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In reply to the discussion: Do I have this right? There are DUers who [View all]FlatStanley
(327 posts)46. Yes. There DUers with standards.
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Goodness--I hope not. They should get out and vote Democratic so we can maintain Democratic control
Louisiana1976
Oct 2014
#3
Yes, it absolutely is worth voting--Baker is throwing a ton of money into the race.
MADem
Oct 2014
#59
You mean the Krugman that gets trashed on DU when he trashes the President?
FlatStanley
Oct 2014
#80
My FDR Voting Grandparents....voted Democratic and supported them their whole lives...
VanillaRhapsody
Oct 2014
#116
I always vote for the Dem candidate, even when they don't have a chance.
No Vested Interest
Oct 2014
#52
Where I lived the first portion of my life in OKC you couldn't get an R elected. They didn't
jtuck004
Oct 2014
#74
Yeah, all those ball fields and farms and drive-ins and the watermelon stand. Became
jtuck004
Oct 2014
#167
I think it's called money. Her husband is quite wealthy and quite the war profiteer
Cleita
Oct 2014
#16
She has always been a centrist and, as mayor, vetoed domestic partner legislation.
Luminous Animal
Oct 2014
#145
It was you who said our very senior Senator has to goooooooo. So you must know of an alternative.
Hekate
Oct 2014
#152
Well, there is at least one person upthread defending the idea and saying he won't vote. nt
stevenleser
Oct 2014
#123
And what you are saying is that you don't give a crap about the standards of the person
rhett o rick
Oct 2014
#87
Just look upthread. At least one DUer is proud of the fact they aren't voting. Others are
stevenleser
Oct 2014
#124
You're right. A slow march to the right, like the frog boiling in the water
FlatStanley
Oct 2014
#71
I want Democrats in office. Charlie Christ merely has a D next to his name.
FlatStanley
Oct 2014
#73
Actually didn't run as a Dem the last time, did he? Didn't he have his own 'Liebermann Party'? TIA.
freshwest
Oct 2014
#95
Just read through this very thread for abundant examples. That is the answer you crave. nt
Hekate
Oct 2014
#100
My post wasn't concerning whether or not liberals should vote for big D democrats
RedCappedBandit
Oct 2014
#107
Not all democrats have logic in their repertoire of skills. It is STUPID not to vote! n/t
RKP5637
Oct 2014
#79
well I guess we all knew this time would get here. The time where people get bullied into voting
liberal_at_heart
Oct 2014
#98
Posters at RO (Republican Overground) are urging Democrats to reject imperfect candidates as well.
pampango
Oct 2014
#108
Which is why we should always support the most liberal (least conservative) candidate in every
pampango
Oct 2014
#113
Petulance isn't just for conservatives. I guess these fools don't care about their local elections?
arcane1
Oct 2014
#137
If people quit voting for crappy Democrats, the establishment would stop running them.
Xithras
Oct 2014
#153
I really dont think it makes much of difference. Rep/Dem, 2 ends of the same worm.
bowens43
Oct 2014
#155
Against a Saxby Chambliss? i.e. a Georgia Republican vs a Georgia Democrat? Yes, in a heartbeat
stevenleser
Oct 2014
#158