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2016 Postmortem

billky

(159 posts) Mon Sep 3, 2012, 08:11 AM Sep 2012

How stupid are the Democrats for falling for... [View all]

the question, Are you better off than you were 4 years ago? Come on. There has to be good answer. Why don't they just say yes and then say things they have done, like getting rid of Bid Laden, and then say some people, like Romney, are definitely better off. And some are not, because anybody who loses their job are not better off. But people lose their jobs all the time.

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How stupid are the Democrats for falling for... [View all] billky Sep 2012 OP

billky HDavis Sep 2012 #1

Welcome to DU! livetohike Sep 2012 #4

1 post since 2002. Kingofalldems Sep 2012 #16

L-DOPA? UnrepentantLiberal Sep 2012 #18

let's see, 4 years ago bin laden was alive and republicans had shoved the economy off a cliff. unblock Sep 2012 #2

Chuck Todd is a dog with a bone re this question... polichick Sep 2012 #3

He got he's fax from NRC this morning. Evergreen Emerald Sep 2012 #27

4 Years ago... ELI BOY 1950 Sep 2012 #5

And that tells me the Private Sector is actually doing fine Proud liberal 80 Sep 2012 #6

Bingo, and welcome to DU. Scuba Sep 2012 #9

Well, Answer the Question! Bad Thoughts Sep 2012 #7

That's the point BrainMann1 Sep 2012 #8

Well personally I prefer the re-phrasing rock Sep 2012 #10

Hell, yes, I'm better off with Obama. Control-Z Sep 2012 #11

An honest answer would be that the country IS better off than we were 4 years ago. Iris Sep 2012 #12

Thanks for that all-important distinction (from someone who is worse off individually). - n/t coalition_unwilling Sep 2012 #20

And I hope you realize Iris Sep 2012 #22

OMG, with a Romne administration, unemployment would easily reach coalition_unwilling Sep 2012 #23

In the 13 keys book the question are we in a Recession bigdarryl Sep 2012 #13

Middle out not top down Iris Sep 2012 #36

Why don't you tell us, billky, why we Democrats are so stupid? CTyankee Sep 2012 #14

Simple answer: YES! 4 yrs ago we were losing almost a million jobs a month, ProgressiveEconomist Sep 2012 #15

How stupid xfundy Sep 2012 #17

+1,000 freshwest Sep 2012 #24

Hell fucking yeah I'm better off! Mentally, financially, environmentally, socially better off than lonestarnot Sep 2012 #19

+1 Cha Sep 2012 #25

OUR NATION is certainly better off!!! lastlib Sep 2012 #21

You are so right. The rich would answer yes, hell yes. The poor and the middle class applegrove Sep 2012 #26

Time to fight fire with fire randr Sep 2012 #28

Read up on the mechanics of the mortgage crisis. Just one example of how we are being held patrice Sep 2012 #29

Dems need to pound this point over and over muntrv Sep 2012 #30

Yes, I'm better off ann--- Sep 2012 #31

This fucker says: and I quote.. "Romney is right! I'm not better off than I was four years ago!" Cha Sep 2012 #32

i haven't done well since the bush tax cuts. pansypoo53219 Sep 2012 #33

Here is how I answered this question this afternoon in another post Samantha Sep 2012 #34

Nate Silver takes it on pretty well abumbyanyothername Sep 2012 #35