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BlueMTexpat

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6. Why are these people in power again?

Reply to YoungDemCA (Original post)

Fri Dec 5, 2014, 05:44 PM

Dec 2014

Apart from all the GOP cheating, voter suppression tactics, gerrymandering, GOP media sycophants and black money influencing voters as a result of Citizens' United, "these people" are in power again because too many Dems thought they would make a point about President Obama's not fixing everything that needs to be fixed fast enough or because Dem candidates were not ideologically "pure" enough (in their opinions) by not showing up at the polls for the mid-terms.

And that's the truth. Unfortunately. If we do not vote, we will not win.

The first mentioned are all formidable obstacles. But it is the not voting that kills us.

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The Republican Party's top priority is to raise taxes on the poor. Literally. [View all] YoungDemCA Dec 2014 OP

It is a shame that so many have no idea how dangerous these policies are. nt okaawhatever Dec 2014 #1

Stupid is as stupid does NYtoBush-Drop Dead Dec 2014 #14

I have never known a country that hates it's poor like the USA Prophet 451 Dec 2014 #2

The New Fascists' goal is ultimately hifiguy Dec 2014 #3

We've seen this before Prophet 451 Dec 2014 #5

+1 freshwest Dec 2014 #10

Yeah, and we're the ones who are loudest about being a "'Christian' nation," too. calimary Dec 2014 #13

Too bad their fondness of American Exceptionalism doesn't extend to having the lowest number of Dustlawyer Dec 2014 #18

I hate to ask (not really) hfojvt Dec 2014 #4

I remember I was so bummed when this happened. airplaneman Dec 2014 #16

Why are these people in power again? BlueMTexpat Dec 2014 #6

All of those things are in play hifiguy Dec 2014 #7

I would suggest that those business owners who are so stumped that the people were not buying jwirr Dec 2014 #8

But they sure do understand what their owners want. n/t hifiguy Dec 2014 #9

But, isn't this what voters want to happen because someday they are going to be rich? world wide wally Dec 2014 #11

That's how it used to work. One party worked to provide opportunity, the other took it away. jtuck004 Dec 2014 #12

Classic "stinkin' thinkin".... Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2014 #15

I am willing to bet Money will be removed from those Veterans yuiyoshida Dec 2014 #17

Look up Dooh Nibor n/t aggiesal Dec 2014 #19