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ljm2002

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8. While that's true to an extent...

Reply to Recursion (Reply #6)

Mon May 14, 2012, 08:41 PM

May 2012

...it's also true that once the Democratic Party abandoned Dean's 50-state strategy, they began losing seats again. Whereas, had they kept winning seats, the Blue Dogs would have had less power within the party, since we would not have needed their votes as much with bigger majorities.

Alas, that's not what happened. No one can be sure, of course, that the strategy would have continued to reap such success. But dammit, the party gave up a winning strategy when it was succeeding brilliantly. Which leads me to believe there's more going on than the simple 2-party narrative that the politicians want us all to buy into.

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RE: Howard Dean [View all] Pryderi May 2012 OP

Are we SURE that the DNC actually wants Walker out? DJ13 May 2012 #1

I'm thinking that too, when it comes down to it Raine May 2012 #5

I dunno about Big Ed's argument longship May 2012 #2

OK, but these were those blue dogs that everybody here kept complaining about Recursion May 2012 #6

While that's true to an extent... ljm2002 May 2012 #8

The party did not abandon the 50 state strategy Recursion May 2012 #15

You possibly don't get it longship May 2012 #9

You're preaching to the choir. I catch all kinds of hell here for sticking up for blue dogs Recursion May 2012 #13

I TOTALLY agree. The Dem Party shafted Dean after the 2008 election, and gave the credit Honeycombe8 May 2012 #3

I am convinced there are two sides in our party: Our party and deep cover republicans Taverner May 2012 #4

The 50 state strategy strengthened the state party committees; it wasn't "power to the people" Recursion May 2012 #7

50 state strategy is the way to go. And even more important is helping folks get IDs in those nanabugg May 2012 #10

Absolutely! Investing a mere 500k in WI is a great investment for building the GOTV effort which Pryderi May 2012 #12

I've never understood the resistance to Dean. progressoid May 2012 #11

The resistance to Dean is pretty simple, actually Recursion May 2012 #14

We need him back. n/t Pryderi Jun 2012 #16