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In reply to the discussion: Someone didn't get the lesson in 2010 [View all]avaistheone1
(14,626 posts)118. So many lessons unlearned.
I think this is a huge opening for the Green Party. This may be our time.
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Aided and abetted 100% by any criticism of the President. The old Nader strategy to divide
graham4anything
Apr 2013
#38
Cause and Effect-person NOT for the democratic candidate EFFECT-votes the repub.in
graham4anything
Apr 2013
#48
In hindsight, every fracture put the republicans in office. INCLUDING 1968
graham4anything
Apr 2013
#55
The way the primaries were done then most likely HHH would have been the nominee, not Bobby
graham4anything
Apr 2013
#57
Smoked filled rooms taught a lesson. Those days are gone in the Democratic party
graham4anything
Apr 2013
#61
But the Republicans suffer their own fractures. They are fracturing right now.
AtheistCrusader
Apr 2013
#90
If Mary Landrieu were running in 2016, it would be easy for her. 2014 it will be very hard.
graham4anything
Apr 2013
#91
Ok, but if we take the threat of, for instance, staying home in droves off the table
AtheistCrusader
Apr 2013
#92
Getting rid of the 4 Draconian governors is reward enough, don't you think?
graham4anything
Apr 2013
#102
Use Mr. Spock logic and raw statistical analysis. Any way you look at it, my statement is true.
graham4anything
Apr 2013
#85
Mr. Spock would probably say 'That statement is not mathematically sound'.
AtheistCrusader
Apr 2013
#89
"I need to work harder to convince Democrats they have to accept entitlement cuts"
FiveGoodMen
Apr 2013
#76
Of course, some people are slower than others. Some are really slow to catch on.
AnotherMcIntosh
Apr 2013
#4
I think he's doing exactly what he's always wanted to do. He just no longer has to pretend
forestpath
Apr 2013
#5
+ 1 million. It was the casual voters who thought their lives might improve who stayed home
eridani
Apr 2013
#41
I understand, but now is not the moment for worring about winning future elections
Tom Rinaldo
Apr 2013
#113
No, really we lost the independents all the song and dance is supposed to appeal to
TheKentuckian
Apr 2013
#96
Do you think this OP boils down to "tearing Obama down every chance I get"?
Tom Rinaldo
Apr 2013
#44
Hillary as 45 instead of 44 makes Hillary able to achieve more of what was started
graham4anything
Apr 2013
#49
When you are lecturing us that "The mid term elections ... are a chance for you to make the house
AnotherMcIntosh
Apr 2013
#35
People that didn't show up to vote in 2010 are getting what they deserve.
Comrade_McKenzie
Apr 2013
#16
I personally am more concerned about why any democrat would want ANY guns/bullets
graham4anything
Apr 2013
#52
Sorry but you have a misguided fight IMHO, this is not about R vs D ...
slipslidingaway
Apr 2013
#30
The problem with your philosophy is you pretend the Republicans don' t have the house
treestar
Apr 2013
#68
Utterly trivial. What Repubs are really saying to Dems supporting chained CPI is
eridani
Apr 2013
#104
Irrelevant. What is relevant is that Obama has handed them a club to beat Dems over the head with
eridani
Apr 2013
#106
"health care reform" hrmm am I the only one who remembers "universal health care"?
L0oniX
Apr 2013
#67
I sure as hell am not urging anyone to stay home and not vote in 2014, but...
Tom Rinaldo
Apr 2013
#71