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In reply to the discussion: Winning isn't everything as we have seen the last few years [View all]Harmony Blue
(3,978 posts)39. Republicans thought winning the House could set the tone
but the tea party upstarts received a rude awakening. Democracy is designed such that while the majority may obtain what they want in time, it comes at a slow pace, and at a high cost to achieve such objectives. Indeed the tea party swelling of support was on the ideas they were recycling from the Libertarian platform but they have to apply those ideas or else it is meaningless. This is why ideas to do matter and having elected officials that believe in them leads to a more likely chance of making it into policy.
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When you have a twice-elected Democratic President calling for cuts to Social Security ...
Scuba
Jul 2013
#8
better a president who accomplishes nothing than one who accomplishes pernicious things.
HiPointDem
Jul 2013
#36
Another laughable defense. Yes, Warren was appointed by Obama. That's a small gain...
Scuba
Jul 2013
#15
There are a ton of limits. The 20% admin/profit cap, the requirement for state approval...
Recursion
Jul 2013
#27
exactly. When blue dog dems vote like republicans, the results are the same. We end up with very
liberal_at_heart
Jul 2013
#2
As my discussions with people who vote for republicans their main issue is of pro-life/pro-choice.
Thinkingabout
Jul 2013
#3
But there's always a bit of a split, we're a big tent party. We unite at the polls.
JaneyVee
Jul 2013
#37
OK, but the classic retort is "that's the attitude that gets us McGovern and Mondale"
Recursion
Jul 2013
#33
Um, Republicans won a majority of House seats. Kind of forgot to address that fact.
geek tragedy
Jul 2013
#23