What benefits have we seen from the 2010 progressive voter revolt?

[LoZoccolo]

[DJ13]

1. About the same as the "hope" & "change" that didnt happen after 08

[Forkboy]

2. It's bothered you.

[bobbolink]

3. A huge increase in populist activism.

And a definite increase in pizza sales in Madison.

[LoZoccolo]

11. Where has it appeared outside of Madison?

[bobbolink]

14. .

:rofl:

[peace13]

16. Ohio...Columbus and other cities. nt

[LoZoccolo]

17. Did both of these states see more Republicans elected in 2010?

[peace13]

20. Ohio's Dem Gov was replaced with a man who ran as an R but is a Teabagger.

go figure. Bad times in Ohio for sure!

[LoZoccolo]

23. Do both of these movements try to fix problems that weren't there before the voter revolt?

[walldude]

28. Well it wasn't on the news so it didn't happen.

There were no protests anywhere except for the hundred people in Madison. A search of DU will not bring up any photos. No one took any pictures. There were no signs. Union thugs were nowhere to be seen. Nothing is happening. Hurry, you are missing Idol.

[leftstreet]

4. Status quo. Dem and GOP politicians just trade levels of influence n/t

[displacedvermoter]

5. Are you serious?

[LoZoccolo]

9. No, I am not serious.

[Deep13]

6. What revolt? I thought their turnout was low during that election...

...and the pro-labor protests didn't start until this year, if that is what you mean.

[gratuitous]

7. Revolt, or failure of the Democratic majority to govern like Democrats?

I notice that the House Republicans have wasted little time in pandering to their nutjob base. While it is to no current purpose because of the Senate and the presidential veto, it's indisputable that Republican nitwits are stirred up and motivated by their leaders' futile but pleasing efforts.

Would that the Democrats, when they had the majority, had been half so active in working to please their base, instead of embarking on an assiduous search for a non-existant "middle ground."

[jpgray]

8. As you are so fond of polls, you'll note there was no progressive revolt

ProSense can provide you the links, or you can do a simple search. The losses were almost wholly made up of GOP voters returning to the fold and independents dissatisfied with Obama, despite his heavy efforts at pandering to them. Progressives stuck with him, disingenuous administration scolding notwithstanding.

You'll note that the minor exodus of minority and young voters is quite easily explained by the fact it was a midterm election. This is, or should be, a familiar pattern.

[Bluenorthwest]

24. So the non voters were Indies, Swing Voters, youth and some

minorities. And yet we keep reading faked up threads like this one. Oh, and about midterms, my State had the largest midterm turnout in 20 years, while others failed to get the vote out, lost elections and have now spent months blaming winners for their loss.

[Marrah_G]

10. Anytime people start waking up to truth it's a good thing

Not sure what you mean by a revolt. I assume you mean people becoming angry at Democrats moving to the right?

[LoZoccolo]

12. Some people say that progressives didn't vote.

[Marrah_G]

15. I would not lend much validity to "some people say"

[W_HAMILTON]

13. Republicans took power and are showing themselves to be complete dumbasses...

...which, in turn, makes it more likely that Democrats will get elected in the future.

Now, the problem ahead is making sure we get true Democrats -- not another batch of Republican-lite types -- to run against these batshit Republicans.

[madrchsod]

18. it sure woke up the labor unions in this country.

it also showed the unions are on their own. the presidents version of democratic party is odd man out when it comes to the rank and file.

[fishwax]

19. numerous threads such as this cultivating a sense of unity -- that's a benefit, right?

:shrug:

[B Calm]

21. Less BLUEDOGS

[LoZoccolo]

22. What benefits have we seen from the 2010 progressive voter revolt?

[B Calm]

31. We'll find out in the next election. If the party decides to run more Blue Dogs

in the place of the ones who lost, NOT MUCH!

[socialist_n_TN]

25. I'll wade in. IF we accept your premise at face value......

i.e., that progressives didn't vote in the last election, the the biggest benefit is that the wholly owned subsidary of the Corporations, in the form of the Republican Party, have shown their true colors and caused a HUGE rise in class consciousness over the last few months. Now the question becomes, will DEMOCRATS take advantage of this rise in class consciousness and come down FIRMLY AND UNEQUIVOCALLY on the side of the working class? Or will they equivocate and dither, not wanting to be accused of "class warfare"?

Now what REALLY happened is that the people felt they had given the Dems a chance to show they WERE actually on the side of the people and the Dems let them down. Hence, the independents who the Dems WON in '06 and '08 tried something else by voting for the current Republican crop. And THIS WILL KEEP HAPPENING UNTIL DEMOCRATS AS A WHOLE SHOW THAT THEY'RE SOMETHING OTHER THAN REPUBLICAN LITE!

[Safetykitten]

26. TINA! Bring me the AXE!

Those bastards voting, not voting, having the right to do WHAT THEY FUCKING WANT!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpY0tmpLZBs

[ReggieVeggie]

27. Isn't "progressive voter revolt" just partisan spin explaining a weak president?

[underpants]

29. The GOP got their numbers going after low hanging fruit (Blue Dogs)

that was smart of them. No need to only get high profile wins.

Since then it has been emptiness of the highetst order. I do have to say that their attack on Planned Parenthood was bit brash since they have been stringing the "pro-life" crows along for years with almost no results.

[demmiblue]

30. Do you have any evidence that suggests that progressives revolted? n/t