwampG8r May 2013 #2
The Democratic Party has become a failed institute. Arctic Dave May 2013 #3
There is a platform, they run on it. Progressive dog May 2013 #4
"Governing on it is optional." How very true. LuvNewcastle May 2013 #6
Local Politics is fredamae May 2013 #22
Start attending and then run for Committeewoman/Committeeman JimDandy May 2013 #41
Local politics are important. Local politics are how the far right took over the GOP. HiPointDem May 2013 #48
But... we don't have the three decades it took them to get to where they are now. Occulus May 2013 #71
$$$ n2doc May 2013 #5
Ding ding ding! We have a winner! n/t Mister Ed May 2013 #7
WHAT HAPPENED! AlbertCat May 2013 #8
The platform is now sanitized. former9thward May 2013 #9
Had one in 2012 over putting "God" back in the platform after conservatives called us out. dawg May 2013 #17
Yes, but that was quickly ended. former9thward May 2013 #19
Candidates don't refer specifically to the platform LuvNewcastle May 2013 #20
If you read the platform it is very generic. former9thward May 2013 #23
There's no way to sanction him legally, but he would lose LuvNewcastle May 2013 #26
The Third Way AgingAmerican May 2013 #10
It does have a platform. See it at this link: MineralMan May 2013 #11
You Have To Ask - The DLC Will Not Be Held Accountable cantbeserious May 2013 #12
But, but, but...DINOs are electable!11111111 Apophis May 2013 #13
...and in SOME cases Progressives are not. brooklynite May 2013 #21
Is that supposed to impress becaue her brother is on TV? If Blue Dogs were so electable Bluenorthwest May 2013 #74
I think the fact that her brother is on TV is completely irrelevant... brooklynite May 2013 #75
Look to the top, the president quinnox May 2013 #14
In addition to the national Democratic Party Platform, MineralMan May 2013 #15
Thanks to Obama and his pals I find it increasingly difficult to care Demo_Chris May 2013 #16
Support for the Democratic Platform is an act of disloyalty to the Democratic Party. dawg May 2013 #18
Here's an excerpt from the 1934 Minnesota Farmer-Labor Party platform RufusTFirefly May 2013 #24
Hope and Change I can believe in libdude May 2013 #63
Great post, Cleita, thank you. Zorra May 2013 #25
Makes it easier to shift with the winds. Granny M May 2013 #27
They do. They just keep it secret from the rank & file because it is to support corporations first on point May 2013 #28
Honesty.... Pinup May 2013 #29
"Honesty"? Hell Hath No Fury May 2013 #33
There are some... Pinup May 2013 #34
Links please? Hell Hath No Fury May 2013 #40
Sure, as long as you don't pay any attention to actual polling. jeff47 May 2013 #45
RIGHT ON FISCAL ISSUES? Skittles May 2013 #50
Excellent suggestion! tblue May 2013 #30
Since bribery has basically been legalized... 99Forever May 2013 #31
because its leadership has moved so far to the right they are really closet republicans? nt msongs May 2013 #35
Nicely, concisely stated. n/t truedelphi May 2013 #69
It's as though "if we do this what will the Republicans say?" Rosa Luxemburg May 2013 #36
Sold its soul to the corporations and turned its back on FDR ideals. L0oniX May 2013 #37
Clinton felt the goal was to give Republicans a run for their money,...using the same money. Spitfire of ATJ May 2013 #44
And every Dem politican who does this does it because they truedelphi May 2013 #70
It's all one party now, in many ways. Bad cop/worse cop. elehhhhna May 2013 #38
Parties change...and coalitions change. nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #42
This sums it up nicely... Spitfire of ATJ May 2013 #43
Because of your last paragraph. jeff47 May 2013 #46
Because affluent yuppies have taken over the Party... YoungDemCA May 2013 #47
Mostly they pander to Hate Radio - Doctor_J May 2013 #49
Because a lot of people think we cannot lose our Party... kentuck May 2013 #51
We've got one but our leadership could really care less. pa28 May 2013 #52
I go to the meetings and volunteer at the office. hay rick May 2013 #53
What are you doing at the local level? tabbycat31 May 2013 #54
Some ability to run as a democrat is possible - but very limited truedelphi May 2013 #67
I know every state is different tabbycat31 May 2013 #68
because they sold it PD Turk May 2013 #55
20 years of free trade kool aid nt markiv May 2013 #56
It's buried under DLC/3rd Way "not as bad" bullshit. Tierra_y_Libertad May 2013 #57
Another thing is too many people have bought into the team sport politics. cui bono May 2013 #58
That's very true. And truedelphi May 2013 #60
Yes! I'm so tired of the "well would you rather have Romney (or whoever)" response. cui bono May 2013 #64
My answer to that is always "If we had Romney, the Devil we deal with would at least be Occulus May 2013 #72
Check out Progressive Democrats of America and Democracy for America eridani May 2013 #61
The other party imploded and we're picking up the pieces Recursion May 2013 #62
They do... NCTraveler May 2013 #65
It began with Clinton. The anti-government propaganda worked. What it did was essentially Liberal_Stalwart71 May 2013 #66
We began to put party over principal. Savannahmann May 2013 #73
You can easily realize how come the Democratic Faithful no longer has truedelphi May 2013 #76
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