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33. We lost becasue Democrats shied away from Obama in 2010

Reply to MadDAsHell (Reply #24)

Sun Sep 16, 2018, 11:41 AM

Sep 2018

We lost because Democrats allowed the Republicans to blame the high deficits on them that was fueled by W's actions and was necessary for recovery.
Democrats have this thing about being bullied by Republicans and don't say a damn thing. They got the shit kicked out of them during 2010* with false accusations and they wanted to maintain the nice guy approach...
With this Kavanagh nomination though I see a lot of fight by some and others are just going through the motions
Republicans tells the same lie over and over and soon even some Democrats start believing them.

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Agreed. Nt BootinUp Sep 2018 #1

Stephen is right. roamer65 Sep 2018 #2

Perhaps Mr. King will run? maveric Sep 2018 #17

KR Me. Sep 2018 #3

K&R sheshe2 Sep 2018 #4

I'll bet he'd put some money behind that wryter2000 Sep 2018 #5

And since when are constituent voices synonymous with bribery? lunatica Sep 2018 #6

Didn't she just marry a fellow a few years ago luvtheGWN Sep 2018 #8

Yep... IthinkThereforeIAM Sep 2018 #11

I'm sure it wasn't for the sex. Meadowoak Sep 2018 #27

Stephen is Bayard Sep 2018 #7

He could always write a book about... IthinkThereforeIAM Sep 2018 #9

The other senator in Maine just said he is voting NO. BigmanPigman Sep 2018 #10

LOL ! n/t jaysunb Sep 2018 #26

wonder if that would work with Rafael Cubanadian and Cornyn here in TX? yellowdogintexas Sep 2018 #38

Call the two Senators in Texas. BigmanPigman Sep 2018 #39

I suspect she realizes qazplm135 Sep 2018 #12

This is just a hunch DFW Sep 2018 #13

That would be my bet elmac Sep 2018 #15

there is a 99.99999% chance that Kavanaugh will be confirmed elmac Sep 2018 #14

It the steady drip of nasty information about Kavanaugh becomes a steady flow, maybe not DFW Sep 2018 #16

ain't over 'til it's over Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2018 #30

Unless that steady drip has something earth shattering fallout87 Sep 2018 #32

K&R... spanone Sep 2018 #18

Any Senators who votes him in will see duforsure Sep 2018 #19

Senator Collins and Lisa Murkowski INdemo Sep 2018 #20

What leverage do we have against a red state Dem? RiverStone Sep 2018 #22

The Red State Democrats were responsible for voting to INdemo Sep 2018 #31

Not if Putin promised her a win in the election. C Moon Sep 2018 #21

Hasn't Maine been embarrassed by their politicians enough ? Haggis for Breakfast Sep 2018 #23

This is going to be the GOP's ACA. We paid dearly for the way that was ultimately passed... MadDAsHell Sep 2018 #24

We lost becasue Democrats shied away from Obama in 2010 INdemo Sep 2018 #33

+1 uponit7771 Sep 2018 #37

but I don't think we rammed this through, at all.. There were 100's of town hall meetings all that secondwind Sep 2018 #35

America's Bitter Pill has a lot of great insight into how it was passed. MadDAsHell Sep 2018 #40

K&R Scurrilous Sep 2018 #25

Which is irrelevant quakerboy Sep 2018 #28

If she doesn't vote for him, that means she's leaving politics or the Repub Party. Honeycombe8 Sep 2018 #29

She's a coward so won't run for Senate again. lark Sep 2018 #34

republican enablers of Dirty Donny & KGOP cronies will... Achilleaze Sep 2018 #36