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cali

(114,904 posts) Thu Mar 6, 2014, 04:14 PM Mar 2014

That there is no left wing/liberal counterpart to CPAC is damned significant [View all]

they have clout in their party. they have lots of it. the left has little clout in the democratic party. Of course, the wingnuts are well funded and have a lot of astroturf beneath their feet.

And most on the left aren't batshit crazy.

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That there is no left wing/liberal counterpart to CPAC is damned significant [View all] cali Mar 2014 OP

We had the Oscars Capt. Obvious Mar 2014 #1

LOL cui bono Mar 2014 #21

Fighting Bob Fest comes to mind. House of Roberts Mar 2014 #2

We have Netroots Nation. Wait Wut Mar 2014 #3

um yeah. The difference between NN and CPAC is that people show up at NN TeamPooka Mar 2014 #36

LOL! Wait Wut Mar 2014 #38

Totally Agree ... Fantastic Anarchist Mar 2014 #4

DLC needs the liberal wing to blame after their failures reddread Mar 2014 #7

You get ankle braces? Fantastic Anarchist Mar 2014 #9

100% co-pay Im afraid n/t reddread Mar 2014 #18

LMFAO! fleabiscuit Mar 2014 #30

Americans for Democratic Action don't count any longer?... DonViejo Mar 2014 #5

Does either hold a 1000+ attendee yearly political conference? Chan790 Mar 2014 #25

it's the same reason right wing talk radio does well while liberal talk radio doesn't JI7 Mar 2014 #6

I think it's more fundamental than that. It's a liberal vs conservative way of perceiving reality. lumberjack_jeff Mar 2014 #11

+1 Marr Mar 2014 #17

We need more embarassing batshit crazies. rrneck Mar 2014 #8

It coms from spending colossal amounts of time finely slicing sibelian Mar 2014 #10

The people that control the Democratic Party like the bubble they live in Rex Mar 2014 #12

... Phlem Mar 2014 #15

Thank you for making my point. Rex Mar 2014 #16

Exactly bigwillq Mar 2014 #20

Thanks! As you can see...someone came along and made my point for me! Rex Mar 2014 #24

There's no left version of ALEC either .... Scuba Mar 2014 #13

maybe if there was a forum section for organizing instead of organ grinding? reddread Mar 2014 #23

CPAC The Wizard Mar 2014 #14

Conclusion: Kitsch patriotism, racism, mysogeny, and fear sells better than equality, peace, Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2014 #19

It's not so much that those things sell better, OnyxCollie Mar 2014 #34

It is the "Free Thinking" part ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2014 #37

What the hell is NETROOTS they all get together every year bigdarryl Mar 2014 #22

I don't think of Netroots in the same way. Chan790 Mar 2014 #29

Because corporations won't sponsor leftwing events JaneyVee Mar 2014 #26

Netroots Nation: ProSense Mar 2014 #27

We don't have a counterpart to CPAC because Bettie Mar 2014 #28

In addition to Netroots, there is the Personal Democracy Forum. stevenleser Mar 2014 #31

Please don't ask us to be more like them. aquart Mar 2014 #32

Well, the left doesn't scare the corporatists in the Democratic Party. Cheese4TheRat Mar 2014 #33

The myth is the "left" is too divided.... Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2014 #35