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still_one (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 09:44 AM Original message |
Why are the Democrats in danger of losing control of Congress in 2010? /nt |
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Wednesdays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 09:47 AM Response to Original message |
1. Why do you still beat your wife? |
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still_one (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 09:54 AM Response to Reply #1 |
9. gee, the polls are saying one thing, and you put your fingers in your ears and say |
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Wednesdays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 10:31 AM Response to Reply #9 |
31. This is delicious |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 09:47 AM Response to Original message |
2. Politics is cyclical. |
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still_one (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 09:57 AM Response to Reply #2 |
15. True, but I think probably the biggest effect was the communication act of 2000 |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 09:58 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. No argument there, sir. nt |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 11:01 AM Response to Reply #2 |
37. I believe you are thinking about ... |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 12:45 PM Response to Reply #37 |
42. Replied to the wrong poster, I think. nt |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 01:29 PM Response to Reply #42 |
46. Oops....Yes I did. |
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Karmadillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 09:48 AM Response to Original message |
3. The administration didn't run hard enough against its liberal base? |
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jaxx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 09:50 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Are you taking credit should they lose? |
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Karmadillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 09:57 AM Response to Reply #5 |
13. No. I don't have the ego for that. All credit should go to the administration. |
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jaxx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 10:00 AM Response to Reply #13 |
19. They'll share it with dubya and the repubs in congress. |
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Karmadillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 10:09 AM Response to Reply #19 |
25. Maybe the Dems are about to be trounced not because of where the problems came from, but |
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jaxx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 10:38 AM Response to Reply #25 |
32. Maybe people could open their eyes and see that the President |
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kenfrequed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 10:42 AM Response to Reply #25 |
33. It isn't all the White Houses fault |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 09:49 AM Response to Original message |
4. We face the largest and most pressing crisis of our lifetimes |
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still_one (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 10:03 AM Response to Reply #4 |
22. I think the Democrats as a whole did take it seriously, they had no choice, however, there is no |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 10:10 AM Response to Reply #4 |
26. Seems as though that output gap wasn't so illusory at all |
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One_Life_To_Give (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 09:50 AM Response to Original message |
6. Unemployment too high and wasn't job 1 |
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still_one (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 10:08 AM Response to Reply #6 |
24. Didn't the government fund infrastructure jobs for the states, and why wasn't this exploited in the |
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One_Life_To_Give (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 10:15 AM Response to Reply #24 |
28. Much of Stimulus is Unspent |
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Egnever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 09:53 AM Response to Original message |
7. Cause the American public is largely uninformed or missinformed |
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still_one (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 09:59 AM Response to Reply #7 |
17. That is definitely a factor, and it started with the communication act of 2000 /nt |
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GeorgeGist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 09:54 AM Response to Original message |
8. One reason is ... |
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still_one (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 10:00 AM Response to Reply #8 |
18. and now that the Supreme Court has said corporations are people it looks more dire /nt |
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tjwash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 09:54 AM Response to Original message |
10. Because dems and repugs at each others throats keeps the corps having their way with the country |
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still_one (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 10:01 AM Response to Reply #10 |
21. It won't stop then, because to the political strategists it is a game /nt |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 09:56 AM Response to Original message |
11. Because they maintained the status quo, and ignored the populist outcry |
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still_one (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 10:05 AM Response to Reply #11 |
23. We are an inclusive party, and that is a problem. There has to be some limit on who we include in |
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Bigmack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 10:17 AM Response to Reply #11 |
29. Not populist... |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 10:48 AM Response to Reply #29 |
34. if the tea baggers are real populists, then we're in a whole heap of trouble... |
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Bigmack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 01:06 PM Response to Reply #34 |
45. I think we are.. not just as a Party.... |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 09:57 AM Response to Original message |
12. It's the economy. |
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Bigmack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 09:57 AM Response to Original message |
14. Not aggressive enough. nt |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 10:01 AM Response to Original message |
20. Banskter bailouts = too small; Mandatory health Insurance for All = what about life insurance? |
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kctim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 10:15 AM Response to Original message |
27. They're not |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 10:27 AM Response to Original message |
30. The people voted for "hope" and "change". They got politics as usual. |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 10:51 AM Response to Original message |
35. because the vast majority of people who care are voting republican |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 10:58 AM Response to Original message |
36. only 1 rationale reason people think the gop cares more for their interests |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 02:22 PM Response to Reply #36 |
48. Are they right? Why? |
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Valienteman (73 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 11:55 AM Response to Original message |
38. The party in power traditionally loses in an off-year |
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geek tragedy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 11:59 AM Response to Original message |
39. 1) Cyclical trends (virtually every competitive seat went to the |
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bobthedrummer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 12:13 PM Response to Original message |
40. Because of the powerful political machine within the Party that threw their traditional base under |
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emulatorloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 12:30 PM Response to Original message |
41. Dunno, maybe your crystal ball is on the fritz? |
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strawberryfield (76 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 12:46 PM Response to Original message |
43. The cons have a structural advantage |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 12:55 PM Response to Original message |
44. Because the Democratic leadership has allowed the Republicans to control the discussion. |
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Individualist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 01:31 PM Response to Original message |
47. It's because of adherence to DLC's agenda. |
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GSLevel9 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 02:23 PM Response to Original message |
49. economy. economy. economy. |
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