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Populist Reform of the Democratic Party

jeff47

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13. That's a lovely example of "Must vote for the D no matter what"

Reply to Doctor_J (Reply #10)

Fri Apr 3, 2015, 11:11 AM

Apr 2015

and how it never works out all that well.

Schumer will be the minority leader, and sp healthcare will never be mentioned again.

The ACA moved the healthcare battle to the states. We need to be working there.

We just can't compete with wall street.

Yeah, that's why Brown lost in CA. Having nowhere near as much money as Fiorina.

Except the exact opposite happened.

Money helps, there's no doubt about it. But money does not always equal votes in an election. Give people a reason to vote for the Democrat in the race, and they will show up. Money be damned.

Keep up the good fight

We'll get there. It's just going to take a while. Third way-style Democrats are rather entrenched. It'll take a bit to root them all out.

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Wall Street Democrats are on notice: Andrew Cuomo, Rahm Emanuel & the party’s new civil war [View all] RiverLover Apr 2015 OP

Don't pay attention to what they say.... daleanime Apr 2015 #1

Exactly. RiverLover Apr 2015 #2

^this x 100 GoneFishin Apr 2015 #3

k & r. Thanks for posting. nm rhett o rick Apr 2015 #4

Populists need to take back the Democratic party, that's for sure. PatrickforO Apr 2015 #5

Is Zephyr Teachout aspirant Apr 2015 #6

I think she had a campaign but LiberalElite Apr 2015 #9

Yes, and, more to the point, Schumer doesn't have Cuomo's negatives Jim Lane Apr 2015 #16

So your solution aspirant Apr 2015 #17

I said nothing about "my" solution Jim Lane Apr 2015 #19

2006 = 2016 Okay aspirant Apr 2015 #20

Sorry, I'm done here. Jim Lane Apr 2015 #23

I'm trying to figure out aspirant Apr 2015 #24

My memory aspirant Apr 2015 #18

If not, she should. She gave Cuomo a serious challenge, even as a virtual unknown with sabrina 1 Apr 2015 #27

It makes me physically ill to see a D beside Andrew Cuomo, Rahm Emanuel and the rest. Enthusiast Apr 2015 #7

Oh, here is a quote from a weird (IMO) OP on GD that is all a-flutter because Franken and Sanders djean111 Apr 2015 #8

hope so, but Cuomo's ed deal got passedt, Obama will sign TPP, Hillary will be the nominee, Doctor_J Apr 2015 #10

Ok wow, that puts it in perspective. RiverLover Apr 2015 #11

That's a lovely example of "Must vote for the D no matter what" jeff47 Apr 2015 #13

You are cherry picking Doctor_J Apr 2015 #22

Not quite jeff47 Apr 2015 #25

you've gone from cherry picking to lying Doctor_J Apr 2015 #26

And don't forget NJ, another Blue State where the Dem Party itself endorsed the Republican. sabrina 1 Apr 2015 #28

My intense involvement with politics taught me this: Eleanors38 Apr 2015 #29

Schumer was not at all a surprise. Nor in any danger of not becoming the next leader. jeff47 Apr 2015 #12

I had thought Durbin would contest the post. Jim Lane Apr 2015 #14

Schumer lined up more support back then, and thus has more support today. (nt) jeff47 Apr 2015 #15

Along with the neoliberal Wall Streeters, what about DWS & the DNC chair? People who aren't appalachiablue Apr 2015 #21