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In reply to the discussion: You know those Blue Dog democrats everyone hated? [View all]ForgoTheConsequence
(4,916 posts)150. You don't get it.
Forget that the Tea Party is holding congress hostage, forget about the gerrymandered districts, forget about voter suppression. This is all the fault of liberals and progressives. Certain posters here have been praying for a government shutdown so they could blame progressives and liberals instead of tea baggers and right wing libertarians. They have been dying to say "I TOLD YOU SO". It's sick really.
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Agreed. Some among us won't stand for a BlueDogDem in a Red State (the only kind that would win)
BlueCaliDem
Oct 2013
#32
Me--here in PA. The only Democrats we elect here in Pennsyltucky are Blue Dogs. nt
msanthrope
Oct 2013
#60
Honey...Pennsyltucky doesn't include Philly or Pittsburgh..remember what Carville said? nt
msanthrope
Oct 2013
#200
Glad to have him. Would he be able to win outside the district that elected him?
Hekate
Oct 2013
#210
In other words, capitulating to the right, again and again, didn't save their careers?
villager
Oct 2013
#2
Well, they control it more. When Dems vote like Republicans, they still control it.
villager
Oct 2013
#65
My point is, when the country moves inexorably to the right, it's still moving inexorably
villager
Oct 2013
#73
Having Democrats who vote against Democrats 30% of the time is a BIG problem. nt
laundry_queen
Oct 2013
#254
But having Teapublicans vote against Democrats 98% is a much bigger problem, yes?
BlueCaliDem
Oct 2013
#261
This critical moment wouldn't be happening at all if we'd retained the majority in the House.
pnwmom
Oct 2013
#12
Oregon turnout in 2010 was record setting. No Blue Dogs to keep Democrats away.
Bluenorthwest
Oct 2013
#208
I've got a Blue Dog Kurt Schrader after redistricting. Went from Blumenauer's district (awesome!) to
neverforget
Oct 2013
#230
When liberals lose, their politics are the problem. When Blue Dogs lose, liberals are the problem.
Marr
Oct 2013
#196
Yes, a lot of people are wondering, A LOT about these constant attacks on Liberals
sabrina 1
Oct 2013
#198
But because the House was under Speaker Pelosi, ObamaCare was able to proceed
BlueCaliDem
Oct 2013
#39
Ed Schultz has propagated it on his radio show and his week-day television show.
BlueCaliDem
Oct 2013
#47
The problem with those stats is, for example, I consider myself a Liberal. But many here on DU
BlueCaliDem
Oct 2013
#130
If you have to revert to epithets such as "ultra-left" you really aren't that much of a liberal...
R. Daneel Olivaw
Oct 2013
#247
There was no offense taken, and I hope that you are less wrong in the future.
R. Daneel Olivaw
Oct 2013
#266
Is that what you did in your State? In Oregon in 2010 we had record breaking turnout
Bluenorthwest
Oct 2013
#99
Maybe if we would have run a real Democrat, instead of an imitation one, we would not have lost
RC
Oct 2013
#20
Well, you got YOUR way with that theory and people DID vote for Blue Dogs. Now
sabrina 1
Oct 2013
#180
Screaming subtext: it's the fault of progressives that government got shut down.
DisgustipatedinCA
Oct 2013
#26
You've been corrected on that point about a thousand times, so I can only conclude that
Marr
Oct 2013
#250
The Blue Dogs have themselves to blame is they couldn't defeat "crazy."
R. Daneel Olivaw
Oct 2013
#253
That is always the screaming subtext of the self-styled, right-leaning "pragmatists."
villager
Oct 2013
#52
Yep. They will. Due to the major state wins in 2010, districts have been gerrymandered
BlueCaliDem
Oct 2013
#55
Earth to OP: Dems lost the House in large part because of disillusionment at HCR and
leveymg
Oct 2013
#62
So how did the 9 Blue Dogs that voted with the Republicans yesterday help us control the House?
stranger81
Oct 2013
#63
But, but, but we have to support them. They're Democrats...even whe they side with Republicans.
R. Daneel Olivaw
Oct 2013
#103
So how was it the great outpouring of progressives in your district didn't rise up and primary him
onenote
Oct 2013
#87
Because our great and wise state Democratic party doesn't give a crap about anyone outside ATL
n2doc
Oct 2013
#90
And that's the way it is almost every place. Greedy, conservative cliques that guard the gates.
Egalitarian Thug
Oct 2013
#167
Wrong. Those Blue Dogs were replaced because they acted like Republicans.
R. Daneel Olivaw
Oct 2013
#96
Yeah well there was an election in 2012 too.. this OP is just one more today
SomethingFishy
Oct 2013
#119
Blue Dogs? Try Tea Dogs. 9 of them vote with the Republicans yesterday did they not?
Bluenorthwest
Oct 2013
#110
Many Blue Dogs voted against her as Speaker previously, so too many of them and you get
Bluenorthwest
Oct 2013
#199
The Speaker comes from the majority Party sure but that does not mean every member of
Bluenorthwest
Oct 2013
#277
Fox News NEVER blames the Democratic Party. They blame the Democrat Party. :)
valerief
Oct 2013
#239
Blud dog Democrats gave the majoirty to Democrats so Democrats could set the agenda.
Agnosticsherbet
Oct 2013
#156
Maybe, if they tried appealing to the left instead of the right, they'd have been elected.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Oct 2013
#166
Oh, well. If appealing to the left or right doesn't work, what does?
Tierra_y_Libertad
Oct 2013
#172
Still sticking with the lie the liberals didn't come out to vote in 2010?
LondonReign2
Oct 2013
#175
Not only that, but they took universal healthcare off the table as well. If they had been real
Zorra
Oct 2013
#182
Incumbent republicans also lost seats to tea party crazies. The biggest problem facing us is
lostincalifornia
Oct 2013
#204
Well, again, as the OP points out, they don't vote for John Boehner to be speaker
Recursion
Oct 2013
#249
Boy do I miss Joe Lieberman and all of his supporters both here on DU, and abroad.
adirondacker
Oct 2013
#257
Those guys were annoying, but at least they didn't threaten to burn the government down if they
Arkana
Oct 2013
#271
Are you kidding me. They would have thrown in with the teahadists 10 times by now.
lonestarnot
Oct 2013
#276