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On the one hand it is realistic to think that upaloopa Mar 2015 #1
You may be right about what we can expect from MineralMan Mar 2015 #3
I'm with you, MineralMan. I'll be 62 this year. If the GOP snatches the White House and holds enough calimary Mar 2015 #5
It's a face-palm thing for me, too. MineralMan Mar 2015 #6
So will I, MineralMan. calimary Mar 2015 #23
I know you will, and I'm counting on that. MineralMan Mar 2015 #24
It isn't the fear of seeing aNnything that furthers the greater good. FOR DECADES to come. Johonny Mar 2015 #9
A combination of both of those. With one hand, they'd be hellbent on tearing down everything calimary Mar 2015 #15
Oh wow, you're turning Social Security age just as... JaneyVee Mar 2015 #47
I agree. If we cannot have everything we want the best we can do is hold the ground we do have. jwirr Mar 2015 #19
There are times when that's true, for sure. MineralMan Mar 2015 #26
And not only our survival as a political party but for the nation and the 99%. jwirr Mar 2015 #28
We'll be Northeast Korea. nt valerief Mar 2015 #2
Something like that, anyhow. MineralMan Mar 2015 #4
Count me in! ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2015 #7
Thank you! I already knew that you were on board. MineralMan Mar 2015 #8
K & R. n/t FSogol Mar 2015 #10
Thanks very much! MineralMan Mar 2015 #11
Yup, we can't afford people sitting out of this election, making waffles, or trying to suppress the FSogol Mar 2015 #12
We will, indeed, need every vote. MineralMan Mar 2015 #13
All the more reason we need a good healthy well contested 2016 Democratic primary. corkhead Mar 2015 #14
There will be primary elections. MineralMan Mar 2015 #16
Agreed. Once we are past that everyone will fall in line once faced with the prospect of your list corkhead Mar 2015 #18
I certainly hope so. MineralMan Mar 2015 #20
As rancorous as the 2008 primary season was on DU, it worked out fine in the end. corkhead Mar 2015 #25
2010 and 2014 were ground-losing elections. MineralMan Mar 2015 #27
I see a lot of this in the massive quantities of emails that I receive... Blanks Mar 2015 #17
You mean the ones with the "Could you spare $3 dollars?" attached? ScreamingMeemie Mar 2015 #21
That's them... Blanks Mar 2015 #43
Pending disasters are plenty inspiring to me. MineralMan Mar 2015 #22
The problem with trying to convince people... Blanks Mar 2015 #39
It's funny because most of this stuff was on their agenda last time hughee99 Mar 2015 #29
So, you're saying that things will be fine if they win? MineralMan Mar 2015 #30
No, but I am saying there's a whole lot of things on this list hughee99 Mar 2015 #32
Lieberman! merrily Mar 2015 #41
That's why we need some kind of... Blanks Mar 2015 #46
Teens? Wow! It's soared. Then again, they haven't had a lot of time to screw us yet. merrily Mar 2015 #48
Yes, the party platform should be the contract... Blanks Mar 2015 #60
I don't have a problem with a gimmick, either. I was only making the additional point merrily Mar 2015 #62
Supreme Court and say hello to President Cruz. Ugh. merrily Mar 2015 #31
There are so many catastrophic disasters brewing it is hard to keep track. gordianot Mar 2015 #33
Imagine a 2016 candidate who can actually win votes jeff47 Mar 2015 #34
Isn't it a little to soon to be dragging the GOP Boogeyman out? djean111 Mar 2015 #35
No, not really. The GOP already controls the SCOTUS and Congress. MineralMan Mar 2015 #37
There was no need to mention a candidate. We all got it anyway. But this is still pre-primary time. merrily Mar 2015 #40
Really? Who is it you think I support? MineralMan Mar 2015 #42
Think? You've posted that you support Hillary because you think she's the most able to merrily Mar 2015 #44
I certainly will support her if she is the nominee. MineralMan Mar 2015 #50
A lot of people who defend Hillary a lot post that same thing, but that is not what you posted merrily Mar 2015 #52
You say I said something. Post a link where I said what you claim I said. MineralMan Mar 2015 #55
Excuse me, but the point of my reply to your OP was not about you. You have ignored merrily Mar 2015 #57
But it was about me. You said that I had said something. MineralMan Mar 2015 #58
No, Reply 40 was about posting about primaries, though it mentioned you. merrily Mar 2015 #59
Predictions are not support. They are predictions. MineralMan Mar 2015 #64
P.S. merrily Mar 2015 #67
Oh, yes, I have read that we should not waste the (bankers') money on primaries, djean111 Mar 2015 #54
YES. But it sure distracts from other things. Pls. see Reply 44. merrily Mar 2015 #49
I agree Andy823 Mar 2015 #36
Absolutely. Every race at every level is crucial. MineralMan Mar 2015 #38
You need to add: What will happen to science LongTomH Mar 2015 #45
We can't lose in 2016 workinclasszero Mar 2015 #51
Sadly, we CAN lose in 2016. We must not, but we certainly can lose. MineralMan Mar 2015 #56
"Winning takes hard work and strong voter turnout." workinclasszero Mar 2015 #79
Hell on Earth get the red out Mar 2015 #53
So where are the stellar Democratic candidates? Cosmic Kitten Mar 2015 #61
I have no idea, nor do I have any influence on any potential MineralMan Mar 2015 #66
Why do you think there is a lack of strong Democratic candidates overall? Cosmic Kitten Mar 2015 #69
So, when was the last time a Democrat held office where you are? MineralMan Mar 2015 #71
Why do you think there is a lack of strong Democratic candidates overall? Cosmic Kitten Mar 2015 #77
Is this just a trend or fad for some? I did not know that. Rex Mar 2015 #63
It will be the VERY LAST Administration and the US will be no more. yuiyoshida Mar 2015 #65
That's depressing Cali_Democrat Mar 2015 #68
Wait till you see the kind of government they form yuiyoshida Mar 2015 #74
Do you have a declared candidate in mind to unite behind? Fumesucker Mar 2015 #70
Nobody has declared, so no. When there is a nominee, that MineralMan Mar 2015 #72
Why do you think we won't WIN in 2016 Cosmic Kitten Mar 2015 #78
to someone on the bottom, it will feel like the same screwing. hobbit709 Mar 2015 #73
Will it? I don't think so, really. MineralMan Mar 2015 #75
IMHO, the emboldened will come to pass DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #76
**GOTV** is the KEY ... Martin Eden Mar 2015 #80
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