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In reply to the discussion: Post mortem thread. Why did we lose? [View all]ucrdem
(15,512 posts)302. re: "Fraud! Cheating! Vote suppression!":
We know they'll tell any lie, pull any trick, bend any law to get what they want. Last night they got exactly what they wanted, and today they're crowing about how much we all love GOP "policies." Why is it denial to point that out they're full of sh*t?
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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