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In reply to the discussion: This is what a REAL Democrat sounds like. [View all]merrily
(45,251 posts)we ever did since before FDR took office. Worst losses since 1928--since before FDR's massively enduring coattails. EPIC FAIL. Yet, still not all that much worse than 2010, when the Republicans also got many victories, plus the right to redistrict. What do two historically bad midterm elections say about all the electability bs on this board?
Even if it's sincere--which I really do wonder about, as you may recall-- it's not working. One definition of insanity is repeating the same behaviors and expecting a different result. When you're in a hole, stop digging. Etc.
Pick a meme. None of them will say, "More of the same dramatically losing strategy, please."
The Third Way is not about winning political victories for the benefit of the 99%. When it comes to that, Truman got it right. Al From and Will Marshall did not.
Then again, Truman wanted to get that one right, winning elections for the benefit of the 99%. I am not so sure about From and Marshall. Or anyone of the current Dem think tank bunch: Progressive Policy Institute, Third Way, No Labels, Center for American Progress. All offshoots of the DLC philosophy or worse.