"Not going to happen"? Guess what: It already fucking happened.

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86. WE don't get to pick who runs.

The Democratic Party Power Brokers PICK who "wins" the Democratic Primaries,
and they don't take kindly to local grass roots upstarts who don't know their place.
They WILL slap you down, and then laugh at you.

The Grass Roots and Organized LABOR did EVERYTHING right to give President Obama
Progressive Democrats who would help "move his Liberal Agenda forward" in the Arkansas Primary 2010.

We picked the RIGHT election.
DINO Senator Blanche Lincoln (the virulently Anti-LABOR wicked witch who killed the Public Option, and later bragged about it) had NO CHANCE of beating the Republican in the general Election.

We picked the right candidate, Lt Governor Bill Halter,
who was no flaming Liberal, but at least was Pro-LABOR and Pro Universal Healthcare.
He was popular in Arkansas, had an [up & running political machine,
and a track record of Winning Elections,
AND had the backing and funding from National Organized LABOR and the Grass Roots.

Halter was leading Lincoln in the polls,
and the odds favored him winning the Democratic Primary.

Guess what happened?
Our BIGGEST obstruction to "Giving Obama Progressives who would Work with Him" turned out NOT to be the Republicans,
or conservatives. NO!
Our BIGGEST enemy turned out to be the Obama White House!!
They pulled out ALL the stops to rescue Lincoln's failing campaign.

Obama gave Lincoln (Sen., Walmart) an Oval Office Endorsement
that played 24/7 on Arkansas TV, and he even sent the Old Blue Gog (Bill Clinton)
back to Arkansas to rally and raise funds for Lincoln.

You can read the rest here:
"The Arkansas primary fight illuminates some unpleasant though vital truths about the Democratic establishment "

"So what did the Democratic Party establishment do when a Senator who allegedly impedes their agenda faced a primary challenger who would be more supportive of that agenda? They engaged in full-scale efforts to support Blanche Lincoln. Bill Clinton traveled to Arkansas to urge loyal Democrats to vote for her, bashing liberal groups for good measure. Obama recorded an ad for Lincoln which, among other things, were used to tell African-American primary voters that they should vote for her because she works for their interests. The entire Party infrastructure lent its support and resources to Lincoln — a Senator who supposedly prevents Democrats from doing all sorts of Wonderful, Progressive Things which they so wish they could do but just don’t have the votes for.

<snip>

What happened in this race also gives the lie to the insufferable excuse we’ve been hearing for the last 18 months from countless Obama defenders: namely, if the Senate doesn’t have 60 votes to pass good legislation, it’s not Obama’s fault because he has no leverage over these conservative Senators. It was always obvious what an absurd joke that claim was; the very idea of The Impotent, Helpless President, presiding over a vast government and party apparatus, was laughable. But now, in light of Arkansas, nobody should ever be willing to utter that again with a straight face. Back when Lincoln was threatening to filibuster health care if it included a public option, the White House could obviously have said to her: if you don’t support a public option, not only will we not support your re-election bid, but we’ll support a primary challenger against you. Obama’s support for Lincoln did not merely help; it was arguably decisive, as The Washington Post documented today:"

<much more>

http://www.salon.com/2010/06/10/lincoln_6/

Ed Schultz on White House support for Anti-LABOR Lincoln
http://videocafe.crooksandliars.com/heather/ed-schultz-if-it-wasnt-labor-barack-obama-


I was in Arkansas, and will testify that it was WORSE than the article above describes.
The only rational conclusion one can draw from this beat down of the people trying to help Obama implement his Liberal Agenda is too dismal to put on this website.