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2. Ahh, now Paul Begala's call to not pass blame around makes more sense.

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Fri Mar 14, 2014, 05:18 PM

Mar 2014

Sink was peddling "very serious people" third way BS and the voters stayed home in droves.

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Alex Sink said we should "dust off the Simpson-Bowles." No strong stand on Social Security. [View all] madfloridian Mar 2014 OP

No Wonder She Lost, Ma'am The Magistrate Mar 2014 #1

Damn right! newfie11 Mar 2014 #17

I'm not going to turn out for someone who supports "Entitlement Reform". bvar22 Mar 2014 #31

Hi Magistrate... madfloridian Mar 2014 #37

Ahh, now Paul Begala's call to not pass blame around makes more sense. pa28 Mar 2014 #2

Brilliant strategy. bemildred Mar 2014 #3

a 2 time loser they want to foist on the voters again -- WTF are dems thinking? nt xchrom Mar 2014 #4

Exactly. She takes up space IMO, get another candidate..n/t monmouth3 Mar 2014 #11

I can't BELIEVE this person lost..... socialist_n_TN Mar 2014 #5

"They'd rather lose elections than back down from that" FiveGoodMen Mar 2014 #9

Very much so Five..... socialist_n_TN Mar 2014 #58

It's about integrity. JoeyT Mar 2014 #33

Not a bad characterization there Joey...... socialist_n_TN Mar 2014 #57

That would explain some of the threads I saw immediatly after the vote outcome. Rex Mar 2014 #6

How many times can this Blue Dog lose, & still be considered a "viable" candidate? Viable, for whom? blkmusclmachine Mar 2014 #7

Viable for anyone who... FiveGoodMen Mar 2014 #10

. NRaleighLiberal Mar 2014 #8

ah, fresh lettuce seedlings. I still have 4 ft snow banks riversedge Mar 2014 #13

I understand that the area had older white folks compared to riversedge Mar 2014 #12

Not as many retirees as Naples, Sarasota, etc. HooptieWagon Mar 2014 #32

A squishy moderate won't beat a solid right-winger thesquanderer Mar 2014 #14

Thank you. I posted asking that question myself on Wednesday. Autumn Mar 2014 #15

Don't mind at all. madfloridian Mar 2014 #18

She needs to stop running for things. As a Democrat, anyway. n/t DirkGently Mar 2014 #16

What do you call a Democratic candidate who runs on the Third Way platform? Jack Rabbit Mar 2014 #19

a losing candidate. n/t NRaleighLiberal Mar 2014 #20

..... madfloridian Mar 2014 #21

A Sink-er Fumesucker Mar 2014 #42

Sink lost because she is a light Repug ... nt MindMover Mar 2014 #22

She suggests that Social Security is one of the causes of an increasing deficit? RVN VET Mar 2014 #23

"She represents the Left's craven genuflection to the Right"....... socialist_n_TN Mar 2014 #59

well then no wonder she lost. nt silvershadow Mar 2014 #24

Are we better off now that she lost?? JoePhilly Mar 2014 #25

Better off if she won. madfloridian Mar 2014 #26

she didn't win. adopting the turd way "social security must be cut" meme Doctor_J Mar 2014 #45

Gee. Running a weak Republican against a strong Republican in a Republican district... Scootaloo Mar 2014 #27

It is not a Republican district. former9thward Mar 2014 #40

+1 uponit7771 Mar 2014 #46

"Running a weak Republican against a strong Republican..." CrispyQ Mar 2014 #55

Fear mongering and not a drop of truth. airplaneman Mar 2014 #28

This is my district. secondvariety Mar 2014 #29

Young was a tradition. madfloridian Mar 2014 #61

And the reason to be bipartisan is????? I see not one positive thing. nt Sarah Ibarruri Mar 2014 #30

We need to be partisan, need two party system. madfloridian Mar 2014 #53

I think we could use more than 2 parties, but you're right about one thing - Sarah Ibarruri Mar 2014 #62

Right on point blackspade Mar 2014 #34

NO, we just have to polish our turds harder and never admit their flaws! MisterP Mar 2014 #35

Wrong direction 3rd way. Deserved to lose on point Mar 2014 #36

See how the downward spiral goes? djean111 Mar 2014 #38

Yep. And this is what happens when the "lesser of two evils"....... socialist_n_TN Mar 2014 #60

well, she wasn;t quite as bad as the repook candidate... KG Mar 2014 #39

Sink needs to go DonCoquixote Mar 2014 #41

guaranteed loser - pretend to be a republican Doctor_J Mar 2014 #43

Yes! And smoke them! Warren DeMontague Mar 2014 #44

I know some love Debbie Wasserman Schulz DonCoquixote Mar 2014 #47

Good riddance. jsr Mar 2014 #48

Kick & Rec n/t FloriTexan Mar 2014 #49

Thanks. madfloridian Mar 2014 #50

You mean the Cat Food Commission isn't popular??? neverforget Mar 2014 #51

And they keep doing it over and over again... madfloridian Mar 2014 #52

Fake Democrat vs Real Republican.. sendero Mar 2014 #54

It's time to think outside the two party box. CrispyQ Mar 2014 #56