Fri Mar 8, 2013, 10:13 AM

2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014

I see so many threads about who is or isn't or should or shouldn't run for president in 2016.

The fuck I give about who's running for president in 2016 is so small, it cannot be measured by any means known to science. The fuck I give is so small, it only exists in theory, like a quark or a superstring.

2014, people. Get your heads in the game.

90% of the reason shit is so fucked up right now is because everyone - well-meaning people, too - get all "Ermahgerd, presidential race!" and completely forget that almost all the government we have to deal with gets elected during the midterms...and 30% turnout (with 80% of that coming from far-righties who ALWAYS VOTE) = the current miserable situation in the House of Representatives = the current miserable state of the nation.

Fuck 2016. It'll come when it comes.

In the meantime, all politics is local, and happening next year.

Heads in the game, folks.

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2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 (Original post)	WilliamPitt	Mar 2013	OP
Bingo. Dead on. nt.	OldDem2012	Mar 2013	#1
Senate, Senate	bigtree	Mar 2013	#2
What does this have to do with 2016?	onehandle	Mar 2013	#3
It has to do with 2014 coming before 2016.	Life Long Dem	Mar 2013	#105
Hear, hear! I strongly believe that SWOT assessment conducted in the political	Ninga	Mar 2013	#4
Welllllll...	99Forever	Mar 2013	#5
yeah, stay home in 2014....	nevergiveup	Mar 2013	#6
Uh huh...	99Forever	Mar 2013	#7
Boycotting voting is a really dumb idea.	Bernardo de La Paz	Mar 2013	#10
Assume much?	99Forever	Mar 2013	#12
I assume you plan to not vote in 2014 (from your post), and I know that helps the Republicans.	Bernardo de La Paz	Mar 2013	#15
And you would be dead fucking wrong,wrong, wrong.	99Forever	Mar 2013	#32
And leave off the "have you stopped beating your wife" type of questions.	Bernardo de La Paz	Mar 2013	#16
So you're not going to vote for elected representatives because Obama did something you didn't like?	Arkana	Mar 2013	#51
Learn to read for comprehension and get back to me.	99Forever	Mar 2013	#66
Reading comprehension, eh?	Arkana	Mar 2013	#77
You're dense arn't you?	xtraxritical	Mar 2013	#86
^^^^^^^^BOOM^^^^^^^^	Dryvinwhileblind	Mar 2013	#104
Yo	xtraxritical	Mar 2013	#116
I'm thinking you're dense for asking Arkana that very question. n/m	Cha	Mar 2013	#123
The choices are to face the truth or pretend...	99Forever	Mar 2013	#89
yeah, it worked so well in 2010. Too bad.. we've got big plans	Cha	Mar 2013	#122
One has little to do with the other, actually	tavalon	Mar 2013	#130
You honestly believe what...	99Forever	Mar 2013	#132
The President isn't a dictator.	joshcryer	Mar 2013	#133
Did anyone say he was?	99Forever	Mar 2013	#135
He's followed through with every promise in his power.	joshcryer	Mar 2013	#138
You have your opinion and other people don't agree with you.	99Forever	Mar 2013	#139
Cite me some examples where I'm wrong.	joshcryer	Mar 2013	#140
Been done to death.	99Forever	Mar 2013	#141
Once simple citation is all that's needed.	joshcryer	Mar 2013	#142
Alrighty then...	99Forever	Mar 2013	#143
Nice, you prove my point pretty well.	joshcryer	Mar 2013	#145
You asked. I answered.	99Forever	Mar 2013	#146
"Blue link excuses." No. Facts.	joshcryer	Mar 2013	#148
What?	99Forever	Mar 2013	#144
I have other things to do.	joshcryer	Mar 2013	#149
Thanks, for once again...	99Forever	Mar 2013	#150
When someone posts a FOX News reporter...	joshcryer	Mar 2013	#151
I care ...	99Forever	Mar 2013	#154
I proved to be completely accurate.	joshcryer	Mar 2013	#155
You "proved" you aren't..	99Forever	Mar 2013	#159
Thanks for the favor.	joshcryer	Mar 2013	#160
amen n/t	riverwalker	Mar 2013	#8
Thank you	we can do it	Mar 2013	#9
2014 is a chance to turn over the House to Democratic & reinforce the "GOP out of touch" message. nt	Bernardo de La Paz	Mar 2013	#11
= 201,400	trumad	Mar 2013	#13
LOL	WilliamPitt	Mar 2013	#14
Oh I'll be there	davidthegnome	Mar 2013	#17
Thanks. K&R	caseymoz	Mar 2013	#18
obsession	Roy Rolling	Mar 2013	#19
"...they should focus on programs that effectively govern..."	WilliamPitt	Mar 2013	#21
Voting is only dealing with symptoms????	AlbertCat	Mar 2013	#49
Good luck with that...the "inevitability" meme is alive and well on DU. nt	antigop	Mar 2013	#20
What you said!!! It's Congress that's killing us. nt	valerief	Mar 2013	#22
Other than a watered-down healthcare bill, what did the Democrats do from 2008 to 2010?	davidn3600	Mar 2013	#23
You're right. I give up.	WilliamPitt	Mar 2013	#27
They did a lot	iandhr	Mar 2013	#31
They aren't scared, they're bought off.	MrSlayer	Mar 2013	#112
I carefully payed the closest undivided attention to FOX NEWS and I have to conclude that:	chknltl	Mar 2013	#118
There's this little thing called Google..	Cha	Mar 2013	#124
They didn't have a majority, for one.	joshcryer	Mar 2013	#134
Awwwww!	GoCubsGo	Mar 2013	#147
Focus on the present, plan for the future.	bluedigger	Mar 2013	#24
This!	Honest_Abe	Mar 2013	#59
Query	Android3.14	Mar 2013	#25
THANK YOU!	JNelson6563	Mar 2013	#26
I have said this in the past	nadinbrzezinski	Mar 2013	#28
Thanks for iterating that important point. nt	MADem	Mar 2013	#29
Ding, ding ding...we have a winner!!!	ewagner	Mar 2013	#30
Even better	JustAnotherGen	Mar 2013	#33
...says the DUer who has one of the best electioneers in history as their avatar.	WilliamPitt	Mar 2013	#35
Who is zat guy he has as avatar?	fadedrose	Mar 2013	#40
The only place I know him from	WilliamPitt	Mar 2013	#46
I thought it was FDR because of the top hat	fadedrose	Mar 2013	#55
I'm a woman	JustAnotherGen	Mar 2013	#58
Not "yes," but HELL YES...	fadedrose	Mar 2013	#61
Yeah!	JustAnotherGen	Mar 2013	#54
Maybe you should read your OP again before talking about 'walking and chewing gum'. n/t	Dawgs	Mar 2013	#82
We do need both! Participation AND campaigning!	lastlib	Mar 2013	#45
Now there's something I can heartily DU Rec.	MineralMan	Mar 2013	#34
Quarks can be proven to exist.	AtheistCrusader	Mar 2013	#36
Don't just vote in 2014 - contribute to your local candidate or DFA	fadedrose	Mar 2013	#37
thank you	hfojvt	Mar 2013	#38
Recommended a zillion times	treestar	Mar 2013	#39
K & R +2014!!!!	lastlib	Mar 2013	#41
2014	kardonb	Mar 2013	#42
No.	WilliamPitt	Mar 2013	#47
yes 2014. we busted our butts to bring Dems and sanity to the Co. statehouse in 2012.	mountain grammy	Mar 2013	#43
True 'nuff. ^^^	Eleanors38	Mar 2013	#44
The first thing I thought of was "scratched record". I've fixed vinyl with a sewing needle.	talkingmime	Mar 2013	#48
K&R	SunSeeker	Mar 2013	#50
You are correct sir....	AlbertCat	Mar 2013	#52
Bravo!!	Liberal_Dog	Mar 2013	#53
2014 is important in PA	PADemD	Mar 2013	#56
Yeah! Remember that Democratic sweep in 2006?	MindPilot	Mar 2013	#57
+1. nt	OnyxCollie	Mar 2013	#83
The Senate was split 49-49.	joshcryer	Mar 2013	#137
President Obama is doing that. First president ever to insure a neat and tidy 50year continuation	graham4anything	Mar 2013	#60
Not caring enough about 2010 got us into a huge mess.	Tommy_Carcetti	Mar 2013	#62
Bravo! Bravo!! Bravo!!!	ReRe	Mar 2013	#63
How hard I campaign in 2014 depends on how hard	JDPriestly	Mar 2013	#64
We Need Minimum Wage Bills on all 50 State Ballots!!	leftieNanner	Mar 2013	#65
Is the swearing really necessary?	oberliner	Mar 2013	#67
No.	WilliamPitt	Mar 2013	#68
Geeze.. that's two. How about just let	Cha	Mar 2013	#125
Really got the swear police in a tizzy didn't you?	abelenkpe	Mar 2013	#152
I ran into a right winger convinced Obama supporters are already dispersing....	Spitfire of ATJ	Mar 2013	#69
Romney pollsters perchance?	WilliamPitt	Mar 2013	#70
He DOES watch FOX "News"....	Spitfire of ATJ	Mar 2013	#71
Good.. they know nothing about	Cha	Mar 2013	#126
It cannot come soon enough for Wisconsin. We are literally dying here	AllyCat	Mar 2013	#72
All our political guidance should be asked like this: "Will chained CPI help or hurt us in 2014?"	grahamhgreen	Mar 2013	#73
Thank you	Coolest Ranger	Mar 2013	#74
At this point, who the President can work with isn't a metric I have any interest in	TheKentuckian	Mar 2013	#106
Preach it, Will!	Hekate	Mar 2013	#75
I agree with this OP. But does the DLC?	LiberalLovinLug	Mar 2013	#76
Certainly. The GOP is going to attempt to take the Senate.	Dawson Leery	Mar 2013	#78
We got LGBT Congresswoman Kyrsten Sinema, (D~AZ) elected here in Red Arizona.	Zorra	Mar 2013	#79
2014's going to be an uphill climb, for sure	0rganism	Mar 2013	#80
This thread canot get enough K and rs	DonCoquixote	Mar 2013	#81
I am finding it hard to care	Demo_Chris	Mar 2013	#84
Demo_Chris	Duval	Mar 2013	#96
WRP, actually	Duval	Mar 2013	#97
That's okay.. we're going to do it without all those	Cha	Mar 2013	#127
We will have to n/t	Demo_Chris	Mar 2013	#131
K and R and Elizabeth Warren for President 2016	NYC_SKP	Mar 2013	#85
From the State House to the White House all elections are important.	Historic NY	Mar 2013	#87
AGREED	Skittles	Mar 2013	#88
I want NEW blood in 2016; I hope to see some likelies in 2014, doesn't look like it though, the way	patrice	Mar 2013	#90
Alan Alan Alan Alan Alan	Tierra_y_Libertad	Mar 2013	#91
We need a democratic controlled congress in 2014...	Blanks	Mar 2013	#92
Let's worry about 2013 first	tabbycat31	Mar 2013	#93
Cheers.	WilliamPitt	Mar 2013	#94
Oh, that's right.. I posted the two Gov Races but	Cha	Mar 2013	#128
20,140	lame54	Mar 2013	#95
Perhaps it bears repeating: 2014! n/t	philly_bob	Mar 2013	#98
2010 should have NEVER happened....never.	spanone	Mar 2013	#99
NO way. I'm not wasting my vote on small elections. I'm waiting for something big & sexy	Bucky	Mar 2013	#100
Dead on WilliamPitt.	timdog44	Mar 2013	#101
2013. 2013. 2013. 2013. 2013.	aquart	Mar 2013	#102
Here! Here! Here! Here!	sdfernando	Mar 2013	#103
Thanks for this post	Rosa Luxemburg	Mar 2013	#107
I am going to say that those on the left that I know are willing to fight	rhett o rick	Mar 2013	#108
Democrats are f*cked in 2014, imo, if the President's grand bargain with Republicans	indepat	Mar 2013	#109
Again, not much can be done as long as we have a republican controlled house.	Blanks	Mar 2013	#110
there you go again...telling us what the think and say and write. nt	Laura PourMeADrink	Mar 2013	#111
4 years ago, what needed to be emphasized: 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010	Martin Eden	Mar 2013	#113
2013, 2013, 2013...........	daybranch	Mar 2013	#114
So what about the Democrats that are enacting and supporting laws that I despise? What about the	Egalitarian Thug	Mar 2013	#117
good point and well taken	indivisibleman	Mar 2013	#115
May I put in a word for 2013?	eridani	Mar 2013	#119
this is why I said even in 2012 that congress is what matters	paulkienitz	Mar 2013	#120
Hear Hear! And, this year the People of NJ and Virginia	Cha	Mar 2013	#121
Very good point	tavalon	Mar 2013	#129
The House and keeping the Senate is where it is.	marble falls	Mar 2013	#136
WilliamPitt	Hoops59	Mar 2013	#153
If my state doesn't get our State Repug House & Senate Out...	KoKo	Mar 2013	#156
Thank you and how the f&@k can an OP like this draw criticism?	great white snark	Mar 2013	#157
Me???	WilliamPitt	Mar 2013	#158

Response to WilliamPitt (Original post)

Fri Mar 8, 2013, 10:16 AM

OldDem2012 (3,526 posts)

2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014

1. Bingo. Dead on. nt.

2. Senate, Senate

3. What does this have to do with 2016?

105. It has to do with 2014 coming before 2016.

4. Hear, hear! I strongly believe that SWOT assessment conducted in the political

5. Welllllll...

6. yeah, stay home in 2014....

7. Uh huh...

10. Boycotting voting is a really dumb idea.

12. Assume much?

15. I assume you plan to not vote in 2014 (from your post), and I know that helps the Republicans.

32. And you would be dead fucking wrong,wrong, wrong.

16. And leave off the "have you stopped beating your wife" type of questions.

51. So you're not going to vote for elected representatives because Obama did something you didn't like?

66. Learn to read for comprehension and get back to me.

77. Reading comprehension, eh?

86. You're dense arn't you?

104. ^^^^^^^^BOOM^^^^^^^^

116. Yo

123. I'm thinking you're dense for asking Arkana that very question. n/m

89. The choices are to face the truth or pretend...

122. yeah, it worked so well in 2010. Too bad.. we've got big plans

130. One has little to do with the other, actually

132. You honestly believe what...

133. The President isn't a dictator.

135. Did anyone say he was?

138. He's followed through with every promise in his power.

139. You have your opinion and other people don't agree with you.

140. Cite me some examples where I'm wrong.

141. Been done to death.

142. Once simple citation is all that's needed.

143. Alrighty then...

145. Nice, you prove my point pretty well.

146. You asked. I answered.

148. "Blue link excuses." No. Facts.

144. What?

149. I have other things to do.

150. Thanks, for once again...

151. When someone posts a FOX News reporter...

154. I care ...

155. I proved to be completely accurate.

159. You "proved" you aren't..

160. Thanks for the favor.

8. amen n/t

9. Thank you

11. 2014 is a chance to turn over the House to Democratic & reinforce the "GOP out of touch" message. nt

13. = 201,400

14. LOL

17. Oh I'll be there

18. Thanks. K&R

19. obsession

21. "...they should focus on programs that effectively govern..."

49. Voting is only dealing with symptoms????

20. Good luck with that...the "inevitability" meme is alive and well on DU. nt

22. What you said!!! It's Congress that's killing us. nt

23. Other than a watered-down healthcare bill, what did the Democrats do from 2008 to 2010?

27. You're right. I give up.

31. They did a lot

112. They aren't scared, they're bought off.

118. I carefully payed the closest undivided attention to FOX NEWS and I have to conclude that:

124. There's this little thing called Google..

134. They didn't have a majority, for one.

147. Awwwww!

24. Focus on the present, plan for the future.

59. This!

25. Query

26. THANK YOU!

28. I have said this in the past

29. Thanks for iterating that important point. nt

30. Ding, ding ding...we have a winner!!!

33. Even better

35. ...says the DUer who has one of the best electioneers in history as their avatar.

40. Who is zat guy he has as avatar?

46. The only place I know him from

55. I thought it was FDR because of the top hat

58. I'm a woman

61. Not "yes," but HELL YES...

54. Yeah!

82. Maybe you should read your OP again before talking about 'walking and chewing gum'. n/t