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Kaleva

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7. People get the politicians they earn

Reply to liberal_at_heart (Reply #2)

Thu Nov 6, 2014, 10:09 AM

Nov 2014

If members of a party don't want to support a true progressive in the primary so that candidate becomes the nominee, then the alternative is what is left in the general election.

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Look who is complaining young folks women [View all] upaloopa Nov 2014 OP

I see that. librarylu Nov 2014 #1

That's it. I'm done. I'm taking a break from DU. Blaming the voters and not the politicians is not liberal_at_heart Nov 2014 #2

i think it is the people, the politicians are just a reflection of them. n/t. okieinpain Nov 2014 #3

then they are a reflection of us too. Puzzledtraveller Nov 2014 #4

Who elects the politicians? VOTERS! upaloopa Nov 2014 #5

Blame also the media! dfgrbac Nov 2014 #6

People get the politicians they earn Kaleva Nov 2014 #7