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In reply to the discussion: Email from Elizabeth Warren: "Big announcement" [View all]yurbud
(39,405 posts)like the historic protests in Wisconsin that got channeled into a recall, and the best the Democrats could do was rerun their lame candidate that Scott Walker had already beaten.
Or the Clinton Justice Department not prosecuting Iran Contra & October Surprise crimes and as a thank you, getting ten years of the GOP talking about his dick and trying to impeach him.
And the pass Democrats gave Baby Bush once they regained control of the House and Senate certainly wasn't repaid with collegiality by the Republicans once Obama got into office.
The only explanation for all the times they've refused an easy homerun is they aren't on our team: they see Republicans as the favored fellow dog of the same Wall Street and corporate masters, and Dems they know they can't win the master's favor by leaving the gate open so the favorite runs out into the street and gets run over.
In short, we are bystanders, not the target audience.