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In reply to the discussion: it isn't the legalities...it's the betrayal that's pissing people off [View all]CrispyQ
(36,446 posts)Dems let a two bit actor shame them over the word liberal, & soon they abandoned liberal policies as well. They should have stood together & said, "Damned right we're liberal, & here's why!" & then gone on to recite that Joe Conservative essay. Instead, they backed down. They looked weak & the repubs & the media knew then that they could just poke fun at something & the dems would back away from it. Before you know it, most of the dems were on the corporate gravy train, too. They've had some catching up to do, but they've done well overall.
It's a disgusting mess. The electoral process is so corrupted with money & compromised with gerrymandering, electronic voting, voter apathy (although that one is starting to make sense), I don't know if we can reclaim our government through the ballot box.