Never underestimate your opponent.
A few years ago the Democratic Party was called dead.
[blockquote Published on Sunday, March 11, 2001 in the Washington Post
They Aren't 'Just Resting'
The Democratic Party is Dead
by Robert B. Reich
If I were a political consumer, I would -- with apologies to the late Monty Python parrot -- be going back to the store right about now and registering a complaint: "This political party -- the Democratic Party. It's dead."
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But I know a dead party when I see one, and I'm looking at a dead party right now. Just consider the past eight years: lost the presidency, both houses of Congress, almost all its majorities in state legislatures, most governorships. Will lose additional House seats in the next redistricting. Most of the current justices of the Supreme Court appointed by Republicans, also most current federal judges. And the interminable Bill Clinton scandals. The Democratic Party is stone dead. Dead as a doornail.
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If the Democratic Party's alive, why doesn't it insist that the budget surplus be spent on health care for the 44 million Americans without it? And child care for the millions who lack it? And good schools for all kids? Why doesn't the party say it's plain absurd to spend $300 billion on the military when the Cold War is over, and tens of billions more on a missile-defense shield that won't work? Why isn't it outraged that most of the benefits of President Bush's tax cut will go to people at the top? Why does it play dead on the environment? Why? Because it's not playing dead. It is dead!
The Dems aren't even fighting for campaign finance reform. They got so much soft money last time that they've decided to hold on.
This party is no more. It has ceased to be. It's expired and gone to meet its maker. This is an ex-party!
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