Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: Democrats have lost 900+ state legislature seats, 12 governors, 69 House seats, 13 Senate seats. [View all]gwheezie
(3,580 posts)60. My early pole dancing days doom me
Joking.
Edit history
Please sign in to view edit histories.
216 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
RecommendedHighlight replies with 5 or more recommendations
Democrats have lost 900+ state legislature seats, 12 governors, 69 House seats, 13 Senate seats. [View all]
Scuba
Nov 2015
OP
I just don't like the implication that Obama never did anything to help state candidates
Blue_Tires
Nov 2015
#216
This is the result of the Republcians' grassroots campaign that starts at the local level.
olegramps
Nov 2015
#56
This one ^^^ The GOP knows how to mobilize its base, the DNC would rather suppress it to raise $$$.
leveymg
Nov 2015
#108
You might give some consideration to the wholesale theft going on via voting machines.
Stevepol
Nov 2015
#152
The leadership of a hard left Democratic Socialist worked very well in the 30s.
eridani
Nov 2015
#201
I love #7. Wanting to keep a poster from participating in the discussion, because
valerief
Nov 2015
#143
Another thought on this. People (both parties) were so much ABC (anybody but Clinton)
kelliekat44
Nov 2015
#3
You are the person who blamed LGBT for the loss in the 2014 election the following morning on
Bluenorthwest
Nov 2015
#181
wasn't a big part of it the very bad luck of 2010 being a census year and the same year there was
Fast Walker 52
Nov 2015
#4
Bingo! The ACA backlash destroyed us in 2010 which led to redistricting devastation in 2012 and 2014
LonePirate
Nov 2015
#34
Bullshit, people staying home because they did not get a pony THAT what led to the redistricting
krawhitham
Nov 2015
#85
Movement cons have by their philosophy focused on state gov't, the Dems don't
HereSince1628
Nov 2015
#6
Bullshit. I knocked on 6000 doors in my own campaign in 2012 and many times had to
Ron Green
Nov 2015
#128
Non voters doesn't win squat, we can't blame someone else for not voting, it lies with every citizen
Thinkingabout
Nov 2015
#31
So we should like the republican candidates more, doesnt make sense to me.
Thinkingabout
Nov 2015
#51
The Bully pulpit only works when people listen and the pulpit gets coverage.
kelliekat44
Nov 2015
#97
There is no precedent for the amount of seats and legislatures the GOP have taken
brentspeak
Nov 2015
#103
Who approved a 30% voter turnout. We are giving the offices to republicans, republicans vote,
Thinkingabout
Nov 2015
#30
Which republican candidates do you deem better than the Democrat candidate?
Thinkingabout
Nov 2015
#129
It means a lost vote for Democrats, a positive in the minds of republicans, they love low turnouts,
Thinkingabout
Nov 2015
#133
Yes. Which is why you should bother to find out why "Republicans bad!!!" is utterly failing
jeff47
Nov 2015
#134
Why am I seeing the complaining about Republicans winning in the last election?
Thinkingabout
Nov 2015
#135
Not sure what State you live in, but here in 2014 we elected good Democrats, legalized marijuana
Bluenorthwest
Nov 2015
#184
Yet people on here constantly talk of the impending death of the Republican party
davidn3600
Nov 2015
#101
Party apparatchiks have been shoving the "Lesser of Two Evils" mantra down out throats
Maedhros
Nov 2015
#109
The M$M and Hate Radio are powerful, they have helped divide this country for decades.
Rex
Nov 2015
#122
The problem is the alienation and disaffection of working people from the Democratic party
Bernblu
Nov 2015
#199
When you have so called "progressive think tanks" echoing neo-con talking points one has to wonder
Truprogressive85
Nov 2015
#209
And unless they change their stategy of "vote for us, we suck a little less"...
99Forever
Nov 2015
#210