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DonCoquixote

(13,956 posts) Wed Jun 6, 2012, 01:18 AM Jun 2012

The people who DO deserve the blame for tonight [View all]

The people in 2000 who thought "Gore is as bad as Bush"
The people in 2004 that did not vote because Kerry was ugly
The people in 2010 who thought not voting was a sort of protest.

Your votes put Sam Alito on the Supreme Court
which made way for Citizens United.

Go ahead, blame Obama for not going into Wisconsin where the GOP had everything set up...
Go ahead, say Hillary would have done better (even though you know the GOP would have conspired as bad, and her husband might have helped!)

None of this changes the fact
Voting DOES matter,
not did, DOES.

If Voting did not matter, why did the GOP spend a Billion dollars to buy this election?

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The people who DO deserve the blame for tonight [View all] DonCoquixote Jun 2012 OP

Your last line is the crux of the matter Scootaloo Jun 2012 #1

Thank you DonCoquixote Jun 2012 #3

I was immersed in the right's sludge in 2004 Scootaloo Jun 2012 #6

No, they won't. They never do. It's the Democrats who are killing each other with not voting. freshwest Jun 2012 #8

+1 Blue_Tires Jun 2012 #24

K&R boxman15 Jun 2012 #2

We need to unite flamingdem Jun 2012 #4

If they win again in Nov, it's a wrap ecstatic Jun 2012 #5

The people who DO deserve the blame for tonight Burke36 Jun 2012 #7

Well.. ananda Jun 2012 #9

You did notice that turnout exceeded 118%, right? So, just how does this jibe with your statement? Egalitarian Thug Jun 2012 #10

Wisconsinites Returned The Senate To Democratic Control Tonite mikekohr Jun 2012 #11

OK so what will the new majority do dinopipie Jun 2012 #13

You don't need a veto proof majority leftynyc Jun 2012 #17

But doesn't this majority have to wait until 2013 to be heard? freshwest Jun 2012 #27

That actually depends on your metric. 450 THOUSAND less voters turned up... joshcryer Jun 2012 #14

Nice, factual, on target mikekohr Jun 2012 #22

Thanks. I went with what they were saying on the radio. Egalitarian Thug Jun 2012 #28

Nah, I think Walker suppressed the vote by making it about "unnecessary recalls." joshcryer Jun 2012 #29

That GOTV is very hard under any circumstances is an indictment of our citizenry. Egalitarian Thug Jun 2012 #30

Yup. The best strategy is to blame voters, not the strategists & party leaders. Dr Fate Jun 2012 #12

They could've waited until Nov. to have the recall. joshcryer Jun 2012 #16

Yup DonCoquixote Jun 2012 #19

Yep, I did the vote breakdown in post #14. Walker got more votes than McCain. joshcryer Jun 2012 #15

A billion dollars, check your math. jp11 Jun 2012 #18

hahahaha DonCoquixote Jun 2012 #20

You said they spent a billion to buy this election jp11 Jun 2012 #26

Propaganda works. kentuck Jun 2012 #21

I Still Blame The Non-Voters Vogon_Glory Jun 2012 #23

No. The "Centrist" Democrats .... bvar22 Jun 2012 #25

That quote by President Truman is so true. nt Zorra Jun 2012 #31