2016 Postmortem

wyldwolf

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17. YOU are ignoring fact

Fri Dec 5, 2014, 10:53 AM

Dec 2014

In Presidential elections between 1968 and 1992

1968 - Democrats lost 5 house seats, 5 senate seats, 5 governorships
1972 - Democrats lost 13 house seats, won 2 Senate seats, lost 2 governorships
*1976 - Democrats won 1 House seat, lost 1 senate seat, won 1 governorship
1980 - Democrats lost 34 house seats, 12 senate seats and 4 governorships
1984 - Democrats lost 16 house seats, won two senate seats, lost 1 governship
**1988 - Democrats win 2 house seats, Democrats win 1 Senate seat, Democrats win 1 governorship

Amazing that in the election of 1976, the first National election since Watergate and a near-impeachment of a Republican president, Democrats were flat.

* Democrats won the senate back from Republicans after 8 years on the back of the DLC. The Democrats who won 8 senate races, for a net gain of 1, included moderates Barbara Mikulski (a participant in the DLC’s National Service Tour that year), Harry Reid (who recently said Democrats have to “swallow their pride” and move toward the middle), Conservative Democrat Richard Shelby, DLCer Bob Graham, DLCer Kent Conrad, and DLCer Tom Daschle.

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The Clinton camp is at it already the swift boating Jim Webb has started [View all] bigdarryl Dec 2014 OP

That's not the same as swiftboating. delrem Dec 2014 #1

Gossip, typical of Chris Mattews. That isn't swift boating. Swift boating is what happened to John still_one Dec 2014 #2

yup, what happened to Kerry was a whole other level. MBS Dec 2014 #10

Jim Webb doesn't even rise to the occasion of swift boating. They may try it later, but this would still_one Dec 2014 #14

It's more insidious than swift boating. AtomicKitten Dec 2014 #3

Let's remember Robbins Dec 2014 #4

Hillary's pulling this crap is not going to go over well with the base. All she is doing is assuring her defeat in the primary election. InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2014 #7

HILLARY isn't doing ANYTHING. Apparently this was one little tweet from one little unknown person. RBInMaine Dec 2014 #12

wait! What you're saying is politicians have surrogates??? wyldwolf Dec 2014 #5

I know it's crazy right?? Legalequilibrium78 Dec 2014 #6

Bill Clinton did NOT bring the Democratic Party out of rury Dec 2014 #8

Tell us about the Democratic party between 1968 and 1992 wyldwolf Dec 2014 #9

The TeaLeft sure loves to LOSE doesn't it? i.e. McGovern, Mondale, Dukakis, Nader, Kucinich, ... RBInMaine Dec 2014 #13

There's that crappy term of yours davidpdx Dec 2014 #32

I will not vote for Hillary Clinton either. Denis 11 Dec 2014 #24

Then I am sorry for your loss... Legalequilibrium78 Dec 2014 #27

Your ignoring fact Robbins Dec 2014 #15

YOU are ignoring fact wyldwolf Dec 2014 #17

No Robbins Dec 2014 #18

No... what? wyldwolf Dec 2014 #19

so your solution is to go far right Robbins Dec 2014 #20

This discussion isn't about solutions, it's about historical events wyldwolf Dec 2014 #21

Now your saying Robbins Dec 2014 #22

What do you mean "now I'm saying?" wyldwolf Dec 2014 #23

You forgot the Religious Freedoms Restoration Act of 1993 davidpdx Dec 2014 #30

Again if it was so easy or even close Legalequilibrium78 Dec 2014 #26

yes, disgusting stuff indeed.n/t MBS Dec 2014 #11

Do you mean less overt or more subliminal? karynnj Dec 2014 #16

Hi Karen. AtomicKitten Dec 2014 #33

I see what you mean - it is sneaky, under the belt, but done so they can't be clearly said to karynnj Dec 2014 #34

Hillary Clinton Stokes False Rumors about Obama's Faith LawDeeDah Dec 2014 #29

I can't stand Hillary but I seriously don't even know why Webb is running. BlueStater Dec 2014 #25

He would like to be VP. former9thward Dec 2014 #28

Not the least big surprised davidpdx Dec 2014 #31

I don't much care for the sexist, homophobic gun toting Webb Bluenorthwest Dec 2014 #35

Webb is no Jeff Merkley or Bill de Blasio but for the East and esp. VA he's far better appalachiablue Dec 2014 #36