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The last time we won both houses hootinholler Oct 2013 #1
+1 jsr Oct 2013 #3
The "50 state strategy" is what I first thought of when I saw this too........ socialist_n_TN Oct 2013 #4
That's absolutely right. LuvNewcastle Oct 2013 #9
Economic rights and the idea that the government shouldn't intrude bigbrother05 Oct 2013 #19
I'm not suggesting that we abandon our positions on civil rights LuvNewcastle Oct 2013 #42
Totally support what you are saying. truedelphi Oct 2013 #53
This is one of the real kind of reasons the wealthy want to OWN all parties nolabels Oct 2013 #58
This is why even the petit bourgeoisie should not support capitalism..... socialist_n_TN Oct 2013 #92
down there Chaco Dundee Oct 2013 #24
Exactly! Many of my husband's high school friends are working class whites and they vote repub anneboleyn Oct 2013 #45
The Democratic Party became a Wall-Street Party for one reason: Volaris Oct 2013 #70
You assume that shoveling money creates victory for the shoveler but facts do Bluenorthwest Oct 2013 #85
It depends on the local electorate Trekologer Oct 2013 #90
but they are just another wall street party. nt tomp Oct 2013 #75
Yes, and we also might win some... prairierose Oct 2013 #32
Might win some in the West? The entire West Coast is Blue, all Senators, Governors Bluenorthwest Oct 2013 #86
Yes, the west coast is blue, but... prairierose Oct 2013 #95
We All Thought The Same Thing DallasNE Oct 2013 #41
I agree. LuvNewcastle Oct 2013 #43
+One Million tsuki Oct 2013 #5
What you said MsLeopard Oct 2013 #6
Absolutely! Le Taz Hot Oct 2013 #8
I started donating to DNC when Dean became chair. eridani Oct 2013 #61
This. ^^^ CrispyQ Oct 2013 #11
Not exactly true-- Jackpine Radical Oct 2013 #15
OMFG! hootinholler Oct 2013 #21
Exactly right. nt Doremus Oct 2013 #27
+1 leftstreet Oct 2013 #38
+1 uponit7771 Oct 2013 #62
This still sticks in my craw vi5 Oct 2013 #77
yup justabob Oct 2013 #2
The Democrats need to have a presence in EVERY state Le Taz Hot Oct 2013 #7
That's right, you have to enter the race in order to win it. LuvNewcastle Oct 2013 #10
I like how an Independent is the one trying to save the Democratic Party ChangeUp106 Oct 2013 #12
Hell yeah, Senator Sanders! Rebellious Republican Oct 2013 #13
And you have a pretty good champion to rally around. Jackpine Radical Oct 2013 #16
Thanks JP! Rebellious Republican Oct 2013 #44
K & R Thinkingabout Oct 2013 #14
Not just Congressional seats, there is a need to focus on State Houses and state legislatures. Fla Dem Oct 2013 #17
NO shit! The ALEC brigade can subvert many federal programs hootinholler Oct 2013 #22
I agree secondvariety Oct 2013 #74
Bernie really, really gets this demographic and dynamic. here's why cali Oct 2013 #18
He doesn't get white Southerners. Different culture than Vermont Yankees. nt geek tragedy Oct 2013 #23
he gets the commonalities of rural, white folks. cali Oct 2013 #37
Attn Southern Dems: Elections Are Every Two Years otohara Oct 2013 #20
Well it wasn't our fault that the DLC got Obama elected.. ananda Oct 2013 #25
Last time I looked, a 55M cross section of Americans got Obama elected! George II Oct 2013 #31
+100000 YoungDemCA Oct 2013 #60
What Sanders doesn't get is that government isn't an economic issue geek tragedy Oct 2013 #26
Exactly coldmountain Oct 2013 #28
This message was self-deleted by its author SunSeeker Oct 2013 #56
you're wrong. that's exactly what he does get. cali Oct 2013 #39
Can you name a prominent liberal white Southerner geek tragedy Oct 2013 #46
The Dems in the south tend to be economic liberals IronLionZion Oct 2013 #49
Virginia barely qualifies as a southern state these days. geek tragedy Oct 2013 #50
Classic "no true Scotsman" response. n/t Tanuki Oct 2013 #78
You just made Sanders point n/t leftstreet Oct 2013 #66
Tim Kaine and Mark Warner westerebus Oct 2013 #67
Warner is not a liberal. geek tragedy Oct 2013 #81
Kaine is DLC as is Warner. westerebus Oct 2013 #93
sorry but I don't buy that... Volaris Oct 2013 #73
Well, Uncle Sam did go down there and end legal apartheid, post TVA. geek tragedy Oct 2013 #80
I think your description is of racists and homphobes and to extend that to all Bluenorthwest Oct 2013 #88
There are of course exceptions to every rule. geek tragedy Oct 2013 #91
I love Bernie Sanders, think he's a great Senator, but......... George II Oct 2013 #29
You know, thats a GREAT point! 7962 Oct 2013 #33
not a great point. tomp Oct 2013 #76
I just hope that since dotymed Oct 2013 #30
+1000 MissDeeds Oct 2013 #36
+1 million n2doc Oct 2013 #34
Precisely it's like fighting with one arm tied behind your back or negotiating from a position Uncle Joe Oct 2013 #54
Bring back Howard Dean Arugula Latte Oct 2013 #35
We made progress under Howard Dean's 50 state strategy. bvar22 Oct 2013 #40
Here's what we got ProSense Oct 2013 #48
Start with Kentucky ProSense Oct 2013 #47
Obama made an irrevocable mistake when he abandoned Dean's 50 state strategy. last1standing Oct 2013 #51
k and r nashville_brook Oct 2013 #52
If they're "hung up on gay marriage issues", fuck'em MNBrewer Oct 2013 #55
Im a southern democrat and I agree with you 100, no 1000, no 1000000%! LostOne4Ever Oct 2013 #65
Can we get those guys to vote Democratic without abandoning what they're "hung up on"? Silent3 Oct 2013 #57
I think we need more Southern Democrats at the grassroots level... YoungDemCA Oct 2013 #59
Exactly as our Southern DUers keep trying to tell us here. They exist. Hekate Oct 2013 #63
As a southern democrat I just want to say: LostOne4Ever Oct 2013 #64
As a gay person I did not think Bernie meant any such thing. Bluenorthwest Oct 2013 #89
Well said, Bluenorthwest, well said. westerebus Oct 2013 #97
50 State Strategy! Howard Dean was right! NuttyFluffers Oct 2013 #68
Rs have enough money to buy top Ds to stop a 50-state strategy. Festivito Oct 2013 #69
One of the few in congress who really gets it madokie Oct 2013 #71
If it's MORE important to someone to keep their gay neighbor from getting married Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #72
Social Issues get the red out Oct 2013 #79
Like it or not, the South is the hub of evangelical Christianity in America... YoungDemCA Oct 2013 #82
Very true get the red out Oct 2013 #84
The national Party comes to TX and sucks up millions in donations. hobbit709 Oct 2013 #83
The top members of the Democratic Party cannot keep abandoning those who voted for them. AnotherMcIntosh Oct 2013 #87
Somebody Please Get This Link To Senator Bernie Sanders......... global1 Oct 2013 #94
uggh. It's not that simple, Bernie ecstatic Oct 2013 #96
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