Tell the Democratic Party what you think,

[sherilocks]

The Democratic Party has sent out an e-mail survey of what its members think about the election and the future. Any of you out there who have thoughts on the subject, here is the link.

http://www.democrats.org/feedback/

[Abelman]

1. Well,

that was therapeutic. Told them to read some Thomas Jefferson and grow some spines.

[sherilocks]

3. Hmmmm Sounds similar to

my "feedback." But, as you said, it was therapeutic.

[itzamirakul]

2. From Terry "HE'S-GOT-TO-GO!" McAULIFFE?

Notice that it was sent out on a weekend? I guess he is still trying to hide from his miserable failures. Or perhaps he got wind of the fact that some of us are signing a petition to get Dr. Dean to head up the party. Perhaps he is a secret lurker on DU and sees that there is a lot of activity and planning going on WITHOUT the DNC, so now he wants to try to take back leadership.

I, for one, would like to see him "boiled in oil," figuratively speaking, of course. Just the thought of him makes my teeth gnash.
AAARRRRGGGGGGGGG!

McAuliffe should have communicated with us no later than Thursday following the election. His communication tells us nothing about what the DNC is doing.

[incapsulated]

4. Where is this petition?

I'll sign it.

[sherilocks]

6. It's called feedback

They wouldn't dare put out a petition, or McAulife would get flushed down the toilet.

http://www.democrats.org/feedback/

[incapsulated]

7. No, sorry...

I was referring to the Dean for party leader petition. Is it going on yet?

[sherilocks]

10. Let's start a petition

right here on DU. Anybody know how to do that?

[itzamirakul]

17. Here is link for Dean Petition

http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/deanfordnc

[sherilocks]

5. Don't hold your breath

The true and loyal base has been ignored for a long time by "we know better" McAuliffe. I only hear from them when they want money or envelope licking. I swore when they caved in to * after he ascended the pResidential throne, that they would never see another dime from me. I relented. But not this time.

[Abelman]

8. Maybe

And I hate to say it, but maybe it's time to start our own party.

[ikojo]

13. The answer to the recalcitrant Democratic

party is the Greens.

By rolling over yet again in the face of another Bush victory the Dem leadership has shown me that it is more concerned with propping up corporate rule than changing things. Only the Green party challenges rapacious capitalism.

Greens unequivocally support:
bringing the troops home NOW
a LIVING wage...some advocate a maximum wage a la what Ben and Jerry's tried to do when it was owned by Ben Cohen and Jerry.
Health care for ALL
Instant runoff voting

[pippin]

15. With you all the way on this one

Have been ranting for months that McAuliffe has to go! 2000 as well as the mid-term elections were disastrous for the Dems, yet he stayed on and on. Too close a friend of the Clintons I suppose. Yes, bring on Dr. Dean. As far as I am concerned he was the one who really galvanized the Democrats but was really screwed by the people who theorized that Kerry was more "win-able." God knows why they should have thought that since he was Mr. big time compromise. But that's just the sort of co-optation to the right that the so-called "new democrats" have been engagin in that's fucked up the whole party's chances time time and again. Do we even have a Democratic party left? If there is one it's sure in a sorry tattered state.

[VivaKerry]

9. Just did the survey.

It felt GREAT to tell 'em what I really think about it all.

Then, after unloading on them, the survey wouldn't submit. Bastards.

I saved my responses to try to send later, here's what I put re terry:

You know what is firmly engrained in my mind? It was the morning after the 2002 interim elections, and we had lost the senate. I logged onto this very site, and there was a message from mcauliff. His first words were, “Well, we made some progress” or some crap like that. That was my first clue that the dem party was ALL about losing. The sentiments he expressed that day and how appalled and horrified I was at his cavalier and how completely out of touch his ‘vision’ was about what had just happened. And boy did losing the senate have some serious consequences for this country! “we made some progress.” Yeah, for the repukes.

[Crunchy Frog]

11. Thank you for the link.

I just gave them an earful. Not that I think it will do any good, but at least it was a little bit cathartic.

[robbedvoter]

12. Mine:

You are rolling over yet another stolen election. Sticking your head in the sand until it swallowed you whole. You are no more relevant than the greens now - after only 3 stolen elections.
And STILL IN DENIAL!
How pathetic is that!

[ikojo]

14. I told them to see a chiropractor to have

their spines aligned. I also told them that the reason the pugs win is because they are able to mobilize their base of religous fanatics. The Dems ignore their base at their peril.

I also suggested that if the Dems are interested in people of faith they need look no further than a rabbi here in St Louis and the Religous Action Center of Reform Judaism (sorry peeps, but I'm Jewish so I know only liberal/lefty Jewish orgs) or Rabbi Waskow. I said that the radical right does not own faith.

I said some other things as well such as the mistake the Dems made was giving the swifties three weeks of free air time before attacking them.

[montanacowboy]

16. Thanks for that

I feel much better, just like when your stomach is rolling and you vomit...immediate relief