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jwirr

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21. I think that gives us a good idea about what DU activists could do to help this. At election time

Reply to sabrina 1 (Reply #20)

Wed Mar 11, 2015, 03:18 PM

Mar 2015

create a list of progressives who are running and how we donate directly to them. I do not have a lot of money to give but what I do have I want to go to real progressives. Make it easily accessible here so that everyone can use it.

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2001 DU spirit:"So let go of those bi-partisan feelings, people." [View all] madfloridian Mar 2015 OP

BTW I found this link in Cooley Hurd's great post today on DU's infancy. madfloridian Mar 2015 #1

I'm getting a kick out of the top 10 conservative idiots JonLP24 Mar 2015 #8

Things have changed! MannyGoldstein Mar 2015 #2

Hey, I see you took the plunge... madfloridian Mar 2015 #3

you made me a better Democrat! Old and In the Way Mar 2015 #4

He's good at that. madfloridian Mar 2015 #6

From this point on... madfloridian Mar 2015 #5

The reason I came here in the beginning was because WE did talk about policies. Right wing dominated sabrina 1 Mar 2015 #12

Yes, you are right about so much of that. madfloridian Mar 2015 #14

I've heard that, about other sites etc. Don't care, as you said, if you can't stand on your own sabrina 1 Mar 2015 #15

"The conservatives have turned "liberal" into a dirty word," - and now - so has the DNC. djean111 Mar 2015 #7

Part of the problem is being out of power versus being in power. alarimer Mar 2015 #9

K&R Starry Messenger Mar 2015 #10

I can't say what I am thinking - I'd get kicked off the board. But I do see the problem - it is jwirr Mar 2015 #11

The problem is we are not winning. So something needs to change in order to win sabrina 1 Mar 2015 #13

Exactly. I won't be bothered with a Corporate Dem. Katashi_itto Mar 2015 #16

The problem as I see it is that we MAY have some progressives in the primary but when it comes to jwirr Mar 2015 #17

I agree with you. I think we now have several great Liberal groups who ARE working sabrina 1 Mar 2015 #18

Unfortunately I doubt they are reading it. jwirr Mar 2015 #19

Or, deliberately misinterpreting it. They WANT centrists in Congress and that is why they back sabrina 1 Mar 2015 #20

I think that gives us a good idea about what DU activists could do to help this. At election time jwirr Mar 2015 #21

An example. I don't have any Dem around here to donate to...so through Act Blue I gave to madfloridian Mar 2015 #22

Yes. I have given through Act Blue also but I never know who to give to. That is were DU can come jwirr Mar 2015 #23