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grahamhgreen

(15,741 posts) Sun Nov 18, 2012, 05:05 PM Nov 2012

Time to ask: What policies will get us the House in 2014? [View all]

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House elections are coming up!

If we enact the right policies we can have the Presidency, House, and Senate in 2014.

What is the best way for the Dems to position themselves for a sweep in 2014?

Edit: I think the core strategy might be to get a bunch of good, solid, progressive bills stuck in the house (popular stuff like the public option, bolstering SS and education, taxing the ultra wealthy, reducing the military, cracking down on Wall Street), then get it out to the people that we need more Dems to pass these things. If we really wanted to micromanage it, we could get bills that benefit each of our core constituencies to get them out to vote......?

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Time to ask: What policies will get us the House in 2014? [View all] grahamhgreen Nov 2012 OP

At the house level? Ruby the Liberal Nov 2012 #1

If all the dream act needs to pass is more Dems in the house, grahamhgreen Nov 2012 #20

Agree. Ruby the Liberal Nov 2012 #40

Hang rMoney and conservative culture around Republicans necks uponit7771 Nov 2012 #2

we have to make nice with the youngin"s Sedona Nov 2012 #3

I'll add "educate" the youngin's WhaTHellsgoingonhere Nov 2012 #13

Lowering education costs? grahamhgreen Nov 2012 #18

I meant as part of the GOTV movement... WhaTHellsgoingonhere Nov 2012 #22

And those who didn't vote so they could "make a statement" about their gateley Nov 2012 #26

As the Republicans are going to learn, blaming voters is a loosing strategy. Ash_F Nov 2012 #27

Individual Liberty Samjm Nov 2012 #4

Good ideas, Samjm. JDPriestly Nov 2012 #29

As was mentioned above, that is a great idea Victor_c3 Nov 2012 #39

Redistricting (which is not going to happen) frazzled Nov 2012 #5

I could be wrong quakerboy Nov 2012 #34

Pretty much none dsc Nov 2012 #6

Progressive and Populist Horse with no Name Nov 2012 #7

What Horse with no Name said. If the party spends the next year and a half Egalitarian Thug Nov 2012 #8

GOTV Brother Buzz Nov 2012 #9

Exactly. We can't have any more Ed Schultz and Cenk telling people not to vote bluestate10 Nov 2012 #10

+1 treestar Nov 2012 #36

Exactly. Having 60% turnout in Generals and 40% Mid-years BumRushDaShow Nov 2012 #12

Voting is more than just a right, it's an obligation Brother Buzz Nov 2012 #14

Oops grahamhgreen Nov 2012 #19

And just what do you propose to make that happen without policy objectives that will Egalitarian Thug Nov 2012 #24

Republican obstructionism coupled w/freak weather occurances predicted by climate change... BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #11

Class warfare. nt bemildred Nov 2012 #15

The Democrats don't WANT a majority n/t leftstreet Nov 2012 #16

You my friend, are absolutely correct. n/t Egalitarian Thug Nov 2012 #25

Hope the Tea Party splits off into its own party cherish44 Nov 2012 #17

They'd still vote the same in congress. Ash_F Nov 2012 #21

I agree. This is a winning strategy, IMHO. grahamhgreen Nov 2012 #23

Raise the cap on FICA taxes rather than cut Social Security. JDPriestly Nov 2012 #28

Turn up the microphone when republicans speak. JohnnyRingo Nov 2012 #30

Taxiing the rich and having the economy improve as a result. Kablooie Nov 2012 #31

Amnesty, and instant path citizenship, voting and GOTV graham4anything Nov 2012 #32

Hammer the 1%-99% split at every turn and from every coalition_unwilling Nov 2012 #33

Gaining seats in the mid-term elections of a second term is very rare Recursion Nov 2012 #35

We live in rare times indeed, look who we just elected again! grahamhgreen Nov 2012 #41

a war on cancer and alzhiemers Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2012 #37

K&R ReRe Nov 2012 #38

Now you are talking about something I care about. David Zephyr Nov 2012 #42