so the take away message is that the democrats have no principles that they will take a stand on UNLESS they think they can win.
Sometimes there is a lot more involved than just winning. (I hate competitive commercial sports, so I will not use a sports analogy here.... 
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So what if you don't always win. If you lose the trust of your core support, was it worth it?
The prevailing (Third Way = Centrist) attitude that is being enforced here, and we have seen time and time again how it is NOT a winning attitude to have, is: We're running this show. Where else you gonna go?
Back people into a corner and results may not be what you hoped for.
I will vote. I will vote for whomever has the D behind their name.
But this is the last time I will be put into this position.
And Pelosi MUST go. She is past her expiration date (which has NOTHING to do with her age), and her (alleged) strategy prowess has become, at the most, underwhelming.
The blue wave in 2018 was not due to triangulation and shrewd calculation. It was due to OUTRAGE.
Nancy Pelosi didn't have shit to do with THAT.
I do agree that WE should not hand the repubes the talking points to use against us (which I see being done daily on MSNBC). But we can talk amongst ourselves to focus our OWN strategy for the future of the party. Of course there are trolls here that report back to their masters......
But we must remember, WE are the party. And we don't take kindly to being run roughshod over, and ignored until we toe the (their) line.
My biggest fear is that we have calculated so shrewdly about lining up our ducks, dotting our i's and crossing our t's, so our dry powder can explode at maximum efficiency.... it will be too late.
Remember how efficient Moscow Mitch was at preventing Merrick Garland from getting a vote? If he can use the same argument (it is too close to the election), he will, and what will he get for it?
A stern letter and a wagging finger in his face.
Meanwhile, we are up shit creek.
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