Reply #23: No!

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At this point we need to regroup and get new leadership. First, we need to get rid of Terry McAuliffe and other DLC members. We then need to go back and look at John and Robert Kennedy and George McGovern. We need to go back to our roots and begin to fight for the things the Democratic Party used to fight for. I recently started reading Ariannia Huffington's new book. I think what John and Robert did during the Vietnam era was a great thing. John wanted to remove our advisor from Vietnam. Robert came out a said that in his term there would be no more Vietnam. We need Democrats to come out and say no more Iraqs.

Also, we need to come up with alternative ideas to the Republicans ideas. For years now we (the Democratic Party) have not really stood up and fought agains the Republican ideas. We will have to come up with our own ideas about policies to help America move forward. Another thing we must do is explain the policies of the Democratic Party. We must let people know that they cannot have tax cuts, balanced budgets, and all types of social services at the same time. We have to tell them that if a Republican tells them they can that Republican is lying. After all this we must bring our base together.

In conclusion, the Democratic Party is not dead. We just have to get up and fight. We need strong leadership that is willing to stand up to Bush and the Republicans. I think if we work hard we will be able to bounce back in 2 to 4 years.