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Doctor_J

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7. Boy, I wish he'd done this before the election

Reply to Mira (Original post)

Thu Nov 13, 2014, 02:31 PM

Nov 2014

How many seats did we hold onto because he put this off? Somewhere around...zero? The DC Dems need to wake up to the fact that the way to win elections is to rally the potential (D) voters instead of trying to salvage hopeless races by pandering to the right.

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Obama Plans to Protect Up to 5 Million From Deportation, Aides Say [View all] Mira Nov 2014 OP

Most Congressional Dems have moved to the right and Obama realizes this Cali_Democrat Nov 2014 #1

About time Skeowes28 Nov 2014 #2

But but the savage wiener said it was 30 million! n/t n2doc Nov 2014 #3

I hope that someday the Mexican economy will improve... candelista Nov 2014 #4

It's the USA's fault people can't find work in Mexico Spider Jerusalem Nov 2014 #14

That may be part of the problem. candelista Nov 2014 #16

That will put a Republican in the White House ballyhoo Nov 2014 #5

GOPers head are gonna explode! Iliyah Nov 2014 #6

Thats exactly what would happen. Its a loser for the GOP 7962 Nov 2014 #8

bu$h always had the taint of illegitimacy Art_from_Ark Nov 2014 #11

Boy, I wish he'd done this before the election Doctor_J Nov 2014 #7

I wonder what this means: newblewtoo Nov 2014 #9

I would really like to see attention brought to the seperated families of documented citizens also newthinking Nov 2014 #10

This could be the best thing Obama has ever done. Vattel Nov 2014 #12

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2014 #13

Maybe because it's the right thing to do, regardless of how they vote? arcane1 Nov 2014 #15