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59. I suggest a radical strategy to boost turnout.

Sat Oct 11, 2014, 09:08 PM

Oct 2014

Refuse to compromise on Social Security and Medicare.

Insist on taxing capital gains at the same rate working Americans pay on their income.

If corporations want access to the US market make them pay taxes at the same rate as any other "person".

Actually these are not radical ideas at all. In fact they poll favorably across party lines and yet we can't bring ourselves to support overwhelmingly popular ideas that reflect the historic underpinnings of our party.

When we finally determine, as a group, why our party leadership can't rally voters around these popular concepts we'll be in the home stretch. There's no great mystery here. Certain Democrats are only pretending it is because their personal fortunes depend on it.

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What's most responsible for keeping Democrats home? [View all] MannyGoldstein Oct 2014 OP

And, I might add sadoldgirl Oct 2014 #1

The bad timing of the release of Politicalboi Oct 2014 #2

No. Season 2 release of Arrow on Netflix leftstreet Oct 2014 #5

I think it is a mixture of disliking a candidate, the political and nstional environment at the... hrmjustin Oct 2014 #3

What happened to that 50 state strategy thing? leftstreet Oct 2014 #4

I asked the same question. People here told me it didn't matter BuelahWitch Oct 2014 #29

It would NEVER work in the REAL WORLD MannyGoldstein Oct 2014 #47

Democrats won't sit home. 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #6

Other spyker29 Oct 2014 #7

I would edit that to read ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #8

This ^ world wide wally Oct 2014 #9

Basically they are too damn lazy to get off their upaloopa Oct 2014 #10

Everyone here is probably voting, so I doubt they... JaneyVee Oct 2014 #11

Liberals are irrelevant. Both parties are the same. Why bother to vote? n/t pampango Oct 2014 #12

My guess is a sensed lack of relevance, but in WI the mid-term pattern goes back 60 yrs HereSince1628 Oct 2014 #13

Crap Dem policies BlindTiresias Oct 2014 #14

Not being as diligent as the Republican base. geek tragedy Oct 2014 #15

So, that would make the Republican voters SMARTER than the DEM voters, yes??? blkmusclmachine Oct 2014 #18

No, they just vote more often. geek tragedy Oct 2014 #25

Smarter, no LondonReign2 Oct 2014 #32

Other Hatchling Oct 2014 #16

A DEM Establishment that refuses to cater to the DEM base, but is more than happy accommodating the blkmusclmachine Oct 2014 #17

OBama because he is not on the ticket which has proven to get the Party out JI7 Oct 2014 #19

It is laugh out loud funny watching the divisive threads just before election time. Rex Oct 2014 #20

I'm voting. And everyone else I know has committed to voting. I think all this "why are they staying blkmusclmachine Oct 2014 #21

Same here, agree 100%. Rex Oct 2014 #22

Non-voters are not Liberal enough RobertEarl Oct 2014 #23

Hypno-toad is a republican LostOne4Ever Oct 2014 #24

Other tabbycat31 Oct 2014 #26

Interesting poll wyldwolf Oct 2014 #27

We deny it because it is a stupid lie LondonReign2 Oct 2014 #33

Other than evidence, you got NOTHIN. MannyGoldstein Oct 2014 #35

Evidence? Pfftttt! LondonReign2 Oct 2014 #37

heh. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2014 #52

I wrote that Progessives stay home? MannyGoldstein Oct 2014 #34

OH, you've inserted "Democrats" instead of 'progressives.' wyldwolf Oct 2014 #38

So you changed the words in my post, and now MannyGoldstein Oct 2014 #43

Desperate times ... GeorgeGist Oct 2014 #44

You were the one carping about "progressives" in your other disruptive META OP--don't blame a poster MADem Oct 2014 #60

Oh my! Rex Oct 2014 #40

NSA spying, Hillary Clinton, sky rocketing college costs, plumeting wages, poverty, whereisjustice Oct 2014 #28

Because In your heart you know jeepers Oct 2014 #30

People here are aware of this study, but nobody wants to discuss it: Maedhros Oct 2014 #55

Meh. Or, variations of Meh. Tierra_y_Libertad Oct 2014 #31

Refusal to get off their asses and go to their polling place CakeGrrl Oct 2014 #36

If elected Democrats voted as liberals we'd be fine. TeamPooka Oct 2014 #39

Why would you stay home if you were unhappy with what elected Democrats are doing? That seems like a Chathamization Oct 2014 #41

Centrist attacks on progressives. L0oniX Oct 2014 #42

Other Algernon Moncrieff Oct 2014 #45

Stupidity DavidDvorkin Oct 2014 #46

It so much easier to fail, so much less work bhikkhu Oct 2014 #48

"What's most responsible for keeping Democrats home?" Principled Peter Oct 2014 #49

lol @ Glenn Greenwald daredtowork Oct 2014 #50

That's funny! Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2014 #53

I'll volunteer for that . orpupilofnature57 Oct 2014 #57

The fact that our party is in the White House Hippo_Tron Oct 2014 #51

Mosquitoes. lonestarnot Oct 2014 #54

Glen Greenwald, Amy Goodman, Cornell West, People that indict the actions orpupilofnature57 Oct 2014 #56

I don't think many Democrats will be staying home. NaturalHigh Oct 2014 #58

I suggest a radical strategy to boost turnout. pa28 Oct 2014 #59

My vote reflects only my opinion. ZombieHorde Oct 2014 #61

Diarrhea. Bad diarrhea Township75 Oct 2014 #62