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bravenak

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27. Yes. It is all my fault. I only voted once and got what I wanted through ballot measures.

Sat Nov 8, 2014, 10:37 PM

Nov 2014

I'm selfish. Voted for minumum wage and I haven't made that since high school. Voted for weed.....
Voted for the envoronment. Voted for union rights, never been in a union but I know I'd be even more of a slave without them. Seems to me, I know I'm too young to have an opinion be listened to, but it seems like progressive policies won, the candidates lost. Maybe they should support progressive policies? Just a thought.

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I would like to devise a litmus test for Democrats. [View all] kentuck Nov 2014 OP

Supporting the racist/youth targeting drug war. bravenak Nov 2014 #1

Haven't you just failed most of the Democratic party? N.T. Donald Ian Rankin Nov 2014 #25

Yes. It is all my fault. I only voted once and got what I wanted through ballot measures. bravenak Nov 2014 #27

Yes, sadly that is probably true. So, what should be done about it? I definitely do not sabrina 1 Nov 2014 #31

well on the national level an open atheist is not electable - probably on the state level as well Douglas Carpenter Nov 2014 #2

Are you saying all politicians are phony if they need to be? kentuck Nov 2014 #15

phony might be too strong of a word - but people - not just politicians will frequently jump through Douglas Carpenter Nov 2014 #19

That's the nature of politics, I suppose... kentuck Nov 2014 #22

evolution aspirant Nov 2014 #28

Excellent post. Thank you, and this: sabrina 1 Nov 2014 #32

frankly, I think most professional Republican politicians whether elected officials or professional Douglas Carpenter Nov 2014 #33

That's an interesting observation. 'Career goal driven'. I'm not sure if that is true across the sabrina 1 Nov 2014 #35

our votes aspirant Nov 2014 #37

Yes, disqualified to all except their religion. JaneyVee Nov 2014 #3

... MrMickeysMom Nov 2014 #20

And if they are guilty of some of those things, but actually hold down an elected office, truedelphi Nov 2014 #4

There are a few disqualification positions, but it is more important every Dem support core values BlueStreak Nov 2014 #5

So... LP2K12 Nov 2014 #6

I'm not the author, but... Erich Bloodaxe BSN Nov 2014 #10

I don't see every single one of those as a disqualifier Erich Bloodaxe BSN Nov 2014 #7

A slight of hand aspirant Nov 2014 #44

I'll give it a shot BlindTiresias Nov 2014 #8

What's a passing grade? aquart Nov 2014 #9

K&R for excellent questions, kentuck. nt Mnemosyne Nov 2014 #11

Das reich der Zwei hfojvt Nov 2014 #12

One of the things working for us is the exclusiveness of....... wandy Nov 2014 #13

I'm pretty sure you can find someone on this board to passionately defend both sides of el_bryanto Nov 2014 #14

In NY it is just a check box and a signature, when you renew your driver lic or go to any. CK_John Nov 2014 #16

I don't think it is a definite black or white question... kentuck Nov 2014 #17

Good question. Basic LA Nov 2014 #18

The Lazy Poor... SomethingFishy Nov 2014 #26

They do not see it that way. Basic LA Nov 2014 #36

Simple, party and principles over profit. Rex Nov 2014 #21

A Purity Control Test? Baclava Nov 2014 #23

How about this... SomethingFishy Nov 2014 #24

adding now aspirant Nov 2014 #30

HMMM DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2014 #29

The party has always been a multi-ideology coalition Recursion Nov 2014 #34

My test results bigwillq Nov 2014 #38

Magic 8 Ball says: petronius Nov 2014 #39

Woo Hoo! bigwillq Nov 2014 #43

I don't know if it's specific positions so much. WhiteAndNerdy Nov 2014 #40

lock'em up aspirant Nov 2014 #41

The only true test is ones actions IdiocracyTheNewNorm Nov 2014 #42