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brooklynite

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17. So, it's okay to be a political hack as long as you reliably vote Democratic?

Reply to AnotherMcIntosh (Reply #1)

Fri May 3, 2013, 09:19 AM

May 2013

Yvette Clarke is probably one of the least productive members of Congress (I was in her district until 2010). She has a low attendance rate and develops no legislation on her own. Her district could do far better without any risk of a Republican winning.

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Can someone post a list of the corporate Democrats who need to be primaried in 2014. [View all] ProSense May 2013 OP

Here's an idea. Why don't you solicit or post a list of those who should not be primaried. AnotherMcIntosh May 2013 #1

Are any of those Reps on this list ProSense May 2013 #2

My recommendation: primary all those who are not liberals or progressives. AnotherMcIntosh May 2013 #3

So you can't name them? ProSense May 2013 #4

Huffman should not be on that list dreamnightwind May 2013 #6

Unless I'm mistaken, Rep Jared Huffman has not voted a single time with the conservatives. AnotherMcIntosh May 2013 #9

Let the voters decide dreamnightwind May 2013 #10

Of course the voters are going to decide. Did you really think that an anonymous DU poster would? AnotherMcIntosh May 2013 #11

Wow dreamnightwind May 2013 #21

You left out Betty McCollum MN CD-4 MineralMan May 2013 #13

Is she a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus? AnotherMcIntosh May 2013 #15

I don't know, but her positions are progressive. MineralMan May 2013 #16

So, it's okay to be a political hack as long as you reliably vote Democratic? brooklynite May 2013 #17

Low attendance rate? Develops no legislation on her own? AnotherMcIntosh May 2013 #20

Wait, is the ProSense May 2013 #5

Why base it on CISPA? dreamnightwind May 2013 #7

Top of my list: Mark Pryor. n/t backscatter712 May 2013 #8

That would be great! ProSense May 2013 #12

Landrieu and Hagen just (courageously) voted in favor of the gun bill. brooklynite May 2013 #19

Given the amount of screaming that goes on here at DU ... you should JoePhilly May 2013 #14

Yeah, this thread should have HappyMe May 2013 #18