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In reply to the discussion: Do you support concessions to banks to win elections? [View all]JHan
(10,173 posts)49. Yeah I know, .......
Expecting the party leadership to reinforce the party's platform when commenting on these issues is a step too far. ..
I'll repeat Pierce since you're determined to avoid it:
"it is not a smart thing to declare publicly that you're open to pitching the privacy rights of 51 percent of the populationand of what is generally your entire margin of victory around the countryoverboard. If an anti-choice Democrat wants to run, you let that candidate stand up and take the heat alone, instead of telegraphing to your most loyal voters that the party establishment is open for business on this issue. Where do they find these guys?) ""
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I am as well. Then again, I've been pissed off since about 9 AM election night. Daily.
NRaleighLiberal
Aug 2017
#4
Would supporting candidates (D) with deep Wall Street or Corporate ties be a similar compromise?
JoeStuckInOH
Aug 2017
#24
WHY are all these "How would you compromise Democratic principles to win?" threads appearing? WTH???
WinkyDink
Aug 2017
#27
I think the party platform should not be changed in favor of banks, but I also
geek tragedy
Aug 2017
#36
People donate to the DCCC to elect as many Democrats as possible to Congress.
geek tragedy
Aug 2017
#66
don't be absurd. People vote & donate to Democrats because their views align with Democrats.
JHan
Aug 2017
#67
No I'm not. People who donate to the DCCC understand that Democrats are heterodox
geek tragedy
Aug 2017
#69