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In reply to the discussion: The POC - Party Of Cowards... 'Claire McCaskill To Skip Democratic National Convention' [View all]xmas74
(29,670 posts)44. Take a look at the Republicans running against her.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002861195#post38
According to this site, she still votes with the party an average of 81%. How many times do you think any of the others will vote with them?
http://www.opencongress.org/people/votes_with_party/senate/democrat
She allied herself with the president, which is being used against her in commercials shown in this state. She's pro choice, she believes in domestic partner benefits, she in favor of expanded education funding and expanded funding for medical. Not a single person who is running against her is in favor of any of those things.
She's all we have in Missouri. We need to support her and hope that her time not spent at the convention will be spent in productive campaigning across the state.
According to this site, she still votes with the party an average of 81%. How many times do you think any of the others will vote with them?
http://www.opencongress.org/people/votes_with_party/senate/democrat
She allied herself with the president, which is being used against her in commercials shown in this state. She's pro choice, she believes in domestic partner benefits, she in favor of expanded education funding and expanded funding for medical. Not a single person who is running against her is in favor of any of those things.
She's all we have in Missouri. We need to support her and hope that her time not spent at the convention will be spent in productive campaigning across the state.
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The POC - Party Of Cowards... 'Claire McCaskill To Skip Democratic National Convention' [View all]
WillyT
Jun 2012
OP
Are you saying that the people there are literally so stupid that they would not respond
Egalitarian Thug
Jun 2012
#32
So, if someone with a sufficiently large microphone were to speak to them, you think they would
Egalitarian Thug
Jun 2012
#35
From the "Show Me" State, here... and yes- we're STUPID. Should be the "Show Me How" state.
stlsaxman
Jun 2012
#42
Then it's up to her to straighten them out. This caving to bullies is what got us to where we are.
sabrina 1
Jun 2012
#41
But do you really think that by not attending the Convention they will stop what they are doing?
sabrina 1
Jun 2012
#46
How does she benefit by going to the convention instead of campaigning in her state?
pstokely
Jun 2012
#53
The chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee just told candidates to stay away...
PoliticAverse
Jun 2012
#4
How many candidates up for re-election are still going and how many not up for re-election are
pstokely
Jun 2012
#22
It might be too early for the party to spend $ since the Repuke primary isn't until August
pstokely
Jun 2012
#23
Going to the convention takes away campaign time but probably doesn't matter otherwise
pstokely
Jun 2012
#24
Move to MO and help them find progressive candidates that can win statewide then
pstokely
Jun 2012
#30
I won't/can't argue any of that. But I *still* don't like her and never did.
Stinky The Clown
Jun 2012
#50
During the last convention, she had no problem getting her mug on every camera that came within ....
Stinky The Clown
Jun 2012
#52