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In reply to the discussion: Black Vote Seen as Last Hope for Democrats to Hold Senate [View all]bobclark86
(1,415 posts)38. How much time did the Democrats have? Two years?
We held both houses and the presidency for two years. The leadership wasted that time on what, a Heritage Foundation-written health care law? Raising Social Security withholding without raising the maximum rich people can make before not having to pay in? A stimulus touted to fix our infrastructure that most of the money didn't go to infrastructure?
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You actually think the Rs are going to give it back to us if they finish the takeover? The mess they
jwirr
Oct 2014
#29
And I remember the polls a few weeks before election day showing he would win....
ProudToBeBlueInRhody
Oct 2014
#62
Because I think people who claim "pollsters" are out to discourage one party or another....
ProudToBeBlueInRhody
Oct 2014
#72
And unfortunately, blatently appealling for the African American vote turns away many rural whites
bigworld
Oct 2014
#3
Doesn't resonate with me. How do Democrats blatantly appeal for African American votes?
merrily
Oct 2014
#25
So are you saying that Democrats should ignore black voters, hence take them for granted as they
Liberal_Stalwart71
Oct 2014
#35
Republicans have been trying vote suppression for at least a century, if not more.
merrily
Oct 2014
#4
It hasn't been ignored and not all parts of the country have that issue. Enough excuses please.
RBInMaine
Oct 2014
#12
Where'd you find that? "Contradictions-R-Us"? Where were these alledged "moderates" you speak of?
Tarheel_Dem
Oct 2014
#73
STOP BLAMING THE DEM PARTY ! Don't even know when the elections are? INEXCUSABLE !!
RBInMaine
Oct 2014
#8
It seems a terribly bad strategy to chortle about deficit reduction when that removes opportunity
jtuck004
Oct 2014
#16
That's just great! Prepare to blame the black voters or non voters for the coming losses.
kelliekat44
Oct 2014
#22
Why not? Everyone's been blaming Obama anyway. Why not continue to blame all us knee-grows?
Liberal_Stalwart71
Oct 2014
#37
There is no doubt that the black voter is important. We saw that in 2008. But the truth is that
jwirr
Oct 2014
#30
I don't think this is a setup to blame; just a reminder to vote. I'm spreading this around. Thanks.
ancianita
Oct 2014
#34
DNC supports citizen surveillance, fracking, Israel bombing the shit out of civilians,
whereisjustice
Oct 2014
#41
People don't see the value of voting DEM, because the DEMS endlessly want to be GOP-lite. So, they
blkmusclmachine
Oct 2014
#49