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| 35. Koch brothers stole Feingold's election. I would bet money on it. n/t |
| -Russ Feingold.. enough said |
Peacetrain |
Aug-07-11 01:25 PM |
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Here is something I wrote in the middle of that campaign |
Jackpine Radical |
Aug-07-11 01:32 PM |
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And those who just don't vote.. are voting .. |
Peacetrain |
Aug-07-11 01:36 PM |
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Well, I agree that the voters often behave like spoiled dimwits; |
Jackpine Radical |
Aug-07-11 01:39 PM |
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If you're working class, why bother voting for a party whose words |
coalition_unwilling |
Aug-07-11 08:21 PM |
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If they won't vote then they should revolt....and maybe that would |
movonne |
Aug-07-11 01:41 PM |
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I think you're onto something. nt |
Vanje |
Aug-07-11 01:50 PM |
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I've pointed this out lots of times & people don't want to hear it, |
elocs |
Aug-07-11 03:27 PM |
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Don't blame the voters who didn't show up. |
JDPriestly |
Aug-07-11 04:07 PM |
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Yes, I do blame voters who do not show up. I was taught to always vote. Always. |
elocs |
Aug-07-11 04:30 PM |
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I support Feingold and I understand that he had nothing to do with |
JDPriestly |
Aug-08-11 01:36 AM |
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It was Feingold, not Obama, that was running for that Senate seat in 2010. |
Telly Savalas |
Aug-07-11 07:35 PM |
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Which is exactly my point. A lot of state Dems running for office suffered |
elocs |
Aug-07-11 08:26 PM |
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You and I understand the difference between Feingold and Obama, |
JDPriestly |
Aug-08-11 01:38 AM |
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Fuck that and no it isn't. |
Arkana |
Aug-07-11 07:59 PM |
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I showed up, and in California we elected Democrats for all |
JDPriestly |
Aug-08-11 01:39 AM |
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The voters don't have a duty, but they also have no right to bitch when they sit home. |
joshcryer |
Aug-07-11 08:04 PM |
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russ isnt responsible? he's the one who lost. n/t |
dionysus |
Aug-07-11 08:17 PM |
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Yep, and then they blame the blue dogs for this shit. Irony: if the Dems voted as consistently as... |
joshcryer |
Aug-07-11 08:03 PM |
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Excellent post, jackpine radical. |
JDPriestly |
Aug-07-11 04:01 PM |
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Indeed. Kicked and recommended. |
TheWraith |
Aug-07-11 01:35 PM |
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Yep but we have to live with the results of |
Peacetrain |
Aug-07-11 01:39 PM |
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As opposed to those living with his compromises? |
vi5 |
Aug-07-11 01:49 PM |
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No, we're not pissed because he's not all powerful.... |
vi5 |
Aug-07-11 01:45 PM |
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Very well said nt |
Vanje |
Aug-07-11 01:53 PM |
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Righteous!! |
bbgrunt |
Aug-07-11 03:13 PM |
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Russ Schmuss, I give you DeFazio and Wyden with record |
Bluenorthwest |
Aug-07-11 01:39 PM |
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"Russ Schmuss" - WTF?? |
inna |
Aug-07-11 01:48 PM |
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Its 2011. |
undeterred |
Aug-07-11 01:39 PM |
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Unfortunately the 2010 election was a referendum on the Presidency |
Horse with no Name |
Aug-07-11 01:45 PM |
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but Harry Reid won and he brought up Obama the most while Feingold distanced himself |
JI7 |
Aug-07-11 03:17 PM |
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Sharon Engel was batshit insane |
Horse with no Name |
Aug-07-11 03:42 PM |
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so is the guy who ran against Feingold |
JI7 |
Aug-07-11 03:57 PM |
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it was also on the heels of their other abysmal performance...HEALTHCARE. |
LaydeeBug |
Aug-07-11 07:30 PM |
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Yep! |
Little Star |
Aug-07-11 08:27 PM |
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so all those years Feingold was in the Senate, he didn't convince people of who/what he was |
JI7 |
Aug-07-11 03:21 PM |
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No, they stayed home based on Obama. |
Jackpine Radical |
Aug-07-11 07:27 PM |
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That is equally absurd of a statement. nt |
TheWraith |
Aug-07-11 08:00 PM |
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I think they stayed home because they didn't think midterms mattered. |
PeaceNikki |
Aug-07-11 08:06 PM |
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He had a majority in the Senate and Congress for TWO YEARS. |
sabrina 1 |
Aug-07-11 03:24 PM |
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Actually, all we heard was the excuses why nothing he did was good enough. |
TheWraith |
Aug-07-11 08:04 PM |
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Well, we didn't set the standards. The Democratic Party |
sabrina 1 |
Aug-07-11 09:16 PM |
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Bingo. You get the same flavor from DUers who blame Nader |
coalition_unwilling |
Aug-07-11 08:26 PM |
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He only had a filibuster proof Senate for 49 days or so. |
joshcryer |
Aug-07-11 09:13 PM |
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He campaigned on specific issues. |
sabrina 1 |
Aug-07-11 09:21 PM |
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Krugman was for the mandate, and the mandate would've saved billions if it had a public option. |
joshcryer |
Aug-08-11 12:22 AM |
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He never campaigned on bringing Republicans back into |
sabrina 1 |
Aug-08-11 01:56 AM |
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exactly, Sabrina |
ladyVet |
Aug-08-11 07:08 AM |
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Koch brothers stole Feingold's election. I would bet money on it. n/t |
in_cog_ni_to |
Aug-07-11 08:23 PM |
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i kind of wondered. i thought feingold had a good rep & high approval, |
indurancevile |
Aug-07-11 08:29 PM |
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My guess is the Koch brothers have been in business stealing elections |
in_cog_ni_to |
Aug-07-11 08:50 PM |
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