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In reply to the discussion: 12%. That's all. [View all]Hotler
(11,420 posts)168. I have no hope. I see no future. n/t
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How about this, you can't win if you don't even try. Disgusting that Dems abandoned her.
JaneyVee
Nov 2013
#162
Every race is winnable. She was betrayed by her own party, period. And it's not the first time this
sabrina 1
Nov 2013
#80
mainly due to his post-Sandy leadership (which I have to admit is somewhat deserved)
ForgoTheConsequence
Nov 2013
#21
Thanks, facts can be inconvenient when the narrative is to excuse the inexcusable.
sabrina 1
Nov 2013
#82
It's not hard to believe at all for anyone who has been paying attention to what has been
sabrina 1
Nov 2013
#87
I agree they should have supported her and there is no excuse for what they did.
hrmjustin
Nov 2013
#6
What gets me is the ususal "party loyalty uber alles" suspects are soft peddling it big time
Fumesucker
Nov 2013
#8
If Christie survives the primary process and becomes the candidate in the general election
tularetom
Nov 2013
#24
Those Democrats are paving the way for a Christie presidency. It's a crying shame.
JDPriestly
Nov 2013
#32
Yes, your crusade against Democrats who actually win national elections is most
geek tragedy
Nov 2013
#59
Yes, a lot of DUers prefer losers to winners. Much easier to complain that way nt
geek tragedy
Nov 2013
#105
He was right about 2012, as Obama getting re-elected must have been a bitter pill
geek tragedy
Nov 2013
#109
So is he saying that McCain should have won and not President Obama? Is that what that post says?
Number23
Nov 2013
#141
It is all about winning. Losers are irrelevant, no matter how noble and principled they are nt
geek tragedy
Nov 2013
#126
If the DNC had spent a lot of money on this race, there would have been less money for VA.
Nye Bevan
Nov 2013
#48
My point is that you are characterizing a 22% victory margin as a close election.
Nye Bevan
Nov 2013
#54
Perhaps you can list some dumb things Dems have done in the past 5 years? nt
MannyGoldstein
Nov 2013
#60
Why? If I need to know today's reason to be angry at Democrats, I simply come to DU,
JoePhilly
Nov 2013
#67
Hey Sparky ... question ... What's the date of the last DU OP I have written?
JoePhilly
Nov 2013
#72
The guy who supports supporting Republicans says I should have a connection to "reality"
SomethingFishy
Nov 2013
#73
That's Obama's fault. By working with Christie after Sandy, Obama handed Christie a
JoePhilly
Nov 2013
#81
The Very Serious People aren't remotely confused, they know exactly what they are doing
Fumesucker
Nov 2013
#83
Yes but you only have to switch half the 22% to the other candidate to turn the loser into a winner.
PoliticAverse
Nov 2013
#98
Buono's problem is that a lot of liberals did switch sides. As did Latinos, African-Americans,
geek tragedy
Nov 2013
#92
People who vote for Republican are Republicans. Such people were never liberals. No liberal
Bluenorthwest
Nov 2013
#101
At least you're focusing on the people responsible for Christie's win--voters.
geek tragedy
Nov 2013
#104
32% of self-described liberals, 51% of Latinos, and 21% of African Americans
geek tragedy
Nov 2013
#137
30 percent of liberals voted for Christie , as did a significant number of just about all Dem voters
JI7
Nov 2013
#138
Exactly right. There are few in this world that are idealogues and I think that's a damn good thing
Number23
Nov 2013
#151
What I don't get is: Why don't we consolidate our message, and use EVERY election as an opportunity
loudsue
Nov 2013
#116
If only you were as good at actually getting liberals ELECTED as you are at laying blame, at least..
Tarheel_Dem
Nov 2013
#131
"Hey, how many threads did you start asking your fellow DU'ers to moneybomb Buono's campaign?"
Number23
Nov 2013
#147
It's frightening that this particular rant, if not on a "democratic" site, sounds exactly like....
Tarheel_Dem
Nov 2013
#152
The Dem establishment HATE liberals. Our only function now is to act as scapegoats
Doctor_J
Nov 2013
#133
If all that investment had happened, he would have still won and looked even better coming out.
RBInMaine
Nov 2013
#161
That's ridiculous. Most all support those ideas...but they are not dictators and try to get us as
Auntie Bush
Nov 2013
#187
In my experience, the so-called "centrists" are among the least loyal and principled voters...
YoungDemCA
Nov 2013
#183