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74. Meet Tom Wolf

Reply to okaawhatever (Reply #45)

Mon May 12, 2014, 10:58 PM

May 2014

http://tom.wolfforpa.com/

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How the Left Cut Down a Democratic Frontrunner [View all] DonViejo May 2014 OP

Shades of Ned Lamont Blue_Tires May 2014 #1

This immediately made me think of Ned Lamont too. myrna minx May 2014 #3

Lamont was not a liberal, just seemed more liberal than Joe. merrily May 2014 #13

The GOP candidate was dead in the water Blue_Tires May 2014 #63

I don't think it was an accident that the GOP candidate was dead in the water. merrily May 2014 #64

If the left pushes back against the "third way" the left is the villain, but if the third way myrna minx May 2014 #2

You noticed that too, huh? Scuba May 2014 #6

Understand.... HooptieWagon May 2014 #7

your last sentence explains the dynamic perfectly. the Rahmbos treat Repubs with kid gloves yurbud May 2014 #35

Perfect analogy, Yurbud. But as the election draws closer, we can expect more handy narratives... villager May 2014 #66

and no matter how few Republicans, centrists will have no choice but to compromise with them yurbud May 2014 #76

Exactly. As long as there is a single Republican anywhere, their agenda must be enacted. villager May 2014 #77

and bipartisan. Unless that single Republican suggests something rich people don't like yurbud May 2014 #93

Very well said! scarletwoman May 2014 #8

Nailed it. merrily May 2014 #14

Booom! Fumesucker May 2014 #17

that's how it will play in the press--even if the "sensible centrist" loses the general election yurbud May 2014 #34

And, while "centrist" my be a slur some places, it garners support and big boxes of money elsewhere Doctor_J May 2014 #42

Yes, lots of whining and scapegoating in defense of a mediocre candidate here. pa28 May 2014 #47

Shhh!!!! now here are a bunch of blue links that prove why you are wrong! bobduca May 2014 #82

... SammyWinstonJack May 2014 #102

Or Bill Halter in Arkansas........ socialist_n_TN May 2014 #87

Not the left's fault. Not about marketing, about leadership. Her fault on point May 2014 #4

True, but also, how about the centrist ad diminishing Warren and DeBlasio? merrily May 2014 #36

Yes, it is exactly about marketing. Wolf used $10 Million of his own money to come out early okaawhatever May 2014 #45

I am kinda skeptical hfojvt May 2014 #59

I think the left is primed for something like a tea party takeover. People are angry and okaawhatever May 2014 #60

I am not really about process hfojvt May 2014 #92

It's simple - Dems liked her opponent better JPZenger May 2014 #70

Excellent synopsis. blue neen May 2014 #71

Meet Tom Wolf WorseBeforeBetter May 2014 #74

DU rec...nt SidDithers May 2014 #5

Here we go... TreasonousBastard May 2014 #9

Exactly what many here want to do to Hillary Clinton. Nye Bevan May 2014 #10

She led Obama by 30 points and lots of recognition, but he ran to her left. merrily May 2014 #22

Yep. He proved that America was ready for an unapologetic socialist firebrand (nt) Nye Bevan May 2014 #29

He didn't run as a socialist and he sure as hell hasn't governed that way. merrily May 2014 #30

Don't worry ...Hillary is doing it to herself. L0oniX May 2014 #23

... Phlem May 2014 #37

of course we do Enrique May 2014 #50

The Left didn't cut her down... HooptieWagon May 2014 #11

agreed. the third way party chose that moment to highlight magical thyme May 2014 #15

It's a scaremongering tactic, intended to quash those lefty malcontents. winter is coming May 2014 #65

Nice cliff hanger Capt. Obvious May 2014 #12

De Blasio was not in a statewide race, but a Mayoral race that a Democrat had not won since 1989. merrily May 2014 #16

Very accurate portrayal of what Warren accomplished in that race Capt. Obvious May 2014 #24

I live in Massachusetts. merrily May 2014 #31

There's a faction of membership here Capt. Obvious May 2014 #39

Don't know about misrespresentation of Mass. politics, but it's merrily May 2014 #41

lol, bashing lefties already. I expected that season to arrive later quinnox May 2014 #18

Leftist bashing is always in season for both Democrats and Republicans. merrily May 2014 #20

And, of course, for many, ahem, "Undergrounders" villager May 2014 #78

A Kabuki Theater bobduca May 2014 #83

Which also explains their ultra-thin skins. They love bullying, snark, and shout-downs, but alert on villager May 2014 #94

And, I'm willing to bet fredamae May 2014 #19

Are you implying that "they" would not go after any Democrat? merrily May 2014 #32

Thanks for asking fredamae May 2014 #46

I understood about shutting out the ads. merrily May 2014 #53

Ahhh, I see fredamae May 2014 #58

Me, too. merrily May 2014 #62

IMO-Clinton's Pres Was fredamae May 2014 #67

You are stating a more conventional view. merrily May 2014 #68

This is my view of the situation....... socialist_n_TN May 2014 #89

Being a socialist in TN can't be easy. Respect. merrily May 2014 #97

Well being a socialist in TN is lonely sometimes for sure......... socialist_n_TN May 2014 #99

Yes, I did get from your first post that you meant the USSR. merrily May 2014 #100

Nope we're not in a revolutionary or even a pre-revolutionary situation.... socialist_n_TN May 2014 #105

Centrists are to be blamed for their own loss ...and ya better take this as a warning. L0oniX May 2014 #21

Yeah-- this script never changes. When Third Way types win... Marr May 2014 #26

Centrists win by trolling for repuke votes. L0oniX May 2014 #28

In the wrong way. merrily May 2014 #69

I sure wish corporatists could decide whether "the left" is an insult or their favorite club. Marr May 2014 #25

Its a difficult maneuver, co-opting "The Left" while simultaneously vilifying it bobduca May 2014 #85

What a misleading headline! merrily May 2014 #27

a popular tradition G_j May 2014 #48

I have never been a hippie, yet I object to the deceptive headline. merrily May 2014 #51

More lying from the Third Way. woo me with science May 2014 #81

I used to post on boards where all political views were welcome (in theory, anyway). merrily May 2014 #96

Awww how sad. JVS May 2014 #33

Per the linked article, she's a deficit hawk. Jim Lane May 2014 #38

History has shown that not only are centrists useless, they lose elections! reformist2 May 2014 #57

More facts: merrily May 2014 #40

inre: recruiting...exactomundo! HooptieWagon May 2014 #43

We're told repeatedly that the deck is not stacked, but that the Party is not going merrily May 2014 #44

Yes better update the labels for the cancer that is Third Way bobduca May 2014 #86

Yes, many organizations, one philosophy. merrily May 2014 #98

good Enrique May 2014 #49

Want the votes of the Left? Don't blame the left. Run to the left. Tierra_y_Libertad May 2014 #52

Maybe I'm being naive, but Mr. Wolfe's website indicates that he still ives in the house he was born hedgehog May 2014 #54

PA Resident Here ChangeUp106 May 2014 #55

Her ads against Tom Wolfe, the Democratic frontrunner are downright vicious. IMO Democrats AlinPA May 2014 #56

I agree. femmocrat May 2014 #73

Tom Wolf wants to levy an extraction tax on shale gas. Dawson Leery May 2014 #61

Meet Tom Wolf WorseBeforeBetter May 2014 #72

Well now. That definitely puts it into perspective. bunnies May 2014 #101

Yep, do your research people! WorseBeforeBetter May 2014 #104

lol. Oh, totally. bunnies May 2014 #106

"How Pennsylvania Democrats are choosing a decent gubernatorial candidate" Agony May 2014 #75

That is insane. Number23 May 2014 #79

In 2010, Dems nominated a horrible campaigner who did not get out the vote JPZenger May 2014 #84

Yes. It's the Left that really needs to use its political omnipotence more wisely. Orsino May 2014 #80

Run a Turd Way candidate... 99Forever May 2014 #88

'Reccomending' Counterfactual Narratives is the Third way bobduca May 2014 #90

Oh, if it only happened more often. Chan790 May 2014 #91

Allyson Schwartz was NEVER the frontrunner in this race she is an bigdarryl May 2014 #95

centrist, third-way dems are part of the problem, not the solution.... mike_c May 2014 #103

I'd say GOOD!!! but the headline is bullshit, the Turd Wayer flushed her self TheKentuckian May 2014 #107