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ProudToBeBlueInRhody

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3. There are states that will NEVER vote for a Democrat and especially Obama.

Reply to byronius (Original post)

Wed Feb 8, 2012, 10:58 PM

Feb 2012

Even if we had the biggest economic turnaround ever, there are some people who are so rooted in bigotry and their twisted sense of "values" it would simply not happen.

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We need a 1936. [View all] byronius Feb 2012 OP

We need it Ter Feb 2012 #1

A 1936 is earned, not given jpgray Feb 2012 #2

1936 was earned by FDR's results MannyGoldstein Feb 2012 #6

There are states that will NEVER vote for a Democrat and especially Obama. ProudToBeBlueInRhody Feb 2012 #3

An thus providing us with the popular saying: Throckmorton Feb 2012 #4

We need the 1936 Congressional election ThoughtCriminal Feb 2012 #5

But many of those Dems were Southern RW racist Dixiecrats. Odin2005 Feb 2012 #7

I think that a 1996 is more likely in this climate. MarianJack Feb 2012 #8

There wasn't much good about 1936. virgogal Feb 2012 #9

But what was good was getting better with FDR in charge. 1620rock Feb 2012 #10

FDR was great, but 1937 brought a republican-like focus on balancing the federal budget leading to pampango Feb 2012 #13

We need a LEADER like we had in 1936, a very bold very progressive one like FDR /nt Dragonfli Feb 2012 #11

Wish we had a progressive leader like FDR.... lib2DaBone Feb 2012 #12