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So if that was the game changer, things really have become much more interesting. Thank you. Jefferson23 Jun 2014 #1
So are we going to have a Brat Pack at DU now? BootinUp Jun 2014 #2
We had a brat pack before there was a Brat. NV Whino Jun 2014 #6
lol nt BootinUp Jun 2014 #7
Is that what you took away from the info? I imagine you could see many good aspects from this Jefferson23 Jun 2014 #8
He picked one populist theme to win an election big deal. BootinUp Jun 2014 #14
That is not the point, IF this is why he won, and he wins and does not deliver, we have learned what Jefferson23 Jun 2014 #19
We separate what he said (all lies) to what he believes, I mean what he said sounds good randys1 Jun 2014 #79
That may very well be, but what I am concentrating on is IF he won for that purpose. If so, Jefferson23 Jun 2014 #82
And winning there would be earth shattering stuff, i wish we could figure out how to randys1 Jun 2014 #87
We need to vet the facts out about why he won these voters over..it may be that he spewed enough Jefferson23 Jun 2014 #90
A targeted GOTV effort that identifies Dems, Independents, and moderate Repubs tblue37 Jun 2014 #114
All true laundry_queen Jun 2014 #24
Exactly. It will be like Nixon campaigning to end the Vietnam war, in '68 villager Jun 2014 #70
That last sentence is spot on. nt laundry_queen Jun 2014 #72
Worse, he believes Ayn Rand cult, john gault's greed philosophy. saidsimplesimon Jun 2014 #100
Nope, but he's shown us some strong evidence that America is fed up with business running gov't. Scuba Jun 2014 #22
This is the lesson the grass-root Democrats need to learn. Take advantage of America movement rhett o rick Jun 2014 #88
Exactly. We cannot be timid about this. We have been begging TPTB to be Nay Jun 2014 #97
Well not really... charliea Jun 2014 #96
Exactly Scuba! At least we're better than that a-hole with an (R) after his name is no longer enough raindaddy Jun 2014 #115
Brat 2016? Cali_Democrat Jun 2014 #34
Brat PAC. grahamhgreen Jun 2014 #135
Interesting. Gidney N Cloyd Jun 2014 #3
Oh I Don't Agreee With Him On 99.9% Of Things... That Said... WillyT Jun 2014 #9
Yeah. We oversimplify our opposition at our own peril. Gidney N Cloyd Jun 2014 #11
Left/Right agreement on one or two key issues pscot Jun 2014 #29
Yes, precisely why Elizabeth Warren will be our next POTUS. InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2014 #86
.... 840high Jun 2014 #127
Elizabeth Warren doesn't "Jesus this" and "Jesus that" in every other sentence. valerief Jun 2014 #4
Hear, hear! Here, here! ChairmanAgnostic Jun 2014 #67
Hair, hair! :) valerief Jun 2014 #130
This is marketing -- they listen to the customer (voter) then speaks back to them in the phrases KurtNYC Jun 2014 #5
Most important thing to know is, is that what got him elected. If that is true, it means the Jefferson23 Jun 2014 #10
Thank You !!! WillyT Jun 2014 #18
I am very encouraged WillyT...very much so. Jefferson23 Jun 2014 #20
I disagree that this is encouraging laundry_queen Jun 2014 #28
The problem with that, and I am not saying you're wrong about the Republican motive, is that their Jefferson23 Jun 2014 #33
Well laundry_queen Jun 2014 #43
I hear you! It is difficult to remain hopeful. Again, IF this is truly why they switched over, Jefferson23 Jun 2014 #46
That was a low turnout PRIMARY election. Fuddnik Jun 2014 #81
Yes, that is why I feel it is critical to understand how Brat won..absolutely. n/t Jefferson23 Jun 2014 #84
A correction -- it was not low turnout compared to similar elections in the Nay Jun 2014 #101
I completely agree with you. CrispyQ Jun 2014 #59
Right, and the voters dont know that he was created by their allies, CATO randys1 Jun 2014 #85
You forgot how much the south hates gay people too. Jamastiene Jun 2014 #105
I stand corrected, hatred of Gay people makes me physically angry...I cant say how much randys1 Jun 2014 #110
Spot on underpants Jun 2014 #62
LOL. JaneyVee Jun 2014 #12
+1 Bobbie Jo Jun 2014 #15
I'll be the first to say it: Fuck Rand Paul FSogol Jun 2014 #13
Twice on Sunday Blue Owl Jun 2014 #31
He's a Libertarian. octoberlib Jun 2014 #16
"I'd like to see some Democrats campaigning on getting rid of crony capitalism." - Me Too !!! WillyT Jun 2014 #36
That's what I got from it, thanks for the post. navarth Jun 2014 #76
+++10000 - I don't know why the pundits find it so hard to "categorize" him. spooky3 Jun 2014 #120
Democratic party election committee should be on the ground out there as we speak. They should be Jefferson23 Jun 2014 #17
Right now Debbie Wasserman-Schultz and Chuckie Shoomer are looking to find our own CoC candidate. Fuddnik Jun 2014 #83
Brat is an Ayn Rand libertarian,comparing him sufrommich Jun 2014 #21
Consider how he won and why so many voters dumped the status quo..that is the important Jefferson23 Jun 2014 #27
Utter bullshit.Brat ran against Cantor voting with democrats. sufrommich Jun 2014 #35
So you are certain he did not win as a result of his anti Wall Street campaign. Ok, the OP claims Jefferson23 Jun 2014 #41
This article from NPR is sure: FSogol Jun 2014 #48
Thank you for that info. No where is there any mention that he is being attacked by Ingraham for his Jefferson23 Jun 2014 #55
He won because Cantor was such a crappy politician he ignored his district. Since FSogol Jun 2014 #60
That was part of if, I agree with you there. I don't want Brat to win, I want to learn for certain Jefferson23 Jun 2014 #64
+1. NPR ran a story on it. FSogol Jun 2014 #49
I'm amazed people are ignoring this.It's also important sufrommich Jun 2014 #53
There are libertarians and libertarian sympathizers on DU as well as FSogol Jun 2014 #57
White House: Cantor’s Problem Was Cantor, Not Immigration octoberlib Jun 2014 #54
Brat ran against Cantor by promising not sufrommich Jun 2014 #63
and pretending he would be willing to work with Democrats on anything is naive FSogol Jun 2014 #32
totally agree--the only legitimate point is that both have genuine concerns about corporate power spooky3 Jun 2014 #121
This article is absurd Oilwellian Jun 2014 #23
I think you meant 'antithesis'...but anyway navarth Jun 2014 #74
Ah, you're correct Oilwellian Jun 2014 #95
No worries navarth Jun 2014 #106
Be very very wary of broken clocks... PeaceNikki Jun 2014 #25
PeaceKikki, excellent example of critical thinking, brava sweet pea saidsimplesimon Jun 2014 #102
+1 BootinUp Jun 2014 #109
Its more of a circle than a line IronLionZion Jun 2014 #26
Rhetoric vs actual policy proposals BootinUp Jun 2014 #30
I think Dems could gain some support on these types of issues IronLionZion Jun 2014 #37
That's true of both sides, every 2 years Doctor_J Jun 2014 #38
I am not sure what you mean BootinUp Jun 2014 #40
Not at all Doctor_J Jun 2014 #42
I generally find the Democratic rhetoric to be far more BootinUp Jun 2014 #51
Are the Dems going to let the tea party steal the populist outrage from them? tularetom Jun 2014 #39
Already been done once Doctor_J Jun 2014 #47
I agree that it is horrifying that our party has let it come to this. It's such a Nay Jun 2014 #91
The problem is governing this way after you're sworn in Doctor_J Jun 2014 #44
Both the left & the right are fed up with business as usual. CrispyQ Jun 2014 #45
I'm with you, esp on your bolded statements. I'm so mad I could throw Nay Jun 2014 #107
More and more of us 840high Jun 2014 #128
He also wants to gut social security, Medicare, and shut down the IRS Triana Jun 2014 #50
Of course not, the point is why the voters left the status quo behind. It leaves an opening for us Jefferson23 Jun 2014 #61
I don't know if this is good or bad but... Kablooie Jun 2014 #52
"Brat is the Elizabeth Warren of the right". BS - Warren is quite mainstream, unlike Brat, and NorthCarolina Jun 2014 #56
That is part of the point -- Warren is actually mainstream, but TPTB in the Nay Jun 2014 #94
Is he really a teabagger? Or is this just a smoke and mirrors strategy? DesertDiamond Jun 2014 #58
He's making himself out to be a populist... joeybee12 Jun 2014 #65
Yes, and the Dems ought to be jumping on it. Jackpine Radical Jun 2014 #69
Yup...but there's too many idiots in control of the Dem Party joeybee12 Jun 2014 #80
Capitalism, Mr. Brat, corrupts democracies and government. Yavin4 Jun 2014 #66
People, it's not about whether Brat would be good for the country. Jackpine Radical Jun 2014 #68
Thanks, I have been trying to get that thought across several times in this thread. Jefferson23 Jun 2014 #75
There has been this niggling thought at the back of my head-- Jackpine Radical Jun 2014 #116
Well, the MSM proved themselves capable of not doing their duty in the lead up to Iraq. Jefferson23 Jun 2014 #117
When It Came To Wall St., David Brat Actually Ran As Elizabeth Warren Jefferson23 Jun 2014 #71
Good point. n/t Bonhomme Richard Jun 2014 #73
Interesting read....Thanks! So many different explantions for Brat's Surprise win... KoKo Jun 2014 #77
Yep... The Media Initially Tried To Pedal Immigration Reform As The Reason... WillyT Jun 2014 #89
Thanks, WillyT!!! Our candidate better have a stronger anti-MIC line, or about 95% of independents Zorra Jun 2014 #78
Dark money from the Kochs and our tax dollars as well helped Brat navarth Jun 2014 #92
''Big Business in Bed with Big Government''? Octafish Jun 2014 #93
Brat also had a very racist stance against immigration reform, so theres also that. Erose999 Jun 2014 #98
That's very interesting. Autumn Jun 2014 #99
What we need to do is think out of the box: the old left/right paradigm doesn't work anymore Jack Rabbit Jun 2014 #103
Thank You For That !!! WillyT Jun 2014 #111
I'm pretty sure Brat won because he wasn't Cantor. TeamPooka Jun 2014 #104
TWO MORE Articles On This... One From Slate... One From The Nation: WillyT Jun 2014 #108
I made the same point about Brat's ostensible economic stance the day after he won. tblue37 Jun 2014 #112
I am still trying to understand the Brat fandom I am seeing here on DU. Jamastiene Jun 2014 #113
No Fandom... It's Not WHO Won, So Much As HOW He Won... WillyT Jun 2014 #118
So how do we get Laura Ingraham to help us? BootinUp Jun 2014 #122
Bought & Paid For 12kbush Jun 2014 #119
Updates Kick !!! WillyT Jun 2014 #123
Update 3 Kick !!! WillyT Jun 2014 #124
Yet, the anti-gov't mindset favors deregulation Zambero Jun 2014 #125
So How Do We Encourage Those That Oppose Deregulation, And Keeping And Improving The Safety Net... WillyT Jun 2014 #126
So he's a fascist, neat. joshcryer Jun 2014 #129
G'Night Kick !!! WillyT Jun 2014 #131
Last Kick... For Today... WillyT Jun 2014 #132
There is so much spin out there it is impossible to discern what information should be believed Samantha Jun 2014 #133
That's Why It Would Be Smart To Get A Good Dem Polling Organization To... WillyT Jun 2014 #134
HUGE, HUGE K&R Watch the patterns. These are signs that we can become the 99 percent. woo me with science Jun 2014 #136
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