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Hugin

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17. Yes, I agree... Having candidates that adhere to the party platform is a biggie.

Reply to Jackpine Radical (Original post)

Sun Nov 9, 2014, 11:26 AM

Nov 2014

That is one feature of the other guys is that they stick to their idiotic draconian regressive platform... Rhetorically, anyway.

Over the years, many of the keystone items in the Democratic Platform have been irretrievably smeared by the GOP into a total distortion of their true meaning... Take pairing Liberal with COMMIEPINKONAZI!!ii1! for instance.

Maybe, we should somehow re-brand some of the main features of our platform into a new and untarnished meme.

I'd suggest starting with some of the following:

Unions
Security Nets
Job Security
Equal Pay
Education
Health Care
Infrastructure
Climate Change

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OK, Black Tuesday was all the fault of the electorate. [View all] Jackpine Radical Nov 2014 OP

Why is it that only our side didn't turn out? world wide wally Nov 2014 #1

Precisely. Jackpine Radical Nov 2014 #2

Nothing...they offered absolutely nothing and won. Rex Nov 2014 #3

Many registered Republicans didn't turn out last Tuesday. branford Nov 2014 #5

Why do we hear about how low Obama's ratings are and not about congress's ratings? world wide wally Nov 2014 #11

My congressman FreeJoe Nov 2014 #23

We hear about the low approval rating of Congress all the time. branford Nov 2014 #25

I'm not sure how you can defend a catastrophic strategy. world wide wally Nov 2014 #28

I'm not defending anything, I'm pointing out the obvious. branford Nov 2014 #29

Black President in the White House, that's what Republicans campaigned on(or rather against) JI7 Nov 2014 #6

Bigotry and xenophobia. SolutionisSolidarity Nov 2014 #26

K&R F4lconF16 Nov 2014 #4

Well, attacking voters as a strategy, refusing to acknowledge that they DO know what sabrina 1 Nov 2014 #7

Yeah,,, you are exactly right…… but that is only reality………. I guess that doesn't count when it comes world wide wally Nov 2014 #10

One small correction. Savannahmann Nov 2014 #8

Rand's biggest problem will be to get the corporate coffers to open up for him. Jackpine Radical Nov 2014 #14

Rand Paul is not mstinamotorcity2 Nov 2014 #19

OK, Savannahmann Nov 2014 #22

This s Snyder's mstinamotorcity2 Nov 2014 #24

"Your opinion is my business, because you vote in people that make decisions that affect my future" AZ Progressive Nov 2014 #9

Eh, people didn't bother to show up to support minimum wage increases or marijuana decriminalization Chathamization Nov 2014 #12

In my State they showed to "support minimum wage increases or marijuana decriminalization". Hugin Nov 2014 #18

We need to stop being so passive! Lady Freedom Returns Nov 2014 #13

The poor voters are such victims treestar Nov 2014 #15

We'll get it back in 2016. craigmatic Nov 2014 #16

Yes, I agree... Having candidates that adhere to the party platform is a biggie. Hugin Nov 2014 #17

K&R Hugin Nov 2014 #20

A huge K&R 99Forever Nov 2014 #21

I guess the voters didn't have any reason to vote Rosa Luxemburg Nov 2014 #27