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In reply to the discussion: So if the Democrats lose the senate. [View all]BlindTiresias
(1,563 posts)13. Yeah granted
I am speaking more in the case it doesn't go our way. There seems to have been a trend lately where more people are getting marginalized for being critical of Obama's performance and these very same people have historically been the most stalwart critics of Republicans. If the Democratic party can hold on to power I suppose it doesn't matter, but it seems like a mistake unless you are absolutely guaranteed victory.
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No way, many said this of Obama also but it is not true. Eight more years of the likes of
Thinkingabout
Oct 2014
#23
Well, a prolonged vacillation between Republicans and Democrats that govern like Republicans...
Chan790
Oct 2014
#45
You may hate her, but she is not republican, her voting record does not fall with GOP.
Thinkingabout
Oct 2014
#62
There will always be liberals in the party. Demographics are also on our side. We won't lose the
craigmatic
Oct 2014
#16
they'll either vote democrat or they won't at all. I would put money on that.
craigmatic
Oct 2014
#24
We have the samething we've had 30 years of conservatism. It's time for change.
craigmatic
Oct 2014
#61
they certainly are stupid, look how they lost easy seats like Lugar and many others by nominating
JI7
Oct 2014
#43
what's a right wing austrian ? how is that different from right wing british or right wing french ?
JI7
Oct 2014
#51
Sure they can, just the way Nixon won national elections while appealing to southerners
Hippo_Tron
Oct 2014
#87
The Obama adminstration has had their hands tied on getting his agenda passed because of the
Thinkingabout
Oct 2014
#20
True, but this was also the game plan during Clinton's 8 years, didn't let him get
annominous
Oct 2014
#33
Unless there are more Democrats elected to Congress and the numbers swing to have the
Thinkingabout
Oct 2014
#52
Okay, a few this election, a few more next election and soon there will be a supermajority.
Thinkingabout
Oct 2014
#75
Senate Democrats are not going to filibuster legislation that can easily be stopped by Obama's veto
JVS
Oct 2014
#41
If we lose the elections this year there will be plenty of blame to go a round in the...
hrmjustin
Oct 2014
#39