The imminent backlash of the Democratic Left.

[sabrina 1]

564. I know the word 'purist' is INTENDED to be an insult, that was clear when it first appeared on

Democratic Forums around 2004, which was when it became apparent that the Dem Party was veering to the right and the problem they were having was Democrats who insisted that Bush policies were not Democratic policies, wars, torture, deregulation of the media, trickle down economics etc. So they set out to try to demean Democrats.

Emmanuel and Axelrod are NOT liberals or progressives, they are Corporatists. They are the Third Way. And if you don't know what that means, they have website a where they explain it. They are liberal, or say they are, on only a few issues although I've never much from them in the way of actual support for those issues, Gays and Abortion. They USE those issues which they certainly have never been known to champion in the way that actual supporters and activists have, to get their 'liberal creds'. Many moderate Republicans support those issues btw or don't care about them one way or the other.

Other than that it's hard to tell the difference between the Third Way and the Far Right on economic issues, on foreign policy etc.

As a woman, I am particularly angry at the use women's issues for political purposes. I am not fooled by a politician who claims to support women's issues, but supports War which has the most devastating effect on women, and support predatory capitalism, which destroys women economically.

Some are fooled when a Republican or Third Wayer claims to support these issues, but we know that to try to get the 'women's vote' eg, they will SAY anyting, but words are meaningless to intelligent women, we watch what the DO.

I support Democratic candidates who adhere to the Dem Party's platform on labor, on REAL women's issues and who have a record of NOT supporting Right Wing policies that adversely affect women no matter what they SAY.

The Dem Party has told women/liberals they do not need their votes. Fine, we don't need a Party that doesn't need us.

From now on they will have to EARN, not take for granted, women's votes. Unions have told them the same thing. They can no longer take Union votes for granted, they will have to earn them.

How can they earn them? It's simple, do not give us any more Third Way/Republican lite candidates, we simply won't vote for them. See if you can attract enough Republicans to help you win.

And yes, 2008 rejected Republican/Third Way politics. I'm not sure what point you were making there. A majority who helped win that election were Progressive Dems and Left Leaning Independents. By 2010 Third Way Candidates LOST because the majority who we are told was a minority refused to vote for them again.