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[Maedhros]

104. Please re-read my post. There is nothing in it that even suggests the two parties are the same.

I place the blame for the Democratic Party's current malaise on low-expectations voters who condone and rationalize the poor performance of its candidates on liberal and progressive issues.

Since I am no longer a Democrat, I no longer have an emotional attachment to the Party. This makes it much easier to assess whether the Party's candidates are delivering on the issues that are important to me. I intend to vote for those candidates that deliver, and to not vote for those candidates that maintain the conservative, corporate status quo. As time goes by, the number of people who think like me will only grow. It would behoove the Democratic Party to actually deliver on liberal/progressive issues, rather than simply pay them lip service during the campaign.

The objective is a healthier and more prosperous nation for everybody, not just filling government slots with empty "D's".