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2016 Postmortem

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16. It helps if it's built from the ground up.

Reply to KamaAina (Reply #14)

Thu Jan 17, 2013, 08:26 PM

Jan 2013

When professional polititicians from the precinct to the national committee consistently argue that people will not vote for an honest open progressive agenda, they're cutting the tendons of any potential candidate before a single step is taken.

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Thought experiment: What if the Dem party had gone as hard left as the repukes have hard right? [View all] KamaAina Jan 2013 OP

Messaging... Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #1

I think we'd be in much better shape 99th_Monkey Jan 2013 #2

gerrymandering in red states nt msongs Jan 2013 #3

But what about statewide elections, e.g. Senate races? KamaAina Jan 2013 #5

We have a conservative political culture and conservative institutions. geek tragedy Jan 2013 #4

Your premise is wrong. JoePhilly Jan 2013 #6

Love this! FleetwoodMac Jan 2013 #8

Perfect explanation of the last few years in politics. Jennicut Jan 2013 #10

But the Dem party won't even give us a skillet to boil in! KamaAina Jan 2013 #12

The progessives you speak of are not nearly as aligned as the Tea Party. JoePhilly Jan 2013 #18

Want answers? JNelson6563 Jan 2013 #22

Bloomberg would be President Recursion Jan 2013 #7

That's an interesting thought... FleetwoodMac Jan 2013 #9

So the all of the GOP and the Moderate, Conservative and Centrist Democrats all support corporatism stultusporcos Jan 2013 #11

Or, put another way, KamaAina Jan 2013 #15

You'd be surprised. rug Jan 2013 #13

Precisely my point! KamaAina Jan 2013 #14

It helps if it's built from the ground up. rug Jan 2013 #16

Old people vote in the midterms. End of story. Pisces Jan 2013 #17

Answer: The Democratic Party would be EXTINCT... BlueDemKev Jan 2013 #19

And again I ask: Why is the repuke party NOT extinct KamaAina Jan 2013 #23

Here's Why... BlueDemKev Jan 2013 #25

Things would be a little worse quaker bill Jan 2013 #20

Don't forget how the teabaggers see this DFW Jan 2013 #21

It's easy for the Republicans to go right. nyquil_man Jan 2013 #24

Big money controls the media, the educational system, social... Deep13 Jan 2013 #26

good point samsingh Jan 2013 #27

Contrast how the right-wing of the GOP reacted to the Goldwater defeat of 64 versus how the Douglas Carpenter Jan 2013 #28