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pnwmom

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4. We used to have a broader based party -- when we held majorities in the House and Senate.

Reply to joet67 (Original post)

Wed Jul 12, 2017, 03:12 AM

Jul 2017

To return to those days would be an achievement, not grim news.

How could we ever win the South? With a "bunch more DINO's," by your standard. But we're far better off with centrist Democrats holding those seats than with tea party Rethugs.

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I am reading some grim news. Republicans are abandoning their party. [View all] joet67 Jul 2017 OP

really ? you see this as Grim News ? the party is whoever the votes in it JI7 Jul 2017 #1

Agreed one thousand percent blueinredohio Jul 2017 #11

I'll tell you what's more grim. RandySF Jul 2017 #2

They aint coming to the Dem party. A-Schwarzenegger Jul 2017 #3

We used to have a broader based party -- when we held majorities in the House and Senate. pnwmom Jul 2017 #4

yup, the only reason Democrats controlled congress when they did was JI7 Jul 2017 #5

This is the truth. And the alt-left (for want of a better term) since the 70's Demsrule86 Jul 2017 #10

I really don't have a problem with this get the red out Jul 2017 #6

None of these people are in Congress NewJeffCT Jul 2017 #7

We have a big tent party with different views...there is no purity test in the Democratic Demsrule86 Jul 2017 #8

No, they will be heavily into the Independents. Here comes the real Third Party. nikibatts Jul 2017 #9