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alsame

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14. They've been running away from the

Reply to CANDO (Reply #9)

Fri Mar 7, 2014, 10:51 AM

Mar 2014

'liberal' label for decades, all my adult life at least. It terrifies them. Most of today's Dems are very quick to point out that they are moderate or bi-partisan. With few exceptions, there are no elected liberals.

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Where is the equivalent Liberal Conference? [View all] CANDO Mar 2014 OP

Here. roody Mar 2014 #1

That site and organization hardly equates to what the cons have in CPAC. CANDO Mar 2014 #2

Yes, but it is a chance to network roody Mar 2014 #23

Do you want it all? Try this. roody Mar 2014 #25

Somewhere under that good bus no doubt n/t Fumesucker Mar 2014 #3

Sorry for the self reply... CANDO Mar 2014 #4

CPAC is funded by rich conservatives looking to keep their troops inline muriel_volestrangler Mar 2014 #5

The result of the left not doing a similar conference... CANDO Mar 2014 #8

Who would you want to pay for, and set the agenda, of a liberal conference? muriel_volestrangler Mar 2014 #10

I don't really have an answer. CANDO Mar 2014 #19

yes, Netroots Nation catrose Mar 2014 #35

Good OP and good point. HappyMe Mar 2014 #11

If it happened, it would get no mainstream coverage. roody Mar 2014 #24

How many elected Democrats would alsame Mar 2014 #6

Hard to tell Glitterati Mar 2014 #7

And that we don't have many Democratic pols going near anything "liberal"... CANDO Mar 2014 #9

They've been running away from the alsame Mar 2014 #14

And its a shame. CANDO Mar 2014 #17

Good question. I suppose you have that Netroots conference but that's pretty lame in comparison. bklyncowgirl Mar 2014 #12

What's funny (sad actually), CANDO Mar 2014 #16

Split up among several conferences treestar Mar 2014 #13

Maybe the averge American NEEDS to be scared. HappyMe Mar 2014 #15

That may be, but then they may turn to the comfort of treestar Mar 2014 #34

CPAC is a construct, a show, a sham, not a product of good organizing but a product Bluenorthwest Mar 2014 #18

Seems you're missing my point. CANDO Mar 2014 #20

It was not your point I was addressing. I addressed the poster who claimed Repubicans Bluenorthwest Mar 2014 #21

I'm sorry! CANDO Mar 2014 #22

It was on Sunday night Capt. Obvious Mar 2014 #26

The Academy Awards CANDO Mar 2014 #28

Imagine a clothes dryer. Imagine a clothes dryer full of ill tempered cats. Imagine turning it on. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2014 #27

So, Rs have a conference so the Ds have to follow suit. Isn't that letting the Rs set the agenda? stopbush Mar 2014 #29

Not following you on one thing. CANDO Mar 2014 #31

CPAC may have been valuable for Conservatives when they were stuck in the political weeds, stopbush Mar 2014 #32

Sounds plausible. CANDO Mar 2014 #33

There is Netroots nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #30