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Bluenorthwest

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19. Personally I go to the DSCC with Jeff Merkley's victory with a 20% margin.

Sun Dec 7, 2014, 04:18 PM

Dec 2014

But then again, I'm proud of what we did here and I'm not shopping the country for facts to create some narrative about how bad liberals are.
Did you knock on any doors? Of course not.

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Weiland ran on Medicare For All. He lost 50-29. [View all] Recursion Dec 2014 OP

There is a serious conflict brewing Indydem Dec 2014 #1

Progressives have to decide whether they're going to desert the party pnwmom Dec 2014 #2

The party has deserted the people by allowing "Rethugs" to take it over. polichick Dec 2014 #4

And day after day, we have an element that is desperately imploring us to move further Zorra Dec 2014 #21

We're at an interesting place. The Third Way has almost nothing to do with... polichick Dec 2014 #31

Not much diversity with that bunch...nt Jesus Malverde Dec 2014 #32

Or, I don't know, get more people to the polls on off-years (nt) Recursion Dec 2014 #6

Gee which States had the best turnout? Golly, it's all those dang liberal States like Oregon with Bluenorthwest Dec 2014 #15

That would be hard to do in India. nt. Rex Dec 2014 #18

Now you hit the nail on the head. Maybe if you stopped trying to justify the wrong direction sabrina 1 Dec 2014 #23

Good luck with that approach, we've already passed my acceptability line. Keep going and it is you TheKentuckian Dec 2014 #25

Conservadems have already abandoned the party LondonReign2 Dec 2014 #48

No, nobody needs to be "purged". We have excellent progressive politicians in states they can win Recursion Dec 2014 #33

Other people see things... unrepentant progress Dec 2014 #3

Sure, but can you really say that's WHY he lost? tkmorris Dec 2014 #5

No, but it's not a good place to start a pitch from Recursion Dec 2014 #7

Meh, politics is cyclical tkmorris Dec 2014 #14

Yes, that big a lose cannot be blamed on one thing. First of all what state are we talking about and jwirr Dec 2014 #8

South Dakota tkmorris Dec 2014 #12

And there is the problem. We need to go back to Howard Dean's 50 state plan, especially in off years jwirr Dec 2014 #13

Exactly! When a candidate receives little or no help it makes it more difficult to win. LiberalFighter Dec 2014 #29

Actually, no they didn't... brooklynite Dec 2014 #41

Okay. That explains a lot. I listened to Big Ed talk about that race and like the three party race jwirr Dec 2014 #43

No. But if he supports that, he is a TRUE progressive treestar Dec 2014 #36

It was South Dakota! Reddest of the red states. Comrade Grumpy Dec 2014 #9

Yes, but they've elected Democratic senators for decades frazzled Dec 2014 #24

Medicare is a truly great program though it does have some flaws./NT DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2014 #10

Step 1: Get into the DU/netroots bubble BootinUp Dec 2014 #11

So how do Barbara Boxer, Russ Feingold, Elizabeth Warren and Tom Harkin keep getting elected? Rex Dec 2014 #16

Because every state is different? JoePhilly Dec 2014 #26

Feingold lost JI7 Dec 2014 #30

Feingold lost, and Warren has been elected once Recursion Dec 2014 #34

Feingold won three times, lost once (in the teabagger wave of 2010). In 2012 ... Scuba Dec 2014 #39

Because we've ran away from that principle for so long it's now considered fringe. Ykcutnek Dec 2014 #17

Personally I go to the DSCC with Jeff Merkley's victory with a 20% margin. Bluenorthwest Dec 2014 #19

Yep. nt LWolf Dec 2014 #22

This cycle? You obviously know I didn't, which is kind of a cheap shot. Though I did phone bank. Recursion Dec 2014 #35

We can of course change to sadoldgirl Dec 2014 #20

By telling them to make the case on a national 50 state basis on point Dec 2014 #27

Different states are different. JoePhilly Dec 2014 #28

he obviously should have run on a conservative Democrat platform neverforget Dec 2014 #37

You left out the ~20% in SD who voted for Pressler (the ex Republican now independent) alp227 Dec 2014 #38

More right-wing dribble. . drip drip drip drip. . . B Calm Dec 2014 #40

I can't think of a better reason not to do the right thing. mmonk Dec 2014 #42

the voters would rather give Billionaires a better life than have a better life themselves.. you Cha Dec 2014 #44

Ho about that pesky fact that Reid didn't want or support him and in fact said Autumn Dec 2014 #45

You are not grasping the context liberalhistorian Dec 2014 #46

I admire your work to make Democrats more like Republicans LondonReign2 Dec 2014 #47