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nashville_brook

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17. they're misapplying business principles to civic life

Reply to PatrickforO (Reply #4)

Sun Jul 12, 2015, 08:55 PM

Jul 2015

in business it's a competitive advantage to have predictability...gerrymandered districts promote highly predictable outcomes. but does this create a good environment for creative problem solving? i'd say no. it promotes status quo.

this leaves us at a terrible disadvantage in terms of "making things better."

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ON MESSAGING: Why FL Democrats Can't Speak Their Truth [View all] nashville_brook Jul 2015 OP

K&R..... daleanime Jul 2015 #1

Talking issues means uprooting the Florida poli-economic machine. Baitball Blogger Jul 2015 #2

It can only come from the grassroots. Fuddnik Jul 2015 #3

The entrenched leaders of the Party have proven themselves, time and time again, to be untrustworthy pscot Jul 2015 #5

When it comes to the bought off Republican "converts" running for office... elzenmahn Jul 2015 #7

Debbie WEASLEMAN-SHILTZ... elzenmahn Jul 2015 #8

indeed. i need to create a visual to illustrate what you're talking about nashville_brook Jul 2015 #13

If you want to break it down further, follow the land dealers. Baitball Blogger Jul 2015 #14

" a third party brewing in the Chamber of Commerce." DirkGently Jul 2015 #15

This is why what Bernie's doing is so good, so needed and so effective. PatrickforO Jul 2015 #4

they're misapplying business principles to civic life nashville_brook Jul 2015 #17

Exactly The Reasons I Will No Longer Settle For The Lesser Of Two Corporate Evils - Go Bernie Go cantbeserious Jul 2015 #6

Rec'd ibewlu606 Jul 2015 #9

I disagree. Fuddnik Jul 2015 #12

FL Dems: Like watching an episode of 'V'... cprise Jul 2015 #10

It will take all of the people who are normally active in politics (volunteering, registering voters Dustlawyer Jul 2015 #11

three intitals D-W-S DonCoquixote Jul 2015 #16