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Nevernose

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64. "No changes! More of the same! Everything is fine!"

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Sun Jul 15, 2018, 10:40 PM

Jul 2018

This guy has a pretty shitty campaign slogan for the Democratic Party. The lack of insight on display is staggering, considering that we’re at our weakest in a hundred years.

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Coons: Democrats Need To Abandon 'Wild-Eyed' Race to Left [View all] question everything Jul 2018 OP

how about something more like "the party has room for many opinions" lapfog_1 Jul 2018 #1

I am afraid of a repeat of 1968 and 2016 question everything Jul 2018 #4

Me too...ideology is meaningless when you have no power...you can have the purist minority ever Demsrule86 Jul 2018 #33

to what end? theaocp Jul 2018 #51

Yes, this is my fear. And I hope that many who "could not stomach" Hillary question everything Jul 2018 #58

Here we go Ligyron Jul 2018 #2

Pragmatism ONLY works when all sides are pragmatic. If one side is not, pragmatists lose every time TheBlackAdder Jul 2018 #45

I've got news for Coons gyroscope Jul 2018 #3

Both Bill Clinton and Obama are centrists question everything Jul 2018 #7

Neither Clinton or Obama were centrist especially not Obama standingtall Jul 2018 #14

Clinton and Obama ran as progressives gyroscope Jul 2018 #15

no they didn't. they both governed as they ran. JI7 Jul 2018 #16

They tried to govern as they ran standingtall Jul 2018 #17

of course. that would be true of anyone. all we have to do is look JI7 Jul 2018 #20

They ran as progressives gyroscope Jul 2018 #18

they ran the same as they governed JI7 Jul 2018 #19

Doesn't matter gyroscope Jul 2018 #21

Coons is representing his state Delaware JI7 Jul 2018 #23

So logically politicians must change core principles Nanjeanne Jul 2018 #48

But they gave us four supreme court justices question everything Jul 2018 #59

The "Resistance" is screwing us wonkwest Jul 2018 #30

Another post equating Bill Clinton and Barrack Obama GaryCnf Jul 2018 #32

Yes, I fell for that Third Way BS for a bit until Boomerproud Jul 2018 #44

That is not true. Left Left politics cost us big in both 2000, 2004, 2010, Demsrule86 Jul 2018 #34

Just what repugs want to see. elleng Jul 2018 #5

He's confused. Anybody that loves Trump is in his arms right now. Tack left. marble falls Jul 2018 #6

Nonsense. Garrett78 Jul 2018 #8

+1 ck4829 Jul 2018 #40

+1 leftstreet Jul 2018 #65

Thank you for your concern, Sen. Coons gratuitous Jul 2018 #9

"free" health care isn't a hard left position. mwooldri Jul 2018 #10

I agree Delarage Jul 2018 #38

No such thing as "free healthcare". Caliman73 Jul 2018 #52

"Politics of greivance" "wild eyed proposals" "better healthcare" marylandblue Jul 2018 #11

Delaware. moondust Jul 2018 #12

Exactly. Caliman73 Jul 2018 #53

Excellent differentiation. moondust Jul 2018 #54

So Coons thinks our message should be vote for us and we will keep everything the same standingtall Jul 2018 #13

We are the majority. Never forget and never yield backtoblue Jul 2018 #22

Then let's show our force in the ballot boxes (nt) question everything Jul 2018 #61

Funny how everything that's regarded as normal and commonsense in the rest of the developed world Crunchy Frog Jul 2018 #24

exactly this eShirl Jul 2018 #28

Yeah, 'funny' like alt-right terrorism. I get what you're saying though. +1. ck4829 Jul 2018 #42

Because this country is different question everything Jul 2018 #60

"We will never have a revolution in this country" - Except this is how we were founded ck4829 Jul 2018 #66

I didn't see any repub win by safeinOhio Jul 2018 #25

Some can't get that HopeAgain Jul 2018 #36

I have.... LeftInTX Jul 2018 #37

Let me just get some popcorn wonkwest Jul 2018 #26

The electorate problem is that Democrats have no choice but to move left: DetlefK Jul 2018 #27

This Meadowoak Jul 2018 #31

Bingo. shanny Jul 2018 #55

Coons touts support for $80 billion dollar increase in defense spending, AtomicKitten Jul 2018 #29

Funny how that works melman Jul 2018 #43

That's something. appalachiablue Jul 2018 #63

Sucessfully moving from "grievance to optimism" HopeAgain Jul 2018 #35

Voting to squash Dodd Frank regulations, voting for endless war in Yemen, oppossed Nanjeanne Jul 2018 #39

Far left: "Give everyone healthcare" Far right: "Put Muslims in camps and virgins in volcanoes ck4829 Jul 2018 #41

I guess the status quo does look pretty sweet when one has $9,000,000. n/t QC Jul 2018 #46

Well Chris, the Republican's control all three branches of our Federal Government, the majority of jalan48 Jul 2018 #47

Maybe he should take on the Republicans and their 'Wild-Eyed' Race to Autumn Jul 2018 #49

MLK Jr sez theaocp Jul 2018 #50

well unless he is brave enough to say what he thinks is too left wing...too radical...."Wild Eyed".. JCanete Jul 2018 #56

McConnell-approved. Orsino Jul 2018 #57

K&R UTUSN Jul 2018 #62

"No changes! More of the same! Everything is fine!" Nevernose Jul 2018 #64