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MannyGoldstein

(34,589 posts)
Sun Feb 8, 2015, 04:57 PM Feb 2015

Poll: Are both parties the same?

Democratic and Republican, of course.


12 votes, 0 passes | Time left: Unlimited
They're both the same.
0 (0%)
Different: Democratic Party good, Republican Party bad.
1 (8%)
Different: Democratic Party bad, Republican Party good.
0 (0%)
Different: Democratic Party bad, Republican Party worse.
11 (92%)
Glenn Greenwald cooks pit bulls sous vide and eats them for breakfast.
0 (0%)
Other.
0 (0%)
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Poll: Are both parties the same? (Original Post) MannyGoldstein Feb 2015 OP
Bad/worse blkmusclmachine Feb 2015 #1
The democratic party is like getting old. rogerashton Feb 2015 #2
Fuck no. hunter Feb 2015 #3
Two right wing parties, one moderate right, one far right. Warren Stupidity Feb 2015 #4
+1 nt RiverLover Feb 2015 #5
Hard to argue that one. Ron Obvious Feb 2015 #6
For more clarification, AtomicKitten Feb 2015 #7
Sure, but they appear to be firmly in control. Warren Stupidity Feb 2015 #8
+1 ChosenUnWisely Feb 2015 #11
people are getting dumber olddots Feb 2015 #9
Other. They are very different, but both MineralMan Feb 2015 #10
not the same, but damn sure not-different enough. KG Feb 2015 #12
Human beings are the same, some just hold different party affiliations. Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2015 #13
Other: Democratic party tries to do what's right, but often comes up short. 11 Bravo Feb 2015 #14

rogerashton

(3,920 posts)
2. The democratic party is like getting old.
Sun Feb 8, 2015, 05:50 PM
Feb 2015

It gives me pains in many body parts, makes me sick and tired, but it still beats the alternative.

 

AtomicKitten

(46,585 posts)
7. For more clarification,
Sun Feb 8, 2015, 08:24 PM
Feb 2015

I believe it is the Clinton wing that resides under the auspices of the Democratic Party, specifically DLC/Third Way, that constitutes the moderate rightwing, not the Democratic Party per se.

 

Warren Stupidity

(48,181 posts)
8. Sure, but they appear to be firmly in control.
Mon Feb 9, 2015, 10:03 AM
Feb 2015

Not that an insurgency couldn't be successful in moving the party back to the left, if there really were no hope that that could happen I wouldn't be here. That is in fact the only hope.

MineralMan

(146,248 posts)
10. Other. They are very different, but both
Mon Feb 9, 2015, 10:14 AM
Feb 2015

are imperfect. We can't wait for perfection. We have to decide which of them is the least imperfect.

11 Bravo

(23,925 posts)
14. Other: Democratic party tries to do what's right, but often comes up short.
Mon Feb 9, 2015, 11:37 AM
Feb 2015

Republicans don't give a flying fuck about what's right. Their sole concern is to continue to enrich themselves and their wealthy asshole friends.

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