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BarackTheVote

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9. Exactly.

Fri Nov 7, 2014, 03:12 AM

Nov 2014

"We" lost a lot of lousy Dixiecrats. Progressive issues won, progressive politicians would have done as well. The Dixiecrats lost because people couldn't find any distinguishable differences between them and their Republican opponent. Sucks for the national party, but the silver lining is we don't have to deal with trying to coral or cajole these DINOs any more. The equation makes perfect sense: people voted for progressive issues, and voted against conservative politicians. Doesn't matter if they've got an R or a D after their names, conservatives are no good. Run candidates in those areas where these progressive initiatives did well who actually AGREE with the initiatives and are willing to go to the mat for them. That's what computes.

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Voters May Have Spoken But The Message Makes No Sense [View all] TexasTowelie Nov 2014 OP

In Arkansas, at least, minimum wage was a constitutional issue Art_from_Ark Nov 2014 #1

Not to quibble or be pedantic, Art Seeking Serenity Nov 2014 #25

I had thought my ballot listed it as a constitutional issue Art_from_Ark Nov 2014 #39

This is where the ball lies. lumberjack_jeff Nov 2014 #2

FDR was able to "dumb things down" to a level everyone could understand... Odin2005 Nov 2014 #4

Yes, but . . . BubbaFett Nov 2014 #31

True. Odin2005 Nov 2014 #33

They don't know basic US history. LeftInTX Nov 2014 #8

Wow. You really think that poorly of young people? College students don't know basic history and Bluenorthwest Nov 2014 #15

I don't support any discrimination laws!!!! LeftInTX Nov 2014 #24

I don't know why this is so hard to understand. JayhawkSD Nov 2014 #3

Oh my those students, look what 13 yrs of Rick Perry has done to our youth LeftInTX Nov 2014 #5

ah! Texas, home of the 3-yr BS degree. Who needs the humanities like history and "such as that" Iris Nov 2014 #7

It actually began... malokvale77 Nov 2014 #28

5 ways Americans say we're confused JonLP24 Nov 2014 #6

Exactly. BarackTheVote Nov 2014 #9

Not the truth. Oregon legalized, added an Equal Rights Amendment AND elected Democrats Bluenorthwest Nov 2014 #16

I caught that JonLP24 Nov 2014 #19

are you bipolar? Douglas Carpenter Nov 2014 #22

you're exacty right! At least in lots of the country. People support progressive legislation and Douglas Carpenter Nov 2014 #18

No, they turn around and fail to vote for representatives jeff47 Nov 2014 #21

Right. We need to stop being surprised by that. It happens regularly Recursion Nov 2014 #30

I think progressive candidates can win in socially conservative areas when they can make bread and Douglas Carpenter Nov 2014 #36

Exactly JonLP24 Nov 2014 #37

Wow. Seriously? Rex Nov 2014 #10

I don't know about you, but, joshdawg Nov 2014 #11

This is what happens when college is all about getting a 'good paycheck' Rex Nov 2014 #12

One big flaw in those tweets... NaturalHigh Nov 2014 #13

Wendy Davis campaigned on education and... malokvale77 Nov 2014 #29

"You would not know that by the MSM." NaturalHigh Nov 2014 #38

300+ million people in this country The2ndWheel Nov 2014 #14

Howard Stern's show had street reporters on election day titaniumsalute Nov 2014 #17

It makes sense when one accepts all they were doing was voting against the black man as president. libtodeath Nov 2014 #20

So sad to say nothing else makes sense. kiranon Nov 2014 #23

These things run in Cycles HockeyMom Nov 2014 #26

Loss was due to VERY low voter turn out. davishenderson265 Nov 2014 #27

VERY low voter turn out... malokvale77 Nov 2014 #32

Exactly.. Did Dems talk about the minimum wage? SomethingFishy Nov 2014 #34

I know malokvale77 Nov 2014 #35