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Gee. Wonder who was the leader who burst a spleen yelling this revelation? The Wielding Truth Feb 2017 #1
FDR won 4 terms, not by being a little better than the GOP, guillaumeb Feb 2017 #2
Yep. It is amazing that although he was rich he supported a social safety net. The Wielding Truth Feb 2017 #3
There are a few indivisible chapters in my area (near Chicago). guillaumeb Feb 2017 #6
Roosevelt began the social safety net... Demsrule86 Feb 2017 #5
But if one accepts the "inevitabilty" of capitalism, guillaumeb Feb 2017 #7
Right we need to overthrow the capitalistic system... Demsrule86 Feb 2017 #14
I am not advocating for overthrowing capitalism. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #16
The big tent contains Demsrule86 Feb 2017 #47
Manufacturing should be a component, guillaumeb Feb 2017 #53
And that needs to change...we will never be a great country if we don't make things. Demsrule86 Feb 2017 #68
Agreed on that. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #82
Interesting conversation. KPN Feb 2017 #72
After Dean, we abandoned the 50 state strategy. Demsrule86 Feb 2017 #73
Well, I hope you are right about the Party being able to craft a message that will help us win. KPN Feb 2017 #77
Right on, right on. KPN Feb 2017 #69
+1000 G_j Feb 2017 #71
+1,000 malaise Feb 2017 #92
Thanks. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #93
I'll raise you malaise Feb 2017 #94
Now I need some iced tea. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #96
I'm having a home made smoothie malaise Feb 2017 #98
And you HAD to say fresh fruit!! guillaumeb Feb 2017 #99
True but do you worry about hurricanes for six months? malaise Feb 2017 #100
True, we do not have hurricanes. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #102
What bugs malaise Feb 2017 #103
Hear Hear! Chasstev365 Feb 2017 #107
Here? guillaumeb Feb 2017 #110
Yes, Here, Here! Anyway, I agree with you! Chasstev365 Feb 2017 #115
I'm not sure an economic message is what we need. fun n serious Feb 2017 #4
The message I received was that uregulated capitalism guillaumeb Feb 2017 #8
The Democratic Party can't represent anyone effectively now because we lost. Demsrule86 Feb 2017 #15
But if losing is recent history, how can that be reversed? guillaumeb Feb 2017 #18
There is no one answer... Demsrule86 Feb 2017 #75
All true. eom guillaumeb Feb 2017 #84
It is going to be tough...but we have to persevere...hey anyone who wants to make some Demsrule86 Feb 2017 #91
Where did you get your information that white men are the only ones struggling to find jobs? EvolveOrConvolve Feb 2017 #35
Yes, fun n serious Feb 2017 #36
We need to stop fighting within the party. joshcryer Feb 2017 #9
But we even more desperately need to reverse the steady loss of power guillaumeb Feb 2017 #10
Do you know why it happened? joshcryer Feb 2017 #11
If you accept and insist that this is..... "the answer", guillaumeb Feb 2017 #12
If you can't get your message out there... joshcryer Feb 2017 #23
True. But enthusiastic volunteers guillaumeb Feb 2017 #24
Why would I be enthusiastic... joshcryer Feb 2017 #25
Some ARE calling for a purity test. I cannot deny that. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #28
And what is different? Demsrule86 Feb 2017 #48
We must attack predatory capitalism. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #56
No, we must emphasize the need for regulation. Demsrule86 Feb 2017 #67
I think we agree in the essential here. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #81
DURec leftstreet Feb 2017 #13
Thanks. Appreciated. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #19
For that to happen, you've got to take corporate money out of politics Blue_Tires Feb 2017 #17
Well, the money is coming from the 1% who own Wall Street. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #20
And until elections and advertising are public-funded Blue_Tires Feb 2017 #21
No, it actually takes votes to win an election. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #22
THIS. Our model would do well to devote more energy into clear, compelling, pithy messaging and JudyM Feb 2017 #37
I hate to admit it, but slogans do work. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #39
The neuroscience behind it is pretty interesting. JudyM Feb 2017 #41
Dump Trump!! guillaumeb Feb 2017 #46
Which is why you need proper organizing/advertising campaigns Blue_Tires Feb 2017 #43
Money is a big factor, no doubt, guillaumeb Feb 2017 #45
I agree, where are talented marketers for us? JudyM Feb 2017 #57
That isn't free. kcr Feb 2017 #60
I disagree. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #79
This is such a shallow view of modern problems bravenak Feb 2017 #26
Your missing the point RowdieTurtle Feb 2017 #27
You are the one who doesn't get it. That is our political system. kcr Feb 2017 #64
Welcome to DU. Perhaps you could point to the electoral victory Bernie won with "purity & truth?" msanthrope Feb 2017 #83
+1 uponit7771 Feb 2017 #29
If we fight in the GOP's favored arena, we will lose. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #31
If we just hand them every election, we are sure to lose. kcr Feb 2017 #65
And how has the Democratic Party strategy being working? guillaumeb Feb 2017 #80
Well put! +10000 Demsrule86 Feb 2017 #50
the money IS handcuffing. It means there are battles we can't fight...messages we have to temper and JCanete Feb 2017 #90
Common dreams? ismnotwasm Feb 2017 #30
Not a fan of dreams? guillaumeb Feb 2017 #32
Not a fan of that website ismnotwasm Feb 2017 #33
I like some of what I read there. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #34
That's why the Sanders movement and Our Revolution.. ananda Feb 2017 #38
I partly agree. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #40
no...sorry. Didn't even win a primary...and would lose in 2020. Demsrule86 Feb 2017 #52
Some thoughts, JHan Feb 2017 #42
Some very good thoughts. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #49
Except: JHan Mar 2017 #149
Your last paragraph deals with significantly regulated capitalism. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #151
Well I will never argue against regulation perse JHan Mar 2017 #155
Imagine a trade agreement that harmonized tax rates so that there were no tax havens. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #157
Trade agreements aren't the solution to this: JHan Mar 2017 #158
Agreed. Taxes must come from somewhere. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #159
I concur. Well said. NT Adrahil Feb 2017 #59
DU doesn't tend to like the "change" message. Posters mocked Obama in 2008.... Barack_America Feb 2017 #44
It does appear that way. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #51
I'm fine with "change"... so long as .... Adrahil Feb 2017 #62
Read this to see what we are really up against BSdetect Feb 2017 #54
Russia's Vision for Journalism MedusaX Feb 2017 #63
So you're implying they don't do such RIGHT NOW?! tia uponit7771 Feb 2017 #55
The author is not implying, the author is stating it as fact. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #58
the Democratic Party is Standing Up to Wall Street and Global Corporations. stonecutter357 Feb 2017 #61
I never watch FOX. I value what is left of my sanity. eom guillaumeb Feb 2017 #85
I think they need to stand up to tRump marybourg Feb 2017 #66
DEMS NEED TO REFORM THE SYSTEM THAT STEALS POWER FROM THEM! eniwetok Feb 2017 #70
See this is what I don't get. Demsrule86 Feb 2017 #74
Your attidude is shocking. Did abolitionists, suffragettes, etc give up? eniwetok Feb 2017 #78
This should be a stand alone post!!!! guillaumeb Feb 2017 #87
thanks... and I've tried... eniwetok Feb 2017 #89
Quite an interesting post...And I would love to see the system reformed...but I will point out to Demsrule86 Feb 2017 #105
There's always a reason to delay this effort... eniwetok Feb 2017 #108
I disagree...we can not take the money from our guys... Demsrule86 Feb 2017 #126
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT??? eniwetok Feb 2017 #127
Please explain... your post makes no sense. eniwetok Feb 2017 #131
Ah...since Dems have always had governments based on Democratic principles...I thought Demsrule86 Feb 2017 #135
Dems never even bothered to define democratic principles... if they did... eniwetok Feb 2017 #142
It does seem strange that a vestige of slavery still keeps poor people in bondage. eom guillaumeb Feb 2017 #86
technically the system now keeps Dem Voters in "bondage" eniwetok Feb 2017 #143
True. It is not majority rules, guillaumeb Feb 2017 #146
Wrong. ghostsinthemachine Feb 2017 #76
Corporate personhood IS the problem. We agree on that. eom guillaumeb Feb 2017 #88
Of course it does. Dark money in politics brought us Trump and the plutocracy we live in. Rex Feb 2017 #95
Agreed. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #97
This is my personal hope, that people are watching Trump and understand he is part of the 1%. Rex Feb 2017 #101
The problem with this theory is that the Dems have already done that. DanTex Feb 2017 #104
It will hurt Democrats...we could have a McGovern style loss. Demsrule86 Feb 2017 #106
Do you see any evidence that moving center right has helped? guillaumeb Feb 2017 #109
There has been no move to the center right. DanTex Feb 2017 #111
That is your opinion of the 3 politicians that you named. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #112
Which do you disagree with? DanTex Feb 2017 #113
Obama had numerous positions/policies that I feel were definitely not progressive. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #114
Fair enough, but he was to the left of Bill Clinton, do you agree? DanTex Feb 2017 #116
I believe that the public option was never an option. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #117
That's on Baucus and Lieberman, not Obama. DanTex Feb 2017 #118
Libya was a US operation, with European cover. In my view. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #119
It is a simple fact that France and the UK led the Libyan intervention. DanTex Feb 2017 #120
If we look at how Democrats have governed while in power, guillaumeb Feb 2017 #121
That's a totally one-sided account of the Obama administration. DanTex Feb 2017 #128
It was not intended to single out President Obama. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #129
You are looking at national elections only...the fact that the GOP has Demsrule86 Feb 2017 #136
The GOP has moved to the right, and also the GOP has taken over more seats, which DanTex Feb 2017 #139
I agree with you...we have always been big tent... Demsrule86 Feb 2017 #140
I agree about the heartburn. DanTex Feb 2017 #141
The lack of recs and the amount of venom is depressing. HughBeaumont Feb 2017 #122
Capitalism IS the American religion. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #123
It's so powerful . . . HughBeaumont Feb 2017 #124
Well said. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #125
The Dems just need to be focused on being pro-Worker, not anti-wallstreet. Which sounds like just qdouble Feb 2017 #130
But in the class war that the 1% always wages, guillaumeb Feb 2017 #132
Being anti-wallstreet makes no sense within itself. How would wallstreet doing poorly benefit labor? qdouble Feb 2017 #133
If we look at the economic history of the past 30 years, guillaumeb Feb 2017 #134
Not crazy about Walmart but here in Ohio they have raised wages while Demsrule86 Feb 2017 #137
WalMart is a net loss for states and communities. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #144
You're conflating different issues here..the strength of Wall Street is connected to the strength of qdouble Feb 2017 #138
I disagree. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #145
I think this a correlation vs causation issue. Simply because the market has increased while wages qdouble Feb 2017 #147
I agree on correlation. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #148
There is no 'war'. There is tropistic behavior. randome Mar 2017 #150
Regulation requires both an informed citizenry and political will. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #152
Definitely. randome Mar 2017 #153
K&R! Rex Mar 2017 #154
Thank you. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #156
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