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jeff47

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36. If you can't make an argument without and absurd strawman then you have no argument.
Mon Oct 19, 2015, 09:23 AM
Oct 2015
If you would spend half the time going after Republicans that you spend going after Democrats.

Restating "who else you gonna vote for?" does not make it more effective.

Your strategy is to push democrats into a corner. It worked so well that republicans took over in 2010

No, our candidates failed at their job. They relied on "who else you gonna vote for?". It failed, because it does not attract enough voters.

Mindbogglingly stupid is to continue fighting for a strategy that has utterly failed in 2014, 2010, 2004 and 2000.

"Who else you gonna vote for?" does not work. Screaming about the Republicans only gives voters a reason to vote against the Republican. It does not give voters a reason to vote for the Democrat. Resulting in terrible turnout and Republican victories.

How about we don't keep doing the same failed strategy over and over again?
Ever hear of the ' Great Business plot ' Checks & Balances keep us from those who feel entitled . orpupilofnature57 Oct 2015 #1
These people- ruffburr Oct 2015 #2
Exactly! They are the ISIL of America. I sadly think far too many RKP5637 Oct 2015 #3
Yup. SoapBox Oct 2015 #8
They aren't asleep atreides1 Oct 2015 #12
Extremely well said! I could not agree more! n/t RKP5637 Oct 2015 #19
You nailed it..excellent post. PearliePoo2 Oct 2015 #21
I call it ignorance by choice 2naSalit Oct 2015 #28
And our anything-for-profit media is equally guilty! CrispyQ Oct 2015 #9
Those RW thugs ought to call themselves CSUS meow2u3 Oct 2015 #17
How about "Godly State of the United States"? Its abbreviation could be pronounced like "Jesus." Efilroft Sul Oct 2015 #34
Good one meow2u3 Oct 2015 #38
Excellent. hifiguy Oct 2015 #50
I am happy to have the phrase stolen! Efilroft Sul Oct 2015 #51
Great Comparisin McKim Oct 2015 #4
Proposing and having a federal Bill for a selective service draft mechanism already in place, DhhD Oct 2015 #6
Since you want the federal government to have control our bodies former9thward Oct 2015 #30
The corporation owned media is again committing multiple criminal acts of disinformation to Fred Sanders Oct 2015 #5
+1000 mountain grammy Oct 2015 #7
This is what I think, too. CrispyQ Oct 2015 #13
Democratic apathy has allowed this geek75 Oct 2015 #20
They don't even see that if the scumbags prevail malaise Oct 2015 #47
Just before Christmas this time. Cassiopeia Oct 2015 #10
This very idea has been going through asjr Oct 2015 #11
I remember during a Christian Coalition convention one of the delegates said, alfredo Oct 2015 #14
And they will fail Generic Brad Oct 2015 #15
Rofl. They have been winning, little by little, since 1925, and are doing better now than the jtuck004 Oct 2015 #16
Them losing, once, would be a godsend. raouldukelives Oct 2015 #35
Apathetic democrats are helping them along geek75 Oct 2015 #18
Many here have spoken of the self-destruction of the Republican Party... Eleanors38 Oct 2015 #22
The only reason the Repig party still exists hifiguy Oct 2015 #49
You have the problem backwards. jeff47 Oct 2015 #23
Blaming all the democrats again? geek75 Oct 2015 #29
If you can't make an argument without and absurd strawman then you have no argument. jeff47 Oct 2015 #36
Democrats vote on the democratic candidate geek75 Oct 2015 #39
Democrats are 30% of the electorate. 30% is less than 50.1% jeff47 Oct 2015 #41
Just compare the candiates geek75 Oct 2015 #42
Again, all you are saying "Republicans BAD!!!". jeff47 Oct 2015 #43
Then vote for Trump geek75 Oct 2015 #44
No, I'm pointing out your inability to argue why we should vote for her jeff47 Oct 2015 #45
The POTUS Dan Oct 2015 #24
Something similar is happening at the state level murielm99 Oct 2015 #25
These people are little more than traitors. They need to be arrested, tried in the Senate and PatrickforO Oct 2015 #26
I guess the First Amendment is not part of your Constitution. former9thward Oct 2015 #31
The definition of treason is PatrickforO Oct 2015 #32
check out hill2016 Oct 2015 #40
Treason is defined very clearly in the Constitution. former9thward Oct 2015 #46
Post removed Post removed Oct 2015 #27
Wait Until Millions Of US Soldiers Don't Get Paid, Millions More People Don't Get Their NonMetro Oct 2015 #33
BS it's the entire GOP who wants a shutdown the teahadists are the useful idiots YabaDabaNoDinoNo Oct 2015 #37
The Corporate Media bears the same relationship to truth hifiguy Oct 2015 #48
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