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Showing Original Post only (View all)Remember: No Phony Democrats! [View all]
No Phony Democrats! Thats how we LOSE.
The first rule in my book is that we have to stick by the liberal principles of the Democratic Party. We are not going to get anywhere by trimming or appeasing. And we don't need to try it.
The record the Democratic Party has made in the last 20 years is the greatest political asset any party ever had in the history of the world. We would be foolish to throw it away. There is nothing our enemies would like better and nothing that would do more to help them win an election.
I've seen it happen time after time. When the Democratic candidate allows himself to be put on the defensive and starts apologizing for the New Deal and the fair Deal, and says he really doesn't believe in them, he is sure to lose. The people don't want a phony Democrat. If it's a choice between a genuine Republican, and a Republican in Democratic clothing, the people will choose the genuine article, every time; that is, they will take a Republican before they will a phony Democrat, and I don't want any phony Democratic candidates in this campaign.
But when a Democratic candidate goes out and explains what the New Deal and fair Deal really are--when he stands up ... and puts the issues before the people--then Democrats can win, even in places where they have never won before. It has been proven time and again.
Harry S. Truman, May 17, 1952
https://www.trumanlibrary.gov/library/public-papers/129/address-national-convention-banquet-americans-democratic-action
The record the Democratic Party has made in the last 20 years is the greatest political asset any party ever had in the history of the world. We would be foolish to throw it away. There is nothing our enemies would like better and nothing that would do more to help them win an election.
I've seen it happen time after time. When the Democratic candidate allows himself to be put on the defensive and starts apologizing for the New Deal and the fair Deal, and says he really doesn't believe in them, he is sure to lose. The people don't want a phony Democrat. If it's a choice between a genuine Republican, and a Republican in Democratic clothing, the people will choose the genuine article, every time; that is, they will take a Republican before they will a phony Democrat, and I don't want any phony Democratic candidates in this campaign.
But when a Democratic candidate goes out and explains what the New Deal and fair Deal really are--when he stands up ... and puts the issues before the people--then Democrats can win, even in places where they have never won before. It has been proven time and again.
Harry S. Truman, May 17, 1952
https://www.trumanlibrary.gov/library/public-papers/129/address-national-convention-banquet-americans-democratic-action
-Laelth
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Sorry to be the one to point this out... but 2020 is much different than 1952.
NurseJackie
Nov 2020
#14
Many of us will suffer GREATLY for the next two years under a divided government.
Laelth
Nov 2020
#85
How about, I don't like him at all. But if he did not have a "D" after his name, these Georgia
Squinch
Nov 2020
#11
He may not vote with the Democrats as often as we'd like, but he does so...
NurseJackie
Nov 2020
#36
Me too Jackie...some here need to read about who was reelected in California on our side and
Demsrule86
Nov 2020
#82
We used to have a phony dem called Joe Lieberman...and he ran as VP to Al Gore.
BComplex
Nov 2020
#30
Seeing as how he spoke at the republican convention for bush the next time around, I'd say
BComplex
Nov 2020
#39
and that's why the Democratic Party distanced themselves from him at that time...
Spazito
Nov 2020
#57
Joe Lieberman was primaried and ran as an independent...it is my opinion had we not
Demsrule86
Nov 2020
#84
Liberal policies are great and we need to do a better job selling the policies...but the reality is
Demsrule86
Nov 2020
#88
America still absolutely loves some liberal policies, even if many don't want
bullwinkle428
Nov 2020
#40
And that is how we win...popular policies without labels...we push them hard. The ACA
Demsrule86
Nov 2020
#89
"The record the Democratic Party has made in the last 20 years is the greatest political asset"
Klaralven
Nov 2020
#53
That is on paper...what have we accomplished in the last 20 years ...I would say healthcare
Demsrule86
Nov 2020
#93
Healthcare has gotten more expensive and I'm not sure it is more equitable either
Klaralven
Nov 2020
#95
The fact that we have the ACA is a miracle and if some had President's back, we would
Demsrule86
Nov 2020
#98
Lots of Democrats also opposed FDR's court packing plan -- Nothing new about that
Klaralven
Nov 2020
#75