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kydo

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8. Generally two things.

Reply to coolsandy (Original post)

Mon Nov 6, 2017, 09:55 AM

Nov 2017

1. A gopper/rethug did something bad and needs cover, to which a pundit will gladly supply by saying some broad statement about dems and then they go to break.

2. Slow news day and they are tired of the gopper/rethug scandals, so they try to create ones for the dems to show equality.

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What do the pundits mean when they say the Democrats need to re-invent themselves? [View all] coolsandy Nov 2017 OP

probably said by the same folks who forgot WE WON by 3 Mil votes!! samnsara Nov 2017 #1

We seem to keep winning the votes Proud Liberal Dem Nov 2017 #10

Its Same people who ignore the actual pary platform ismnotwasm Nov 2017 #2

I don't hear them talking about how republicans completely ignored their 'autopsy' of 2012 spanone Nov 2017 #3

They mean we have to start cheating too world wide wally Nov 2017 #4

Nothing. They and the GOP have been responsible for defining the Democratic Party for years. Freethinker65 Nov 2017 #5

They don't have to mean anything... Wounded Bear Nov 2017 #6

The Democratic party has had the same core principles since FDR Blaukraut Nov 2017 #7

Generally two things. kydo Nov 2017 #8

It means they've run out of substantive issues to talk about . . . hatrack Nov 2017 #9

I do think we need to remind people of what we stand for. crosinski Nov 2017 #11

The pundits want rethugs to frame the narrative about Democrats meow2u3 Nov 2017 #12