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Cosmic Kitten

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6. They think/know the "left" has nowhere to turn
Tue Feb 24, 2015, 01:25 PM
Feb 2015

The DNC will never listen to or work for the Democratic Wing.
Empty promises is all we'll ever get

We need to change that.

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Is the DNC Rudderless, OR…. [View all] Cosmic Kitten Feb 2015 OP
They are steering the party right where THEY want it to go. Autumn Feb 2015 #1
Soooo...complicit? Cosmic Kitten Feb 2015 #2
And they'll continue to do so while the cash flow is positive Warpy Feb 2015 #52
Well, I can only assume fredamae Feb 2015 #3
They think/know the "left" has nowhere to turn Cosmic Kitten Feb 2015 #6
Absolutely agree. fredamae Feb 2015 #11
"what next"...Good question! Cosmic Kitten Feb 2015 #15
Good Question fredamae Feb 2015 #19
Cleary they are not "leading" Cosmic Kitten Feb 2015 #23
Thats true...regardless of Intent fredamae Feb 2015 #26
Most of those people represent assurances to the 3rd-Way Cosmic Kitten Feb 2015 #30
The final question, aspirant Feb 2015 #4
Once the repubs control all three branches n2doc Feb 2015 #5
NEVER... Cosmic Kitten Feb 2015 #8
When they lose primaries to liberals. jeff47 Feb 2015 #13
After they've taken all the $$$ - TBF Feb 2015 #34
Not rudderless, they just don't try to appeal to people of color during non presidential elections uponit7771 Feb 2015 #7
They aren't appealing to the "Democratic base"! Cosmic Kitten Feb 2015 #10
Howard Dean and his 50 state strategy got results but the PTBs in Cleita Feb 2015 #9
Seriously, WTF? Fire a proven winner... Cosmic Kitten Feb 2015 #12
Yep. We were successful LittleBlue Feb 2015 #31
Fear of success? Cosmic Kitten Feb 2015 #38
They have a model that worked somewhat in the late 1980s/early 1990s. jeff47 Feb 2015 #14
There's truth to that. Cosmic Kitten Feb 2015 #17
It's not softening. jeff47 Feb 2015 #22
Agreed. By softening, I'm suggesting... Cosmic Kitten Feb 2015 #25
And that's not gonna happen until the people running the party change. jeff47 Feb 2015 #32
No. The people running the party NEEDS to CHANGE, NOW. Cosmic Kitten Feb 2015 #39
Do you know much about your source there? Agschmid Feb 2015 #45
Meh, folks will always question the source. Cosmic Kitten Feb 2015 #47
It's not going to happen now. jeff47 Feb 2015 #48
Hmmm? Could be right about that Cosmic Kitten Feb 2015 #50
"FDR values" is the winning strategy. is right in the money guillaumeb Feb 2015 #33
Corporate media needs to be kicked to the curb. Cosmic Kitten Feb 2015 #35
Money is the rudder, alas. n/t Orsino Feb 2015 #16
Greece put a aspirant Feb 2015 #20
Hmm? intersting concept. Cosmic Kitten Feb 2015 #21
Well, you never get lost. Orsino Feb 2015 #24
unfortunatly for the Dem Wing, the future is forward... Cosmic Kitten Feb 2015 #27
Which way does the wind blow? aspirant Feb 2015 #28
One cannot serve two masters. CrispyQ Feb 2015 #18
Time to think different, eh? Cosmic Kitten Feb 2015 #29
Boats and trains aspirant Feb 2015 #36
The bastards are doing EXACTLY what their owners want. hobbit709 Feb 2015 #37
hat tip to Mr Carlin ;~) Cosmic Kitten Feb 2015 #40
What will be the reaction aspirant Feb 2015 #41
based on campaign donors Cosmic Kitten Feb 2015 #44
Demmie the freaking Dog will support medical marijuana for a price DisgustipatedinCA Feb 2015 #42
Apparently the prison industrial complex is more influential? Cosmic Kitten Feb 2015 #43
I completely agree. nt DisgustipatedinCA Feb 2015 #49
I GUESS YOU PREFER PRESIDENT WALKER Capt. Obvious Feb 2015 #46
BWAHAHAHAHAHA! Cosmic Kitten Feb 2015 #51
Without a rudder the boat will drift all over not keep finding itself locked in TheKentuckian Feb 2015 #53
Unless! paddles? Do we have any paddles? Cosmic Kitten Feb 2015 #54
Quote: Gov. Steve Beshear Cosmic Kitten Feb 2015 #55
Is Gov. Beshear aspirant Feb 2015 #56
He sure isn't a purified pony he just isn't completely delusional and utterly dishonest. TheKentuckian Feb 2015 #57
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