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Khephra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-02-03 12:48 PM Original message |
Guaranteed To cause heck...the New DLC Article on Swing & Base Voters |
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Demobrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-02-03 12:55 PM Response to Original message |
1. It worked for the Repukes. |
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damnraddem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-02-03 01:06 PM Response to Reply #1 |
9. The GOP has best served their most-extreme right wing. |
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bitchkitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-04-03 12:54 PM Response to Reply #9 |
27. Words out of my mouth - |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-02-03 01:14 PM Response to Reply #1 |
14. It only worked for the Republicans once: 1994, and that |
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Bandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-02-03 01:18 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. I wonder what happened in 2002 then. |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-02-03 01:23 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. I agree with jiacinto on this one. 9/11 was the gift that kept on |
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redeye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-02-03 12:56 PM Response to Original message |
2. The errancy of appealing to the middle rather than the base... |
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Iverson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-02-03 01:00 PM Response to Original message |
3. straw man, of course |
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w4rma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-02-03 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
4. After losing us Congress in 1994 and 2002 and giving Republicans |
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terryg11 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-02-03 01:07 PM Response to Reply #4 |
11. I'm in somewhat of agreement |
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jiacinto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-02-03 01:13 PM Response to Reply #4 |
13. The 1994 loss was due to many factors |
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terryg11 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-02-03 01:03 PM Response to Original message |
5. ok article |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-02-03 01:03 PM Response to Original message |
6. The author of this tripe |
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jiacinto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-02-03 01:05 PM Response to Original message |
7. You need both the base and the swing voters to win |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-02-03 01:05 PM Response to Original message |
8. renie408 made this point (for the first time at DU, AFAIK) |
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Eloriel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-02-03 01:06 PM Response to Original message |
10. These DLC folks ought to actually hear one of his speeches |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-02-03 01:20 PM Response to Reply #10 |
17. coattails for whom? Green candidates? Dean is running against |
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sangh0 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-04-03 12:49 PM Response to Reply #10 |
26. Yeah, that'll do the trick |
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corporalclegg9 (87 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-04-03 01:33 PM Response to Reply #10 |
38. I agree with you... |
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Walt Starr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-02-03 01:09 PM Response to Original message |
12. This is the same strategy we used to win the House and Senate in 2002 |
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loudsue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-02-03 01:19 PM Response to Original message |
16. The DLC is a 'bought & paid for' whore of the repug party |
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CWebster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-02-03 01:26 PM Response to Original message |
19. geez, are they at it again? |
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ewagner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-02-03 01:29 PM Response to Original message |
20. What the Repubs were good at |
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ulysses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-02-03 01:31 PM Response to Original message |
21. here's an odd thought |
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PAMod (651 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-02-03 01:39 PM Response to Original message |
22. The DLC have been part of the problem, obviously |
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shatoga (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-04-03 12:45 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. republicans are being told to contribute to Dean |
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prolesunited (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-04-03 01:04 PM Response to Reply #23 |
31. I haven't heard about this |
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BiggJawn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-04-03 01:28 PM Response to Reply #22 |
37. DLC won't work for Dean. |
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StandWatie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-04-03 12:47 PM Response to Original message |
24. They don't get it.. |
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ulysses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-04-03 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
25. ! |
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Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-04-03 12:57 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. Just who are these mythical 'swing voters' the DLC... |
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IrateCitizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-04-03 12:57 PM Response to Original message |
29. See the recent issue of The American Prospect |
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StandWatie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-04-03 01:00 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. it was a totally different race |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-04-03 01:08 PM Response to Original message |
32. Steam coming outta my ears! Spitting fire! First, the tone of this |
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Iverson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-04-03 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
33. couple more problems with that article |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-04-03 01:20 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. Good points Iverson.......turning away from the base.....look at Daschle/ |
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IrateCitizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-04-03 01:23 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. One minor quibble, Clark... |
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Iverson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-04-03 01:28 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. yes, sort of |
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