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2016 Postmortem

busterbrown

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17. That area is changing quickly though.

Reply to DEMTough (Reply #16)

Tue Oct 1, 2013, 06:18 PM

Oct 2013

The Gay Community out there will become stronger and stronger as the old time right wing conservatives continue to die out.. I am not gay but have loads of friends who are..many of which have already moved..

So then soon it will be time to boot Dr.Ruiz.. Correct?

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WTF? Nine Democrats who voted for the shutdown? [View all] busterbrown Oct 2013 OP

Some "Democrats". Sheeese. Scuba Oct 2013 #1

2 from NY and 1 from California? vi5 Oct 2013 #2

I'm confused--Sean Maloney's website says he voted against it... dorkzilla Oct 2013 #6

I don't get the Raul Ruiz vote. antiquie Oct 2013 #3

And I think the Gay Community had a big helping hand in his victory. busterbrown Oct 2013 #4

I think this Vote was for the Conference thingy Heather MC Oct 2013 #5

One of the congressional journalist on Cspan said the Dem were holding them in "reserve" Blue Meany Oct 2013 #7

I know it sucks, but they need to keep their districts to get a majority back zazen Oct 2013 #8

Dan Maffei is in a swing district that includes a lot of Tea Party voters - hedgehog Oct 2013 #9

Welch Allyn is a scummy biz... Cooley Hurd Oct 2013 #10

Great. Add them to the hit list. Tired of this shit. ancianita Oct 2013 #11

The party whip will often release legislators in vulnerable districts pnwmom Oct 2013 #13

Ah. Thanks for the info. I hate to see them pander to ignorance rather than 'work' to convince ancianita Oct 2013 #14

It's pragmatic politics. Better to have a Democrat with an imperfect vote record pnwmom Oct 2013 #15

Really? I just thought it should be part of the job in informing a more national, less local vision. ancianita Oct 2013 #19

The biggest part of the job is to get elected pnwmom Oct 2013 #20

I say keep flip the 'out of sync' script, communicate the momentum going toward ancianita Oct 2013 #21

Even Dennis Kucinich, despite his high profile and his legion of supporters, pnwmom Oct 2013 #22

What do you mean "voted for the shutdown"? pnwmom Oct 2013 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author DEMTough Oct 2013 #16

That area is changing quickly though. busterbrown Oct 2013 #17

It Is, Not Just With The Gay Community, But Also The Hispanic Community. DEMTough Oct 2013 #23

Deers in headlights Rosa Luxemburg Oct 2013 #18