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Vincardog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-14-05 01:10 PM
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2. The main reasons are the Corporate Controlled Media and the DLC
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  -Any thoughts on why the Democrats have such low poll numbers in Congress? Dawgs  Oct-14-05 01:09 PM   #0 
  - Organized voting blocks on the Republican side  TallahasseeGrannie   Oct-14-05 01:09 PM   #1 
  - Hi TG  BOSSHOG   Oct-14-05 01:13 PM   #9 
     - Yeah, I buy that, too.  TallahasseeGrannie   Oct-14-05 01:15 PM   #14 
     - Have you come over to the dark side?  BOSSHOG   Oct-14-05 01:17 PM   #18 
        - Oh, are polliticians PEOPLE?  TallahasseeGrannie   Oct-14-05 01:21 PM   #25 
           - Bless your little cynical heart  BOSSHOG   Oct-14-05 01:22 PM   #27 
     - Hi, BOSSHOG!  TallahasseeGrannie   Oct-14-05 01:16 PM   #16 
  - The main reasons are the Corporate Controlled Media and the DLC  Vincardog   Oct-14-05 01:10 PM   #2 
  - Did media discuss the Dems push for DSM investigation, their bills to  blm   Oct-14-05 01:18 PM   #20 
     - And don't forget the RePigLickin meme "THE DEM'S HAVE NOTHING TO OFFER"  Vincardog   Oct-14-05 01:43 PM   #33 
        - Every day for a few years now.  blm   Oct-14-05 01:45 PM   #35 
  - It is not enough that the other guy is bad...  Deep13   Oct-14-05 01:11 PM   #3 
  - Tom DeLay  OldLeftieLawyer   Oct-14-05 01:11 PM   #4 
  - Democrats, WHAT democrats? LOL  makeanoise   Oct-14-05 01:11 PM   #5 
  - They don't even vote for Democratic values.  electropop   Oct-14-05 01:12 PM   #7 
  - Exactly and welcome to DU! nt  OhioBlues   Oct-14-05 01:13 PM   #8 
  - You have it right there. nt  LonelyLRLiberal   Oct-14-05 01:15 PM   #13 
  - Hi makeanoise!!  newyawker99   Oct-14-05 03:52 PM   #39 
  - You have to admit they aren't getting much done  TheFarseer   Oct-14-05 01:12 PM   #6 
  - It's not even about getting stuff done.  electropop   Oct-14-05 01:14 PM   #11 
  - They're not vocal enough  FreedomAngel82   Oct-14-05 01:21 PM   #26 
  - a combination of (a) rw media; and (b) inherent out-party problems  unblock   Oct-14-05 01:13 PM   #10 
  - If dean, Pelosi, and Reid could meet every morning  electropop   Oct-14-05 01:16 PM   #15 
     - Agree...  Dawgs   Oct-14-05 01:21 PM   #24 
     - actually, it's more infighting over who should be the leader  unblock   Oct-14-05 01:44 PM   #34 
        - That's the beauty of a triumvirate.  electropop   Oct-14-05 01:49 PM   #37 
  - They simply...  Neocondriac   Oct-14-05 01:15 PM   #12 
  - Congressmen on both sides have very low poll #'s.  napi21   Oct-14-05 01:16 PM   #17 
  - No...  Dawgs   Oct-14-05 01:26 PM   #29 
  - Spinelessness and spinlessness.  longship   Oct-14-05 01:17 PM   #19 
  - I think, when you look at the GOP takeover in 1994...  SteppingRazor   Oct-14-05 01:18 PM   #21 
  - They're too busy begging for contributions to do anything.  Tierra_y_Libertad   Oct-14-05 01:19 PM   #22 
  - People are USUALLY disappointed in their elected officials  SoCalDem   Oct-14-05 01:20 PM   #23 
  - Simple. They are doing a shitty job.  katinmn   Oct-14-05 01:23 PM   #28 
  - Hmmm maybe because half of them are corrupt!!!  lovuian   Oct-14-05 01:32 PM   #30 
  - because 95% of them are Repuke Lites  leftofthedial   Oct-14-05 01:38 PM   #31 
  - Did you have a specific poll in mind?  Warren Stupidity   Oct-14-05 01:42 PM   #32 
  - good flamebait!  Lexingtonian   Oct-14-05 01:46 PM   #36 
  - People are fed up with government period  KingFlorez   Oct-14-05 01:51 PM   #38 
  - Part of it is the Polling  desi826   Oct-14-05 06:15 PM   #40 
 

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