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bowens43

(16,064 posts)
2. the party has Obama and the current crop of Dem's in congress to blame for that.
Sat Oct 11, 2014, 10:01 PM
Oct 2014

they have made it nearly impossible for anyone left of center to give a shit.

kansasobama

(609 posts)
6. Why the current crop of Democrats- Tea Party votes every two years, liberals vote once in four years
Sun Oct 12, 2014, 10:15 AM
Oct 2014

Hello:

Liberals find a way to sit out in mid-terms. These liberal habits does not give much confidence to liberal lawmakers and have no choice but turn center-right. If liberals voted every two years, this will never happen. Look at Tea Party. They may be mad at GOP but come election day, they will vote GOP and continue every time.

TEA PARTY NUTS VOTE EVERY TWO YEARS....

Liberals have to vote every two years for several cycles for Congress to become liberal. It cannot happen in two to four years.

marble falls

(57,010 posts)
4. This crap will discourage more votes than the new voter regstration laws will. I think the DNC is...
Sun Oct 12, 2014, 12:38 AM
Oct 2014

mishandling their campaign to draw more campaign cash. This how the GOP lost the Republican party to the Tea Party. They forget all politics is local. It requires getting out the vote and not discouraging it. It may be unintentional, but it is voter suppression.

 

RBInMaine

(13,570 posts)
10. What I can say is in races all over the country candidates and state and local Dem party activists
Mon Oct 13, 2014, 06:53 AM
Oct 2014

are working OVERTIME to get good turnout. So don't listen to this crap. Just donate what you can, CAMPAIGN, and VOTE.

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