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In reply to the discussion: Bernie Sanders tells Ed Schultz: Southern Democrats are tired of being abandoned by the party [View all]Volaris
(10,269 posts)73. sorry but I don't buy that...
there are enough people who STILL get their power via the Tennessee Valley Authority who know damn well what it would cost if it were completely privately-held, instead of built and run by Uncle Sam.
The problem (as I see it) is that the last time Uncle Sam went down there and did anything as demonstrably useful for them (as they see it) as the Tennessee Valley Authority, WAS the Tennessee Valley Authority.
As an example, if we start building top-quality, regional High Speed Rail down there, those rural areas won't be so rural anymore, and THAT helps us, too.
Feel free to tell me I don't know what the hell I'm talking about, as opinions are always welcome, and make my arguments better next time.
Peace,
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Bernie Sanders tells Ed Schultz: Southern Democrats are tired of being abandoned by the party [View all]
Galraedia
Oct 2013
OP
The "50 state strategy" is what I first thought of when I saw this too........
socialist_n_TN
Oct 2013
#4
This is why even the petit bourgeoisie should not support capitalism.....
socialist_n_TN
Oct 2013
#92
Exactly! Many of my husband's high school friends are working class whites and they vote repub
anneboleyn
Oct 2013
#45
You assume that shoveling money creates victory for the shoveler but facts do
Bluenorthwest
Oct 2013
#85
Might win some in the West? The entire West Coast is Blue, all Senators, Governors
Bluenorthwest
Oct 2013
#86
Not just Congressional seats, there is a need to focus on State Houses and state legislatures.
Fla Dem
Oct 2013
#17
He doesn't get white Southerners. Different culture than Vermont Yankees. nt
geek tragedy
Oct 2013
#23
I think your description is of racists and homphobes and to extend that to all
Bluenorthwest
Oct 2013
#88
Precisely it's like fighting with one arm tied behind your back or negotiating from a position
Uncle Joe
Oct 2013
#54
Obama made an irrevocable mistake when he abandoned Dean's 50 state strategy.
last1standing
Oct 2013
#51
Can we get those guys to vote Democratic without abandoning what they're "hung up on"?
Silent3
Oct 2013
#57
If it's MORE important to someone to keep their gay neighbor from getting married
Warren DeMontague
Oct 2013
#72
Like it or not, the South is the hub of evangelical Christianity in America...
YoungDemCA
Oct 2013
#82
The top members of the Democratic Party cannot keep abandoning those who voted for them.
AnotherMcIntosh
Oct 2013
#87