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jillan

(39,451 posts) Tue Jun 5, 2012, 10:49 PM Jun 2012

Maybe tonite was a good thing. Hear me out. [View all]

Maybe tonite was a wake up call for the Democratic Party.
I mean - the DNC really didn't do all it could.

Maybe it was a wakeup call for the Democratic Super Pacs and wealthy donors that we need to raise millions, billions.

Millions of people were watching this election - all over the world.

This one hurt. And they keep calling the down races for the repubs.

We need to re-group.
We need to re-organize.
We need a pro-Union movement.

We have alot of work ahead of us.
We lost a big one tonite.

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"When the going gets tough - the tough gets going".

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Maybe tonite was a good thing. Hear me out. [View all] jillan Jun 2012 OP

I can't imagine being more organized than we were in WI snacker Jun 2012 #1

Well maybe it is a wakeup call to the money handlers. We need more money. jillan Jun 2012 #7

The money men WANT austerity. They WANT unions busted. They WANT Walker. HiPointDem Jun 2012 #23

It was a good thing in one respect DJ13 Jun 2012 #2

They should have tried early. If futile, they could have.. mvd Jun 2012 #4

Agreed DJ13 Jun 2012 #10

Put Blame Where Blame Belongs... KharmaTrain Jun 2012 #11

After the groundswell for the recall I'm not buying that DJ13 Jun 2012 #13

Did The DNC circulate petitions? KharmaTrain Jun 2012 #14

"This wasn't the DNC or President Obama's battle...it belonged to the unions who are the real big l" ManyShadesOf Jun 2012 #20

The Unions Had The Most At Stake... KharmaTrain Jun 2012 #28

I feel ya ManyShadesOf Jun 2012 #29

And if the democrats lose unionized workers, they can kiss their asses goodbye. Turning into the HiPointDem Jun 2012 #25

Of course the Dems do not represent workers. 1% of the population controls 40% of the coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #27

"Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?" Fire Walk With Me Jun 2012 #3

So true. There are way fewer donors to the Democrats than in 2008 flamingdem Jun 2012 #5

The Democratic Party we have will move further to the right after tonight sadbear Jun 2012 #6

That would be the biggest mistake. They need to remember who we are and what we stand for. jillan Jun 2012 #9

we stand for ManyShadesOf Jun 2012 #24

If the Party apparatchik move any further to the right Creideiki Jun 2012 #16

they'll be ManyShadesOf Jun 2012 #22

! ManyShadesOf Jun 2012 #21

I think if the message is 'we need more money' the method is jp11 Jun 2012 #8

Maybe we need to take corporate money Shankapotomus Jun 2012 #12

The "DNC really didn't do all it could?" Creideiki Jun 2012 #15

Put Howard Dean back - he would have kicked Walker to smithereens if he had the DNC control... but Woody Woodpecker Jun 2012 #19

We need Dems at the national level to act like Dems and move to the left. Snarkoleptic Jun 2012 #17

Bernie Sanders is pretty "adult" ManyShadesOf Jun 2012 #26

Nothing will ever change until we take the money out of politics. sorefeet Jun 2012 #18