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2016 Postmortem

DirkGently

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20. Both lies from his Dem opponents.

Reply to geek tragedy (Reply #16)

Wed Nov 16, 2016, 05:17 PM

Nov 2016

You'll note Grayson was not actually charged with anything at all.

Perfect examples, really, of how conservative Dems play, and how they lose for all of us.

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The cracks that divide us must be healed [View all] nashville_brook Nov 2016 OP

It is my opinion that the FDP needs to stop running from progressives. NCTraveler Nov 2016 #1

we have to do something different, that's for sure. nashville_brook Nov 2016 #2

We won a house seat in my district!!!! Took it from the Republicans. NCTraveler Nov 2016 #3

lot's of good wins in Central FL: HD-49, SD-13, CD-10, CD-7 nashville_brook Nov 2016 #4

Orlando is moving past purple into the blue. DirkGently Nov 2016 #28

you can thank the Democracy Alliance for that nashville_brook Nov 2016 #31

Blue Dogs / Neolibs / "center left" Dems / DON'T KNOW HOW TO WIN ELECTIONS. DirkGently Nov 2016 #29

1 Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2016 #33

Indeed. We can probably trace that back to 1950... Ken Burch Nov 2016 #7

I'm going to guess "donor money" has always been the reason? DirkGently Nov 2016 #14

WELL THERE'S A THOUGHT. n/t DirkGently Nov 2016 #30

Time for some progressives up in here. DirkGently Nov 2016 #5

Blue Dog BBQ needs to exist...the name is just too good. nashville_brook Nov 2016 #6

Please tell me that place would just serve brisket and ribs... Ken Burch Nov 2016 #8

You must try the pulled Blue Dog as well. DirkGently Nov 2016 #9

I will take some burnt ends n/t DVRacer Nov 2016 #34

Ummm. Burnt ends. n/t DirkGently Nov 2016 #37

I don't know what Florida Dems need to do to fix it. geek tragedy Nov 2016 #10

Stop taking orders from the DNC? DirkGently Nov 2016 #11

Where are the good statewide candidates? geek tragedy Nov 2016 #12

Grayson was far better than Murphy. DirkGently Nov 2016 #13

I preferred Grayson, but the domestic violence thing did him in as much as anything. Ken Burch Nov 2016 #15

There was never any indication there was "DV" DirkGently Nov 2016 #17

that, and Alan Grayson ran multiple hedge funds nt geek tragedy Nov 2016 #18

The "Hedge fund" was another blue dog cheap shot. DirkGently Nov 2016 #19

He also has temperament issues. He was an extremely flawed candidate. geek tragedy Nov 2016 #21

there was no DV nashville_brook Nov 2016 #32

Yep. Saw that play out. Ugly. DirkGently Nov 2016 #38

Grayson flamed out. He was a walking ethical/legal time bomb geek tragedy Nov 2016 #16

Both lies from his Dem opponents. DirkGently Nov 2016 #20

and the Republicans wouldn't have used that against him? nt geek tragedy Nov 2016 #22

They hadn't managed to before. DirkGently Nov 2016 #23

he was in a safe D district, a lot different than running statewide nt geek tragedy Nov 2016 #24

True, and Rubio might have won regardless. DirkGently Nov 2016 #25

here's the alternate theory: geek tragedy Nov 2016 #26

So,it was a "helpful" dishonest torpedoing of good Dems? DirkGently Nov 2016 #27

the party destroys the talent. nashville_brook Nov 2016 #35

The donors are literally the Republican funders DirkGently Nov 2016 #36