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patricia92243 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-04 05:22 PM Original message |
Really, really, seriously - is it time for a third party? I always thought |
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Iris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-04 05:24 PM Response to Original message |
1. You know when people started talking about the Dems moving |
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Tandalayo_Scheisskopf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-04 05:25 PM Response to Original message |
2. It has now been 16 days... |
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Reality Not Tin Foil (325 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-04 05:44 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. Well stated!! |
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sangh0 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-04 05:28 PM Response to Original message |
3. You're little late |
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emulatorloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-04 05:29 PM Response to Original message |
4. Conason: Democrats lost the battle, not the war |
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Sterling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-04 07:58 PM Response to Reply #4 |
21. liberalism? no it's not dead. the party however.... |
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imenja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-04 05:29 PM Response to Original message |
5. Let the Republicans start one |
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Guava Jelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-04 05:29 PM Response to Original message |
6. No its time to fix our party.. |
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Reality Not Tin Foil (325 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-04 05:41 PM Response to Original message |
7. If you "don't think the Democratic Party will EVER WIN AGAIN"... |
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elperromagico (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-04 05:55 PM Response to Original message |
9. The two party system's so entrenched, you would need |
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American Tragedy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-04 07:14 PM Response to Reply #9 |
18. None of them could have won |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-04 05:56 PM Response to Original message |
10. I keep hoping for the Greens to grow up |
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Cheswick2.0 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-04 05:59 PM Response to Original message |
11. I am not in favor of another third party... we have so many to chose |
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elperromagico (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-04 06:03 PM Response to Original message |
12. Furthermore, electing a third-party President wouldn't be enough. |
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JohnKleeb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-04 06:07 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. oh my god, common sense! |
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QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-04 09:11 PM Response to Reply #13 |
37. Common sense??? Are we allowed to do that here??? n/t |
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American Tragedy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-04 07:10 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. No, it's much, much harder than that |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-04 06:10 PM Response to Original message |
14. I feel as you do |
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elperromagico (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-04 06:18 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Where do you pull votes from? |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-04 08:10 PM Response to Reply #15 |
22. The winning formula is simple |
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elperromagico (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-04 08:15 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. Okay then. Who's your charismatic leader? |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-04 08:22 PM Response to Reply #23 |
28. There isn't one |
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elperromagico (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-04 08:30 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. I don't want the Democratic Party to do the same thing every time. |
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Telly Savalas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-04 08:49 PM Response to Reply #22 |
32. So then why is a third party necessary? |
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American Tragedy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-04 07:05 PM Response to Original message |
16. Well, in order for an independent candidate to become president |
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elperromagico (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-04 08:22 PM Response to Reply #16 |
27. Exactly right. Want a viable third party? Start at the bottom. |
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Telly Savalas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-04 08:56 PM Response to Reply #27 |
35. I beg to differ |
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elperromagico (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-04 09:00 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. They need more. They need Representatives. |
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Telly Savalas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-04 10:41 PM Response to Reply #36 |
39. Like you say they gotta work slow... |
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Lefty48197 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-04 07:21 PM Response to Original message |
19. We've gotten the most votes 3 out of the last 4 Pres. elections |
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The Revolution (497 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-04 07:51 PM Response to Original message |
20. Things aren't as they seem |
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Walt Starr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-04 08:16 PM Response to Original message |
24. Look at it this way, how can a third party do worse than the Dems? |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-04 08:20 PM Response to Original message |
25. We need some serious left-pressure on the Democratic Party ... |
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shance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-04 08:21 PM Response to Original message |
26. I agree Patricia. Its time to step outside of a broken box. |
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evilqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-04 08:24 PM Response to Original message |
29. hmmm... |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-04 08:28 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. Dems want to control our money? |
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evilqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-04 08:51 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. True... |
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DuaneBidoux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-04 08:54 PM Response to Original message |
34. Yes, a Republican party and a Christofascist party |
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QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-04 09:12 PM Response to Original message |
38. Yes, because the best response to a unified, radical, hegemonic Right |
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