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In reply to the discussion: If youre a Democrat, these 3 charts should really worry you [View all]Rage4Bacon
(43 posts)60. And that type of reply is why they are leaving...
Diminish any group of people and dont expect them to vote for your team.
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If youre a Democrat, these 3 charts should really worry you [View all]
mahatmakanejeeves
Jan 2017
OP
ADDRESS GERRYMANDERING and VOTER SUPPRESSION !!! Anything else is a waste time
uponit7771
Jan 2017
#7
Democrats need to regain some power first, and to do that they must rebrand themselves ...
Auggie
Jan 2017
#16
Hmmmmmm, dems can bring attention to it ... bout it, catch 22. Putin did similar
uponit7771
Jan 2017
#42
Logically there is no bigger problem, if 100% of dems voted against him and their votes didn't...
uponit7771
Jan 2017
#30
Yes, this is huge part of the problem; who we're talking to but even if we're talking to 100% of the
uponit7771
Jan 2017
#32
I'm a total pessimist & I don't think the dems will get power back in my lifetime.
CrispyQ
Jan 2017
#34
+1, they didn't prosecute evil so evil is given some kind of deterent... I don't think its too late
uponit7771
Jan 2017
#43
agreed, that's why i think secession may be the only solution. but of course, dems would have
TheFrenchRazor
Jan 2017
#57
get rid of hackable voting machines; anything else is a waste of time. nt
TheFrenchRazor
Jan 2017
#56
Republicans now use extreme gerrymandering techniques using even magazine subscriptions to cut
KittyWampus
Jan 2017
#14
so you agree with these charts, but we're not supposed to care because of the source?
TheFrenchRazor
Jan 2017
#59
Doesn't the balance of power kinda go back and forth between the parties...no doubt
TrekLuver
Jan 2017
#18
This assumes the government is a reflection of the people, just how representative is it?
ck4829
Jan 2017
#19
throw in electronic voting machine hacking, and the future/present is scary indeed. nt
TheFrenchRazor
Jan 2017
#55