YES!!! -- House & Senate Democrats Introduce 12 Bills Targeted at Campaign Finance Reform

[1StrongBlackMan]

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Why are you convinced that these proposals would have doomed them in '14 but will redeem them in '16?

Remember the make-up of the districts that Democrats had to defend in 2014 ... no progressive legislation was/would have been attractive to Red state voters. Now ... look at the make-up of the districts in play for 2016. They are much more sympathetic to progressive legislation. So, (hopefully, if for no other reason than to get elected/re-elected) Democrats learned from 2014 and will not run from President Obama and Democratic maneuverings.

As before, that's a reasonable argument for why they might do it now, but it's a great argument for why they should have done it six months ago.

See the above.

You're suggesting that the Democrats should always plan to win the next election, and the current election (and legislative cycle) can go to hell.

No ... I am stating strategy is the next move, the present is too late to affect.

The fact that they waited--regardless of your rosy assessment--makes them look like cynical politicians rather than public servants doing the people's work.

I can appreciate that.

Again, I'll believe it when I see it and will admit my error if proven wrong. If Dems don't ride into office on a wave of brilliant non-starter legislation, will you publicly admit that you overestimated the strength of their strategy?

Yes I will ... Bookmark it ... If Democrats run on the (any) progressive legislation introduced in 2015 (including the instant legislation) and lose/fail to gain in 2016 ... I will shout the error(s) of my rosy-eyed ways.