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In reply to the discussion: Democrats have lost 900+ state legislature seats, 12 governors, 69 House seats, 13 Senate seats. [View all]hifiguy
(33,688 posts)159. +1000 and DWS is as useless as
a submarine with screen doors. She won't even ENDORSE Democratic challengers to her Repig BFFa in the House. That is the equivalent of treason to the party whose national chair she holds. Yet she remains.
Why?
She must be doing exactly what those who could replace her want her to be doing. No other possible explanation. Her treachery keeps being rewarded.
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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