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In reply to the discussion: The imminent backlash of the Democratic Left. [View all]Drunken Irishman
(34,857 posts)We've been down this path before. It's scary. Unfortunately, liberals don't learn their lesson. They'd much rather drive the party into the ground over purism than actually have a competitive, diverse party.
We're not going to nominate McGovern, Mondale and Dukakis. They're loser candidates who nearly killed the party.
What's ironic is that these same dolts are the reason Russ Feingold and other liberals lost in 2010. It's not all or nothing, folks. When you sit out and bitch and complain, which DU is good at doing, liberals become fewer and fewer in Congress.
Guess what, guys! There are less liberals in congress today than in 2009. You're not going to just drive moderates out of Washington! You're going to drive out liberals too. That's how it works.
Hell, if Elizabeth Warren ran in 2010, she wouldn't win under the conditions that killed the party. Folks need to remember that. You're not just hurting DINOs - you're hurting liberals. Grayson, Feinhold and others learned that lesson in 2010 (and just might again in 2014).
You want a more liberal congress? Well sitting out and whining won't do that. It'll just kill the only liberal voices left and replace 'em with Republicans.
But I'm guessing most liberals don't care about that. I think they'd rather have Republicans win, gut everything and have something to bitch about than win, work for more change and realize that, overall, we've seen a great deal of progress the last five years.