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2016 Postmortem

Arneoker

(375 posts)

15. Gee, you're disappointed!

Reply to avebury (Reply #2)

Thu Nov 13, 2014, 07:59 AM

Nov 2014

What news! Guess what, there are many non-indulgent who get no warm fuzzies in voting for less than great Democrats, but they do so because it makes a difference regardless. Don't like that? Poor you! Really don't like that? Then get off your butt and get involved! Check out your local Democratic committee and see what you can do to promote people who are more progressive and who can win elections! (Because winning elections is what you need to do to, you know, actually have an effect on things, as opposed to getting that precious warm fuzzy.)

Or just indulge yourself, vote for some dumb third party, and be useless.

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Democratic Senator Won't Stand for Obstruction in the Senate by [View all] kairos12 Nov 2014 OP

Tell me again why we should always vote for the "D". djean111 Nov 2014 #1

Because his vote decides committee assignments and majorities and breaks filibusters Recursion Nov 2014 #14

Typical. If the Democratic Party does not learn avebury Nov 2014 #2

courts Demsrule86 Nov 2014 #3

As long as the Republicans control Congress avebury Nov 2014 #4

Just the senate rtracey Nov 2014 #6

Obama has not been able to make all the court avebury Nov 2014 #16

Kind of harsh CityDem Nov 2014 #20

Gee, you're disappointed! Arneoker Nov 2014 #15

We've got to stop thinking of the Democratic Party as a real thing. (nt) enough Nov 2014 #5

any reason why we should give a sht about what baron machin has to say belzabubba333 Nov 2014 #7

Punk Ass Traitor. Blue Idaho Nov 2014 #8

THIS is the problem with moving political discord to the right. EEO Nov 2014 #9

It depends on what kinds of legislation Manchin and McCaskill would support. Would they support Cal33 Nov 2014 #10

Another phony DINO working for the GOP. Just like NY Governor Cuomo ("D"). blkmusclmachine Nov 2014 #11

As far as I can remember, his father was a genuine Democrat. How come he's so different? Cal33 Nov 2014 #12

This is why it sucks to be better than the R's smorkingapple Nov 2014 #13

Dems Warn GOP Against Threatening Obama on Immigration House Democrats say the president should move ImaPolitico Nov 2014 #17

Welcome to DU kairos12 Nov 2014 #19

Machin shouldn't be re-elected libman100 Nov 2014 #18

He won't be re-elected CityDem Nov 2014 #21