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In reply to the discussion: Here's why I've given up on voting: [View all]beerandjesus
(1,301 posts)1. Manny rightly points out that it's not liberals who stay home from the polls, it's independents. Observes that maybe moving to the left might be a good strategy for Democrats for a change.
2. You say he's just driving people away from posting--completely missing the point of the OP, not to mention the irony of the subject line--add an ad hominem attack (YOU would be disappointed in anybody except a UNICORN!), and fall back on the old saw about the only viable party, etc.
You consistently attack people for criticizing Democrats, regardless of how principled or well-founded their criticisms are. And let's face it, we all know that Manny's voting for Democrats, just like most of the posters on here; there are just a lot of us on here who would like to see Democrats cater to their base with, oh, maybe 25% of enthusiasm with which Republicans cater to theirs. But to you, this apparently is treason; it's just a team sport.
My conclusion: The (D) is all that matters to you. Sherrod Brown, John Tester, Ted Kennedy, Michael Dukakis, Joe Manchin, Mary Landrieu, Zell Miller, Strom Thurmond, Jesse Helms... makes no difference, as long as there's a (D).
I suspect you can't counter my point, because to do so, you might have to say that there's such a thing as a Democrat who isn't God's gift to American politics. For most of us, this is obvious; I don't understand why you can't concede the obvious.