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Erich Bloodaxe BSN

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51. The Left can only be pushed out of the party by those in the party.

Sun Nov 9, 2014, 01:29 PM

Nov 2014

So the job of discrediting the left as a political force falls to 'faux Democrats' whose goal is to continuously move the Democratic Party to the right, all while talking about 'Big Tents' and how wonderful it is to keep winning voters on the right end of the spectrum by further embracing rightwing ideology. Winning so called 'middle voters' by running pro-gun, 'pro-life', pro-fossil fuel, pro-capital, pro-police state, anti-labour candidates. Step by step working to abandon the very planks of the Democratic Party Platform in the name of 'winning more votes', despite the fact that those winning those 'middle votes' means losing votes on the left. Then turning around and blaming the left for not voting for candidates whose stances are farther to the right of even the general public, much less supposed 'base' voters.

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The Blue Dog Dems Continue Their Pitch To Move Further to the Right [View all] G_j Nov 2014 OP

I will be more than happy to leave if they want me to. Autumn Nov 2014 #1

What's the difference between a nihilistic sellout and a principled coward? True Blue Door Nov 2014 #3

I'm guessing Manchin is the nihilistic sellout, but who's the principled coward? nt Erich Bloodaxe BSN Nov 2014 #54

+10000 MissDeeds Nov 2014 #8

I'm with you... 99Forever Nov 2014 #42

Manchin is as good as West Virginia is capable of electing. geek tragedy Nov 2014 #2

What's ironic is Joe could get elected as a D in VT but Bernie could never get elected as a D in WV. DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2014 #7

Never. eom. 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2014 #14

Joe Manchin running as a conservative Democrat in Vermont couldn't beat... DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2014 #18

True ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2014 #20

Now I'm all confused... DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2014 #23

Stop it. Bernie has never run as an "independent socialist." merrily Nov 2014 #69

I can use common sense DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2014 #73

Common sense: Money and Party and good campaign advisors do a lot. merrily Nov 2014 #74

If you don't think there are regional differences in voting... DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2014 #75

How "progressive" does one have to be? pangaia Nov 2014 #10

Jay Rockefeller, Robert Byrd... W_HAMILTON Nov 2014 #62

That was a different WV--those guys were geek tragedy Nov 2014 #78

They purged me in 2004. Le Taz Hot Nov 2014 #4

Part of that is because they don't list all the parties. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Nov 2014 #53

Come on, La Taz. You're better than that. No one purged anyone from the party. Ever. merrily Nov 2014 #70

And vice versa... NaturalHigh Nov 2014 #5

There is nothing whatsoever in that article about a purge of liberal Democrats muriel_volestrangler Nov 2014 #6

"It's a liberal blogger calling for the purge of a Blue Dog Dem." Phlem Nov 2014 #55

Not really an 'issue'; it's just that the blogger or their website shouldn't lie muriel_volestrangler Nov 2014 #58

This message was self-deleted by its author PragmaticLiberal Nov 2014 #9

Blue dogs are a dying species n2doc Nov 2014 #11

It's not like a Democrat to the left of Barrow would have done better, aikoaiko Nov 2014 #41

We never got the chance to find out n2doc Nov 2014 #48

The leftier than Barrow types are free to run in primaries. aikoaiko Nov 2014 #59

Yes, and the DLC'ers made sure Barrow had 100x the funds she had n2doc Nov 2014 #61

Regina had plenty of exposure and she is very well known around here. aikoaiko Nov 2014 #65

sad, indeed heaven05 Nov 2014 #12

Maybe I missed something ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2014 #13

I don't either. wyldwolf Nov 2014 #15

Umm... I don't see anyone saying liberal Democrats shouldn't run in liberal districts Recursion Nov 2014 #16

If liberals are purged from the Democratic Party, the Democratic Party will be the Republican Party. Enthusiast Nov 2014 #17

And if moderates are purged, the Democratic Party will become the Green Party... NaturalHigh Nov 2014 #19

If populist issues are emphasized the Democratic Party will gain in support. Enthusiast Nov 2014 #36

..... merrily Nov 2014 #68

what's the other option Phlem Nov 2014 #57

Third Way is extreme. Good luck with the myth that a traditional FDR Democrat can't win an election. merrily Nov 2014 #67

Seriously. Enthusiastic +1 !! RiverLover Nov 2014 #71

BEGIN? Mr. De Leon could not be more wrong. The effort by conservatives and plutocrats merrily Nov 2014 #21

sorry, that was my choice of words G_j Nov 2014 #25

I'm sorry that I did not read more closely or merrily Nov 2014 #28

And Yet... Democrats Mostly Believe That HILLARY Is ChiciB1 Nov 2014 #50

What makes you think she can get elected at all, let alone that she's the only one merrily Nov 2014 #56

great 11,000th post. Phlem Nov 2014 #60

Thank yuh, thank yuh verruh much. merrily Nov 2014 #64

Maybe the solution sulphurdunn Nov 2014 #22

That would probably be an edge for the Republicans madville Nov 2014 #29

Would it really matter? sulphurdunn Nov 2014 #31

Poverty West Virgina turbinetree Nov 2014 #35

Good bye turbinetree Nov 2014 #24

WV is not like other states. sulphurdunn Nov 2014 #33

To those in the South: Get busy or the Southern politicians will continue to destroy the nation. vkkv Nov 2014 #26

In my opinion there is a "to far left" as much as sawdust Nov 2014 #27

"Too." WorseBeforeBetter Nov 2014 #79

"Begin" their purge? vi5 Nov 2014 #30

Kickin' Faux pas Nov 2014 #32

Letter to the Editor from my local paper, today homegirl Nov 2014 #34

That's a good one, homegirl. Enthusiast Nov 2014 #37

Politics is just entertainment for the rich. L0oniX Nov 2014 #46

Thats It In A Nutshell... ChiciB1 Nov 2014 #49

God that's depressing. RiverLover Nov 2014 #72

Maybe we should study his style and put it in commercials Baitball Blogger Nov 2014 #38

lol W_HAMILTON Nov 2014 #63

why would anyone want a Republican wannabe when there are plenty of real ones? eom whereisjustice Nov 2014 #39

Centrist are responsible for the midterm defeats 4dsc Nov 2014 #40

That really IS the script for the good cop bad cop show. L0oniX Nov 2014 #45

K&R ReRe Nov 2014 #43

exactly nt G_j Nov 2014 #47

I also predict that DU liberals, populists and progressives will be purged for 2016. L0oniX Nov 2014 #44

The Left can only be pushed out of the party by those in the party. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Nov 2014 #51

Amen Brother. Phlem Nov 2014 #66

of course. Phlem Nov 2014 #52

that was FAST: not even 3 days after DU's resident fuckwits open their mouths MisterP Nov 2014 #76

Of course, running as Blue-Dog DINOs worked so well that all DEMs should NCjack Nov 2014 #77

I'm not surprised. hotrod0808 Nov 2014 #80