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In reply to the discussion: Midterm Election Indicators Daunting for Democrats [View all]lostincalifornia
(5,502 posts)that will show them corporatists.
We gee, maybe ralphy boy can make another run for it as he did in 2000, and we can see how well that worked out. Oh I know, it wasn't his fault, it was the supremes. Only problem with that, is he made enough of an impact in close states to turn the election.
There is a difference in supreme court nominees between Democrats and republicans. There is a difference on women's rights, gay rights, and labor between Democrats and republicans.
Ignore the fact that the Democrats inherited a mess in 2000, and even though they controlled congress, they did not control the blue dogs. A lot of people cannot seem to understand that a Democrat in a blue state cannot win in a red state. Howard Dean understood that, and that was the purposes of his 50 state strategy. Progressive change in red states takes years, decades to change.