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whatthehey

(3,660 posts)
9. True. There's a reason I'm not in marketing...
Thu May 19, 2016, 01:01 PM
May 2016

but a takeover is what the TP actually achieved, in a shockingly short time. If there really is a group who will dedicate enough time and effort into moving the Dem party further left, much if not quite all of which I'd support, then they need to follow that example. We need a sane health care with ar least firm price controls, investment in education so that no student who can benefit from higher education lacks the means, wages that mean a full time job equates to an acceptable life, a military only a few times better than anyone else's, and taxes assigned in the Willie Sutton method for a start.

Brand new congress Fresh_Start May 2016 #1
Saikat Chakrabarti, co-founder of Brand New Congress Jackie Wilson Said May 2016 #2
Yes it would, but we won't. It is by nature an Hortensis May 2016 #13
Brand New Congress Koch Libertarian Tea Party ! Go bern! misterhighwasted Jun 2016 #18
"Untainted liberals"? CBHagman Jun 2016 #20
Awesome. It takes a very coordinated effort and I applaud it wholeheartedly! floriduck May 2016 #3
Good. That's the idea whatthehey May 2016 #4
Using terms like "take over" hopefully wont be used by those in charge. Jackie Wilson Said May 2016 #5
True. There's a reason I'm not in marketing... whatthehey May 2016 #9
The TP managed an infiltration and occupation Hortensis May 2016 #15
Oh, forgot to mention THIS little problem. Hortensis May 2016 #14
Seems a bit late tonyt53 May 2016 #6
This is for 2018 and I dont get the snark. Do you want healthcare to be a right? Jackie Wilson Said May 2016 #7
Um, Hillary hasn't either. Or, haven't you heard? n/t Dawgs May 2016 #8
But, she or the DNC has promised lots of money to those already there. eom zalinda May 2016 #11
Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2016 #16
It's not too late to talk policy Cary May 2016 #10
Brand New Congress ... k8conant May 2016 #12
Wasn't this the whole purpose of BSanders running in the 2016 race in the first place? misterhighwasted Jun 2016 #19
Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2016 #17
I went hunting for the basic info and found... CBHagman Jun 2016 #21
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