2016 Postmortem

VanillaRhapsody

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70. Right when people with your demands sit it out and Republicans get elected....

Sat Mar 22, 2014, 02:07 PM

Mar 2014

is that the punishment you demand? Because just beating up Democrats accomplishes SOOOO much. Great "stratergizing" you got going there....giving up ALL the ground we did manage to eke out against all the obstruction accomplishes sooooo much doesn't it?

So are you running in November?

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Democrats face turnout problem, dissatisfaction in ranks leading to midterms [View all] UCmeNdc Mar 2014 OP

This should be a question, not an answer demwing Mar 2014 #1

Because Democratic politicians don't ... earthside Mar 2014 #2

Because.......Obama, naturally Proud Liberal Dem Mar 2014 #3

He can't nix the pipeline? polichick Mar 2014 #7

Of course he can Proud Liberal Dem Mar 2014 #21

The buck stops at the top ... nt MindMover Mar 2014 #79

A President will dominate their party's branding, I think that is a fact of political life TheKentuckian Mar 2014 #84

That's because corporatists have infected the Democratic ranks, not just the elected official ranks Larkspur Mar 2014 #4

They're not afraid of their base, JoeyT Mar 2014 #23

Very well put. Bullseye!!! n/t JayhawkSD Mar 2014 #39

There was a LOT of PROGRESS. There will never be perfect purity. Please. Enough. RBInMaine Mar 2014 #34

Agree....this is more "the good is the enemy of the perfect" crap! VanillaRhapsody Mar 2014 #54

He needs to get rid of the pipeline, invite Ukraine and other countries bordering Russia to NATO, craigmatic Mar 2014 #51

I actually don't think most voters care all that much about the Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2014 #53

The real problem with democrats and Obama now is that people are starting to feel like we aren't craigmatic Mar 2014 #55

We pretty much can't DO anything. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2014 #57

Democratic politicians only throw us pablum, not red meat. Maedhros Mar 2014 #83

The answer: People are sick of being conned... polichick Mar 2014 #6

It isn't just young people. The average age on my "Recall Walker" team is ~ 60 and they're way .... Scuba Mar 2014 #11

I've had enough too, but have always voted... polichick Mar 2014 #19

We had great turnout in '08 and '12 demwing Mar 2014 #14

They believed the "hope and change" thing in '08 and '12 (less in '12)... polichick Mar 2014 #20

Or, offer voters a list of 5 - 10 things ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2014 #25

How about "If I'm elected..." BlueDemKev Mar 2014 #26

That works for me ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2014 #30

That's fine, but I think it misses the big picture demwing Mar 2014 #31

Well ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2014 #36

It's not the tone demwing Mar 2014 #37

Okay ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2014 #42

Same page! demwing Mar 2014 #44

How about "If I'm elected..." Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2014 #58

You're right, that's an excellent idea demwing Mar 2014 #32

That expresses my feelings, and I'm 70. n/t JayhawkSD Mar 2014 #40

"the people" are not necessarily like you... VanillaRhapsody Mar 2014 #56

Who wants to be "average?" lol polichick Mar 2014 #60

its not about wanting to be.... VanillaRhapsody Mar 2014 #61

Here's what's real about today's situation... polichick Mar 2014 #62

here's your reality check for today....it has always been so.... VanillaRhapsody Mar 2014 #65

Your reality check will come in November. polichick Mar 2014 #67

Right when people with your demands sit it out and Republicans get elected.... VanillaRhapsody Mar 2014 #70

My demands: Democratic candidates who fight for Democratic policies... polichick Mar 2014 #72

So you are saying they don't? VanillaRhapsody Mar 2014 #73

The ACA is a Republican solution - not a Democratic one... polichick Mar 2014 #74

regardless of what YOU think....its the Democratic one now.... VanillaRhapsody Mar 2014 #75

It's simply not a Democratic solution... polichick Mar 2014 #76

Nope too late...it IS now...whatever you think....WE own it... VanillaRhapsody Mar 2014 #77

The RepubliCon-designed ACA will get a few people to the polls... polichick Mar 2014 #78

Virtually the only thing about it that is Republican is the Mandatory part... VanillaRhapsody Mar 2014 #80

Nope - you still don't get it. polichick Mar 2014 #81

Oh I get it.....that is your problem right there....that I do. VanillaRhapsody Mar 2014 #82

This cartoon covers the question, nicely ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2014 #24

republican lite is not much of a motivator for democrats nt msongs Mar 2014 #5

Because of people who have ODS on this site. iandhr Mar 2014 #8

Yeah, blame the victims demwing Mar 2014 #9

People who don't bother to vote in midterms aren't victims. iandhr Mar 2014 #10

It's hard to tell D's from R's when they both appoint Wall Street banksters and Monsanto execs .... Scuba Mar 2014 #12

If you really think there is no difference then there is no hope. iandhr Mar 2014 #13

There's a difference all right, just not a big enough difference. Scuba Mar 2014 #15

Say that when McConnell is the majority leader. iandhr Mar 2014 #16

If we don't show some difference between now and November, that will be Janurary, 2015. Scuba Mar 2014 #17

Right, because there's never been a Republican Senate demwing Mar 2014 #18

Unfortunately, not everybody cares about those issues. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2014 #59

You assume they don't "bother" - as if they don't care demwing Mar 2014 #33

everyone on this site will vote (D) Doctor_J Mar 2014 #43

Or they know that a deadlocked Congress protects the status quo... polichick Mar 2014 #45

Different from the Nov election Rosa Luxemburg Mar 2014 #22

I'm not getting any sense of urgency/importance that the DC DEMS are interested in the Nov elections blkmusclmachine Mar 2014 #27

Don't get all worried seabeckind Mar 2014 #28

Could be it's time for the "other side's" corporations to do extra well. polichick Mar 2014 #46

No, David seabeckind Mar 2014 #29

CORPORATE MEDIA SHIT RBInMaine Mar 2014 #35

better lurch to the right Doctor_J Mar 2014 #38

I have no ill feelings toward Debbie Wasserman Schultz... phleshdef Mar 2014 #41

That's a different tune than the Turd Way was singing in 2010 Doctor_J Mar 2014 #47

Between 2009 and the end of 2010, we got a LOT done. phleshdef Mar 2014 #48

republicans know they only have to get a small percent of Ds not to vote, not many per district. Sunlei Mar 2014 #49

Obama isn't good at helping the other democrats and really niether is Bill Clinton. They try but it craigmatic Mar 2014 #50

We need to start thinking. If we are dissatisfied with what is happening now imagine how we will jwirr Mar 2014 #52

That's the fearful thinking that has led to a less and less Democratic party... polichick Mar 2014 #63

You may be right today. I started voting in the 60s and we did not have that problem so much back jwirr Mar 2014 #64

I know what you mean - and I've voted fear for many years... polichick Mar 2014 #66

Now there is why i think we need to be deeply involved in the primaries. We need to know what our jwirr Mar 2014 #68

True - I'm hopeful too that Bernie, Bob or both will get in. polichick Mar 2014 #69

IMHO I think they have the answers to our problems but they are going to need to have the Senate jwirr Mar 2014 #71