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KoKo

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27. Their Campaign Ops seem to urge them to move Right to outflank their RW Opponent

Fri Mar 14, 2014, 08:02 PM

Mar 2014

Yet time and again it falls flat if the choice is between Repug Light and Repug Right ...the choice goes to the Repug and not a Democrat who sounds like Repug Light.

In some races this strategy could work if the Repug is Left enough to pick him/her off with Dem Campaign Ops....but, it's not working in the rest of the country at large.

But, then...our Dem Party now only works with SWING STATE Dem Candidate in carefully chosen races.

I miss Dean's 50 STATE STRATEGY...it worked and had a chance to work better...UNTIL his views were too dangerous for the Party Control to deal with.

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Dems Back Bigger Social Security Increases--(See what happens when the Dem LEFT Yells Louder ) [View all] KoKo Mar 2014 OP

"Screw America's elders. They can pull themselves up by their own damn support hose." - Republicons Berlum Mar 2014 #1

Chinese geretogo Mar 2014 #18

Wrong AGAIN MannyGoldstein Mar 2014 #2

bunch of insignificant commie pinkos fascisthunter Mar 2014 #4

"They are willing to bravely support any progressive bill as long as there's no chance it can pass", bvar22 Mar 2014 #11

Villain Rotation...indeed! WhaTHellsgoingonhere Mar 2014 #20

Regarding the Public Option, I seem to remember POTUS, Harry Reid, and Nancy Pelosi playing GoneFishin Mar 2014 #21

Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas was the one who took the full heat. bvar22 Mar 2014 #23

Well, at least in one case BO took names and kicked asses to bulldoze through the obstructionists. GoneFishin Mar 2014 #24

Those who think that President Obama does NOT know how to play hardball... bvar22 Mar 2014 #25

Nancy Pelosi fought hard for more than a year cheapdate Mar 2014 #34

Such a cynical picture of elected Democrats cheapdate Mar 2014 #35

I don't think it unfairly characterizes the Progressive Wing at all. bvar22 Mar 2014 #36

I think that's about halfway true. cheapdate Mar 2014 #39

There are always a few bad apples swilton Mar 2014 #56

Wow! I missed that one. Doesn't come off as very libertarian either. hmmm. nt adirondacker Mar 2014 #52

Precisely swilton Mar 2014 #55

EXACTLY!! Working people and retirees are demanding cuts in their benefits and the moonbat left is Douglas Carpenter Mar 2014 #40

How do they explain it when Dems win then? It's so confusing trying to keep up with sabrina 1 Mar 2014 #51

Christie is a man we can do business with, silly MannyGoldstein Mar 2014 #53

This is how we need to campaign. Jackpine Radical Mar 2014 #3

+1 Segami Mar 2014 #6

I would support that platform. jwirr Mar 2014 #14

+1 an entire shit load! Enthusiast Mar 2014 #19

I agree...and refine a Populist Message that touts FDR's Principles.. KoKo Mar 2014 #26

+1 Overseas Mar 2014 #47

I would completely support most of this ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2014 #31

"And I have no idea how this can be accomplished:: Jackpine Radical Mar 2014 #37

This message was self-deleted by its author Overseas Mar 2014 #45

Yes please! +1 Overseas Mar 2014 #46

Let's have a convention with beer & BBQ to start this^^^ Eleanors38 Mar 2014 #48

HUGE K & R !!! - THANK YOU !!! WillyT Mar 2014 #5

Good to hear that this might be the case. However, Social Security has been slashed already! truedelphi Mar 2014 #7

True. I was in Paris when they were still protesting the raising of their retirement age. cui bono Mar 2014 #9

But at the time, we Americans did have some fabulous news and media discussions of truedelphi Mar 2014 #12

"Many GOP leaders have backed the use of a “chained” CPI" cui bono Mar 2014 #8

The GOP came up with the idea in the first place ConservativeDemocrat Mar 2014 #16

Yeah, just like they came up with the idea for the ACA. They will now say it is a Dem idea. cui bono Mar 2014 #17

I'm not terribly worried... ConservativeDemocrat Mar 2014 #22

So Obama is an old racist? He's the one who put it on the table, not the citizenry. cui bono Mar 2014 #29

I think you have it the exact opposite... ConservativeDemocrat Mar 2014 #41

No, I absolutely do not. Obama didn't make them publicly ask for it. cui bono Mar 2014 #42

The Heritage Foundation publicly asked for it... ConservativeDemocrat Mar 2014 #44

Gosh. Fancy that. A Democrat proposing something that is more than "not as bad". Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2014 #10

I gotta wonder if Alex Sink had supported this, would things have turned out better for her? n2doc Mar 2014 #13

Their Campaign Ops seem to urge them to move Right to outflank their RW Opponent KoKo Mar 2014 #27

K&R myrna minx Mar 2014 #15

Senator Merkley LWolf Mar 2014 #28

I love Senator Merkley! can't wait to vote for him neverforget Mar 2014 #43

There have to be epithets to call LWolf Mar 2014 #50

"all of the earnings of higher-income taxpayers." 4dsc Mar 2014 #30

FIRST Raise the Cap=easy fix. joanbarnes Mar 2014 #32

Republicans tell us that we are swimming in more money closeupready Mar 2014 #33

K&R.. butterfly77 Mar 2014 #38

What good does removing the cap do? joeglow3 Mar 2014 #49

They support something they know damn well won't pass doc03 Mar 2014 #54