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In reply to the discussion: If I believed that democracy were in its death throes, [View all]JonLP24
(30,061 posts)Midterms or especially congressional races. Reason for Congress is I think Republicans have most of the districts in Michigan but most of the people live in Detroit a whole bunch of districts covering rural land but few for the cities. Unequal not to mention the gerrmandering -- things have improved considerable in Arizona with Independent Redistrictering which Jan Brewer hilariously fired after the chairman only for the judge to say she can't do that but even though a "none" religion, openly bisexual, former Green who worked on Ralph Nader's campaign won back-to-back elections the right poured heavy money into the races because it is a "swing district" with the mayor of Paradise Valley (a very wealthy city) running the ugliest campaign I ever seen where I had a living room seat to but she recently voted against Wall-Street reform and in favor of "Citigroup protection" so she is obviously worried about future elections because the heavy money pours in -- sold her soul for the mighty green back.
This is why I trust Bernie Sanders so much with his experience and record I find it very unlikely he'll do much of whoring but Clinton or anybody can win the general because the Republican party platform is radical, all they have left is rural older white American support left to count on (which is why the midterms will continue to be losers -- especially with Democrats that "distance themselves" but foreign policy issues and most Americans are blind but buy the usual crap who are enemies and friends are and why that we are out there trying to do good when it is obvious the financial interests and a way for the MIC to sell bombs.