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In reply to the discussion: "Revenge of the White Male Voter" [View all]uppityperson
(116,020 posts)114. Healthcare, livable wages, decent schools, infrastructure that holds up, assistance if you need it
including unemployment and job retraining, environment, equality, decrease budget, tax breaks for not just the obscenely rich. Here are a few links with more information. If you care to look at them.
http://www.ontheissues.org/democratic_party.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)#Policy_positions
http://www.democrats.org/democratic-national-platform
REBUILDING MIDDLE CLASS SECURITY
Putting Americans Back to Work
The Middle Class Bargain
Cutting Waste, Reducing the Deficit, Asking All to Pay Their Fair Share
Economy Built to Last
AMERICA WORKS WHEN EVERYONE PLAYS BY THE SAME RULES
Wall Street Reform
21st Century Government: Transparent and Accountable
Lobbying Reform and Campaign Finance Reform
GREATER TOGETHER
Strengthening the American Community
Protecting Rights and Freedoms
Ensuring Safety and Quality of Life
STRONGER IN THE WORLD, SAFER AND MORE SECURE AT HOME
Responsibly Ending the War in Iraq
Disrupting, Dismantling, and Defeating Al-Qaeda
Responsibly Ending the War in Afghanistan
Preventing the Spread and Use of Nuclear Weapons
Countering Emerging Threats
Strengthening Alliances, Expanding Partnerships, and Reinvigorating International Institutions
Promoting Global Prosperity and Development
Maintaining the Strongest Military in the World
Advancing Universal Values
Putting Americans Back to Work
The Middle Class Bargain
Cutting Waste, Reducing the Deficit, Asking All to Pay Their Fair Share
Economy Built to Last
AMERICA WORKS WHEN EVERYONE PLAYS BY THE SAME RULES
Wall Street Reform
21st Century Government: Transparent and Accountable
Lobbying Reform and Campaign Finance Reform
GREATER TOGETHER
Strengthening the American Community
Protecting Rights and Freedoms
Ensuring Safety and Quality of Life
STRONGER IN THE WORLD, SAFER AND MORE SECURE AT HOME
Responsibly Ending the War in Iraq
Disrupting, Dismantling, and Defeating Al-Qaeda
Responsibly Ending the War in Afghanistan
Preventing the Spread and Use of Nuclear Weapons
Countering Emerging Threats
Strengthening Alliances, Expanding Partnerships, and Reinvigorating International Institutions
Promoting Global Prosperity and Development
Maintaining the Strongest Military in the World
Advancing Universal Values
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And white men hate being told there is a race problem in the Republican Party.
applegrove
Nov 2014
#1
NO, it cant be. Obama's policies are as mainstream as you can get, ACA was a rightwing idea
randys1
Nov 2014
#76
You dont think average teaparty dipshit doesnt perceive ACA as Obama telling HIM
randys1
Nov 2014
#130
Bullshit, the policy they couldnt keep are policies that were sold AFTER the law went
randys1
Nov 2014
#134
Not possible...If it didnt meet the ACA qualifications there was a good reason for that
randys1
Nov 2014
#139
I gave you the facts, your policy was NOT cancelled unless it didnt qualify..period
randys1
Nov 2014
#142
97% of ALL opposition to Obama from the right has to do with skin color and Muslim name
randys1
Nov 2014
#129
All true and same will happen to any Dem in 2016 as these are immature assholes, but
randys1
Nov 2014
#135
Whenever one tries to point out the latent and not-so-latent racism in the
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#31
Damn, either I'm really tired (I am) or you are too brilliant by half for me. But
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#40
Thanks. Meant no disrespect, just that my head was spinning. And now your
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#42
Or worse, to use it only in the social power sense - explicitly rejecting any other definition.
lumberjack_jeff
Nov 2014
#70
I heard this on NPR this a.m. Seems angry old white men outperformed all of us. Sleeping giant?
Tarheel_Dem
Nov 2014
#5
Apparently they love being repressed in a male dominated society. Yet another of
RKP5637
Nov 2014
#14
It does, doesn't it. I just can't believer we are in the 21st century and this is still going on. nt
RKP5637
Nov 2014
#97
Correct except for the Russian lollipops. All things Putin are pure and good per the GOP.
freshwest
Nov 2014
#45
Yeah, these White Privilege Men will rejoice when the Republicans thank them by ramming..
BlueJazz
Nov 2014
#7
This analysis is goofy, and specious. Like there aren't White Men on, say, the West Coast- where our
Warren DeMontague
Nov 2014
#15
Tossing "White Male Voter" around like it's an insult- does she really think that's a good strategic
Warren DeMontague
Nov 2014
#28
I think her analysis is just wrong, for starts. I dont think that was what this election was about.
Warren DeMontague
Nov 2014
#50
huh? I was saying there are plenty of white men in red states who vote Democrat.I live with one and
Iris
Nov 2014
#46
Why dems lost and why white rightwing racist males voted are two entirely different things
randys1
Nov 2014
#77
The person should have said republican or rightwing because I assume that is what she meant, clearly
randys1
Nov 2014
#80
Well, I don't think insulting groups of people is a good way to get them to vote for you
Warren DeMontague
Nov 2014
#85
Hey let's attack a third of the electorate and paint them with a broad brush
Man from Pickens
Nov 2014
#26
What do you do when you lose an election, because you got killed in a certain demo
Kurska
Nov 2014
#37
"Men don't need any help as they were the dominant and treated superior gender"
lumberjack_jeff
Nov 2014
#123
Our continuing to think this way will guarantee us more defeat in the future.
Puzzledtraveller
Nov 2014
#64
I don't think the members of this board realize the echo chamber they live in.
DemocratSinceBirth
Nov 2014
#138
Healthcare, livable wages, decent schools, infrastructure that holds up, assistance if you need it
uppityperson
Nov 2014
#114
Pretty clear that few in this thread want to think about what could change a proportion.
HereSince1628
Nov 2014
#125