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In reply to the discussion: This is what happens when progressives stay home on election day and claim both parties are the same [View all]Ford_Prefect
(7,895 posts)I have heard this pathetic 3rd way rant for years. No one has ever shown stats which support it.
I know who got my party out to vote in North Carolina. I know who did the hard work to organize it here and to make sure we had every means necessary to enable as many voters as we could find.
I know who whined the loudest when we lost. I was at those meetings too!
The post-election research said over and over we had to move and motivate the "undecided and unaffiliated voters". They were the ones who saw little difference between parties. They are the ones who feel the process is so fouled up that any vote could be a waste of time! They are the ones the precinct voting records identified as no-shows.
The 3rd way crowd cannot look in the mirror and see how they are driving away votes by avoiding the reality voters live in. 3rd way insists on loyalty and party purity. They forget the most fundamental value of political life: you MUST give people something they can vote FOR! Loyalty must be EARNED. You sold the rest of the party down the river in order to raise Rahm Emanuel to the top in Chicago.
3rd way bullied our state organization to guarantee votes for Obama but did nothing to help local democrats. Neo-liberals have no place to speak from after they stripped the party of all but the most simplistic commitments to our party heritage. They want to be seen walking over the Selma bridge but won't show up when it really matters! Shame on you miserable elitists and all who sail in you.