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In reply to the discussion: Post mortem thread. Why did we lose? [View all]lumberjack_jeff
(33,224 posts)273. If the voters are "old white male farts"
Then to win we should reevaluate our strategies.
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I don't think that's the case and besides, I know that "right wing" isn't one thing. n/t
lumberjack_jeff
Nov 2014
#4
Wrong, and its way past time to end this deception. In poll after poll the American people
sabrina 1
Nov 2014
#165
We are not 'on the inside'. WE are not destroying the party. The Third Way/DLC has destroyed
sabrina 1
Nov 2014
#176
If you look closely at what happened in this election, when ISSUES were on the ballot
sabrina 1
Nov 2014
#304
I agree. It's hard to convince people to vote for you if you can't articulate what you stand for.
Warren DeMontague
Nov 2014
#294
+1 Not only polls by pollsters, but at the ballot box yesterday. Yes, yesterday.
merrily
Nov 2014
#303
I don't agree. CO, MI, WI are perfect examples, and those are NOT traditionally considered red
still_one
Nov 2014
#72
Sigh. I don't have links to the relevant polling data, but there are many
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#82
It definitely used to be that way, but a lot of things have changed. Here is a
still_one
Nov 2014
#91
Oh, puh-leeze. Most Americans couldn't define 'conservative' or 'liberal' to save
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#96
Actually you are proving my point unfortunately. Liberals are far better critical thinkers, and
still_one
Nov 2014
#106
You do understand that Americans can support a basket of progressive proposals but also
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#113
Sure, "whats the matter with Kansas". We definitely agree and hope Obama does his job and gets the
still_one
Nov 2014
#117
You don't need 100% Kentuck. But you rarely even ANY percent. I've witnessed your rhetoric.
Liberal_Stalwart71
Nov 2014
#189
I saw a few consistent subjects in Rep ads that I think we need to pay attention to...
Red State Rebel
Nov 2014
#232
See, it's THAT type of Rush Limbaugh lie that persuades ignorant Americans to vote Republican.
WinkyDink
Nov 2014
#112
Well, running moderates and centrists is what we've been trying all this time
Scootaloo
Nov 2014
#207
Obama is no more or less black today than he was when he won... twice. n/t
lumberjack_jeff
Nov 2014
#60
White men are noticeably more right-wing in politics-at least, in terms of voting-than other groups
YoungDemCA
Nov 2014
#140
I am uncomfortable with explicit appeals to the votes of white men as a group
YoungDemCA
Nov 2014
#252
Here's an issue: Men favor Marijuana legalization, statistically, more than women.
Warren DeMontague
Nov 2014
#312
The sad reality is that the Senate leader will be an old white guy, just like it is now.
BP2
Nov 2014
#21
Exactly. The same crowd that refuses to accept that far too many Americans consider Obama to be
Number23
Nov 2014
#125
Well, now you're simply repeating the same argument I already answered.
woo me with science
Nov 2014
#206
As I said, right or wrong, this is a view that many Americans have of this president
Number23
Nov 2014
#285
Even the president acknowledged that HIS policies were the ones on the ballot
Number23
Nov 2014
#290
There's that word, "miracle" again. It's a neat way to gloss over the actual record and
woo me with science
Nov 2014
#167
That's exactly right. In my later post I posted links to polls that say that many Americans
Number23
Nov 2014
#152
One needs to be careful about painting large groups of people with the same brush.
TampaAnimusVortex
Nov 2014
#231
The only woman I'd blame is the DNC chairwoman. She helped choose the policies. n/t
lumberjack_jeff
Nov 2014
#31
I blame Pelosi for taking impeachment off the table back in 2006. Pelosi demonstrated thereby
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#104
Because the GOP massively overreached, trying to impeach him over a blowjob.
Warren DeMontague
Nov 2014
#291
We didnt have a real choice,our red/purple state candidates said we are really the same
libtodeath
Nov 2014
#16
THIS RIGHT HERE! Problem is, Democrats are just as susceptible for the corporate media memes and
Liberal_Stalwart71
Nov 2014
#163
When the President is successfully blamed for Secret Service not protecting him or his family
TwilightGardener
Nov 2014
#175
Yep. You're right. Today's Washington Post's op-ed about "6 mistakes Obama made" that cost the Dems.
Liberal_Stalwart71
Nov 2014
#183
Because the lies have been told enough times now that the voters believe them
Dont call me Shirley
Nov 2014
#22
Mostly because we have a main stream media that uses social engineering to get what they want.
Rex
Nov 2014
#29
harry truman said it decades ago: Given the choice between a Republican and someone who acts like a
msongs
Nov 2014
#34
Because putting Romney in charge of money is like putting Jack Sparrow in charge of the rum
Scootaloo
Nov 2014
#129
Red States, Ebola, ISIS , Black President, Whore Media, and Voters actually WANT that Creepy
JI7
Nov 2014
#51
I'd be interested to see any polling that supports what you're saying.
lumberjack_jeff
Nov 2014
#257
Thanks to Bill Clinton. I don't understand why DU won't listen to me. As must as liberals/Dems bash
Liberal_Stalwart71
Nov 2014
#193
Yes, Reagan dismantled the Fairness Doctrine, but deregulation under Clinton killed ANY
Liberal_Stalwart71
Nov 2014
#211
Being from Maryland and still in shock, I have several explanations for why Brown lost.
Liberal_Stalwart71
Nov 2014
#177
I'm in Maryland, and the Obamacare roll-out was really a problem for Brown.
amandabeech
Nov 2014
#308
They also squandered a lot of political capital attempting to install post-Newtown gun reform
Algernon Moncrieff
Nov 2014
#98
Republicans succeeded in getting the people to blame Obama for not getting things done
AZ Progressive
Nov 2014
#89
Refusal to 'natioanlize' the election to counter Republicans' anti-Obama
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#92
There is no question in my mind is it is because of Ebola, and if President Obama hadn't brought
still_one
Nov 2014
#95
The R-W media drumbeat of ISIS and Ebola and Obama's "incompetence." Geraldo called these the
WinkyDink
Nov 2014
#111
Another factor I would add: the urban-rural divide doesn't favor us in midterms
YoungDemCA
Nov 2014
#150
oh, I have no doubt we are headed in the direction of having four major parties.
liberal_at_heart
Nov 2014
#173
Although the Tea Party is only a place where the Repubs dump their "crazies"...
kentuck
Nov 2014
#185
So why would unmarried female voters vote differently than married female voters?
alp227
Nov 2014
#170
We didn't state our accomplishments and were nice little puppy dogs. The Reps had nothing....
kerry-is-my-prez
Nov 2014
#213
The people wanted change the Democrats offered them "more of the same".
Tierra_y_Libertad
Nov 2014
#255
I suspect your post is intended as satire or snark, but in case it isn't
Warren DeMontague
Nov 2014
#300
Maybe pinning our hopes on people who don't vote is a poor strategy. n/t
lumberjack_jeff
Nov 2014
#270
The party that is seen as intolerant, rigid, ideologically narrow and strident, generally loses.
Warren DeMontague
Nov 2014
#292