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nashville_brook

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35. the party destroys the talent.
Thu Nov 17, 2016, 12:13 PM
Nov 2016

Florida is the perfect fishbowl to watch this in full effect.

races won here have been due to non-party work.

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
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