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Curmudgeoness

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13. That was my first thought too.

Fri Feb 8, 2013, 10:01 PM

Feb 2013

We are here, we are ready to vote for candidates who will fill that left spot, but we just don't get enough candidates.

I know, we should be running ourselves, but that is just not an option for too many of us. At least in my area, you just cannot work and run for office at the same time, besides all the money required....which leaves us working stiffs out of the equation.

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Is this accurate? [View all] Pryderi Feb 2013 OP

There are plenty of people in that available space Warpy Feb 2013 #1

+1 ScreamingMeemie Feb 2013 #3

I think it was a clever plan to silence the left. rhett o rick Feb 2013 #8

Yep Solly Mack Feb 2013 #9

What Warpy said. Brigid Feb 2013 #2

IMO it was progressive organizations that helped get Warren and Grayson elected. rhett o rick Feb 2013 #10

Some one on DU should get busy on a Progressive Prez 2016 group, don't you think? JoePhilly Feb 2013 #4

Looks about right (no pun intended.) immoderate Feb 2013 #5

Word is finely getting out how off kilter we are as a country. RC Feb 2013 #6

That was my first thought too. Curmudgeoness Feb 2013 #13

Looks perfect to me Demo_Chris Feb 2013 #7

Message auto-removed KracevayaKoshka Feb 2013 #11

"Were parties here divided merely by a greediness for office,... Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2013 #12

. blkmusclmachine Feb 2013 #14

Money scale ErikJ Feb 2013 #15

No...nt SidDithers Feb 2013 #16

I think it's very accurate Autumn Feb 2013 #17

Looks about right to me. Fantastic Anarchist Feb 2013 #18

What could fill that space, and should the Democratic Party care? Comrade Grumpy Feb 2013 #19

No it's wrong Icecream man Feb 2013 #20

Absolutely! marions ghost Feb 2013 #21