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Gore1FL

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13. When Dems play it "safe" we lose more often than not.

Reply to ehrnst (Reply #12)

Wed Jul 19, 2017, 09:36 PM

Jul 2017

I don't think Obama/Biden could have been considered "safe" by any conventional wisdom standard in 2008.

We played in safe in 2016. We played it safe in 2004. We played it safe in 2000. We played it safe in 1988. We did win by playing safe in 1992, so sometimes it works.

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Gore calls for single-payer healthcare [View all] yurbud Jul 2017 OP

My first vote, proud to say, was cast for Al Gore. sandensea Jul 2017 #1

Al Gore began advocating for single payer in 2002 emulatorloo Jul 2017 #2

+1000, we've squandered 17 years on GOP wars when we could have R B Garr Jul 2017 #6

we could have had this issue. Since we ended up getting ACA via reconciliation... yurbud Jul 2017 #8

Who is corrupt? nt R B Garr Jul 2017 #10

Who are the 'corrupt blue dogs' you are referring to? (nt) ehrnst Jul 2017 #11

Of note: the "reluctantly" quote was from 2002. (n/t) thesquanderer Jul 2017 #3

Yes and good point. emulatorloo Jul 2017 #4

Glad he's speaking out. nt Honeycombe8 Jul 2017 #5

When he "lost" I was in such a depression I eventually had to leave the country BigmanPigman Jul 2017 #7

Democrats and unfortunately Gore himself played that wrong yurbud Jul 2017 #9

In what way are they just "warming up for next time?" ehrnst Jul 2017 #12

When Dems play it "safe" we lose more often than not. Gore1FL Jul 2017 #13

"DLC OG" Strelnikov_ Jul 2017 #14

Exactly Gore1FL Jul 2017 #15

Yes LiberalLovinLug Jul 2017 #16

+1 harun Jul 2017 #19

that's something Republicans understand that Democrats don't (or ignore) yurbud Jul 2017 #17

If it doesn't make the 1% richer it won't be allowed in this country. harun Jul 2017 #18