Reply #62: where was the Democratic Party between Jan 2009 and Oct 2010?

[Douglas Carpenter]

You know, right after they were elected following a near total economic meltdown and had an overwhelming mandate for change and had very solid majorities in both houses of Congress.

It is highly implausible that the Democratic Party will be in such a strong position again at least for another generation as they had following the overwhelming victory of 2008.

It is patently ludicrous to imagine that the Democratic Party is going to perform any better in the future as they did when they were in such a strong position following the 2008 landslide. They couldn't if they wanted to because they simply are not going to be in a position that strong again with such a mandate for at least a number of more decades to come. Unless, unless, unless... people take to the streets and the rank and file rises up and forces them to - against their will.