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liberal_at_heart

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6. You can wallow in a self defeating attitude if you want. Did the people fighting for

Reply to upaloopa (Reply #1)

Mon Dec 8, 2014, 07:11 PM

Dec 2014

civil rights, women's rights, or labor rights sit and whine about not having candidates that can win? No, they got out, did the work, and did the impossible.

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Perhaps The BEST WAY For Democrats To WIN In Elections Is To "CLEAN HOUSE " First [View all] Segami Dec 2014 OP

Call me when a progressive Dem can win in the South. upaloopa Dec 2014 #1

Do you believe progressive ideas are bad ideas that ought to be abandoned? Scootaloo Dec 2014 #3

No never. I think progressive ideas are upaloopa Dec 2014 #5

If progressive ideas are good ideas, then progressive ideas can win anywhere Scootaloo Dec 2014 #8

You are right proper promotion is needed upaloopa Dec 2014 #12

You can wallow in a self defeating attitude if you want. Did the people fighting for liberal_at_heart Dec 2014 #6

Well I like your optimism. I lived through all those upaloopa Dec 2014 #7

Yes we do and we will. This is not just fairy tale optimism. This is necessity. liberal_at_heart Dec 2014 #10

Really? malokvale77 Dec 2014 #16

There are some extremely conservative Dems here in MO loyalsister Dec 2014 #21

Maybe but what about places like Michigan, going mad. elleng Dec 2014 #2

These religious GAY hating people make me crazy...cant take it anymore NoJusticeNoPeace Dec 2014 #26

Mary Landrieu drove the bus... Segami Dec 2014 #4

Yes she voted for it, but after she watered it down and would not budge for the democrats who B Calm Dec 2014 #15

this doesn't make any sense, Landrieu won almost all the black voters JI7 Dec 2014 #9

Thought experiment Scootaloo Dec 2014 #13

not sure but ladnrieu had more money in the this past election and lost JI7 Dec 2014 #14

Where is the outrage? aspirant Dec 2014 #11

^^^this^^^ (nt) malokvale77 Dec 2014 #17

that is a very good point. liberal_at_heart Dec 2014 #18

Well, not really... brooklynite Dec 2014 #19

Not really? aspirant Dec 2014 #20

Last time I checked, Mary Landrieu was not a member of DU brooklynite Dec 2014 #22

Are you able to check the identity of every DU member? aspirant Dec 2014 #23

No, HRC supporters who say you should support the nominee are SUPPORTING TOS brooklynite Dec 2014 #24

Still waiting for the DU identity check aspirant Dec 2014 #25

Sorry, I'm not following your question... brooklynite Dec 2014 #27