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In reply to the discussion: O'Malley: 'The Presidency of the U.S. Is Not Some Crown to Be Passed Between Two Families' [View all]It is Tuesday
(93 posts)keep on believing that, and backing a right-of-center candidate that has offered nothing to the 99%'ers, and offering a lot of value to Wall Street/1%'ers..
Having said that, The Democratic Party does not need to lurch further to the right to get voters..
That's why they are losing voters.. We need to go hard left, and back to left-of-center policies here. New Deal type policies are needed at this point.
MIC needs to be starved to death. Most countries are now capable of defending themselves. Hell, the Arab League has just decided to create their own NATO-type military group.
Our infrastructure are crumbling. We need jobs. We need a stronger safety net. We need UHC. We need a lot of stuff that the right-wing doesn't even want to think about. We need ways to capture the overseas money that corporations are moving out of the United States to avoid US taxes. We need a major infusion of cash back to the domestic issues, instead of foreign policies and aids sent out of the country and wasted money on military misadventures that are not necessary for the security of the United States.
The Republicans has already proved that they offer absolutely no value. And That's what the Third Way Party to go - Republican lite.
A perfect quote to conclude this - "I've seen it happen time after time. When the Democratic candidate allows himself to be put on the defensive and starts apologizing for the New Deal and the fair Deal, and says he really doesn't believe in them, he is sure to lose. The people don't want a phony Democrat. If it's a choice between a genuine Republican, and a Republican in Democratic clothing, the people will choose the genuine article, every time; that is, they will take a Republican before they will a phony Democrat, and I don't want any phony Democratic candidates in this campaign." - Harry S Truman, May 17, 1952