Glenn Greenwald’s Mitt Romney Surrogacy

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144. Trying to have it both ways again - the all-powerful left actively demoralize yet isn't involved

Again, I repeat the 83% victory of my U.S. progressive representative who was elected by lefties here who appreciate his representation of of us, his constituents. And who show in droves to support him at his events, in part to help counter the $$$ spent by the RNC to take him down since they have found they can't shift our votes or support away from him.

And it's the same for my state representatives, as I can attest having participated in their innovative telephone town halls, in which they reached out to their constituents to address issues and stay informed of our views. And they're the ones fighting against initiatives that are bankrolled by oil corporations (doubtless using some of the many tax breaks they receive to be able to launch these waves of money against our best interests) and fighting for values and issues in sync with our state Democratic platform. You want to label those as "special" issues, that's your issue. They demonstrate the best of participatory democracy and none of your contrary, dismissive and just plain wrong statements alter or diminish that, them or the lefties who support them.

I also disagree with you about the Blue Dogs losing being "fine." It wasn't fine to be running and supporting so may candidates who are lukewarm or sometimes even opposed to their constituents' values and issues. It's a losing position and they are the ones who lost in droves and we lost the House. You bringing up two progressive Democratic loses (one in the Senate, which we retained despite the sad loss of Feingold ) does not change what happened. And yes, us lefties here

And in Wisconsin, you have to ignore the reality of the outside $$$$$$$ thrown against Feingold, the support he still received from progressives there and the defection not of progressives, but of so-called "centrist" so-called independents to make your argument.

And then you shit on the hard work of the Wisconson DU'ers who have been fighting on the ground, as evidenced in DU forums, against the flood of money unleashed in their state and who, despite these enormous odds against them managed to turn around their state legislature.