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  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,879
    The issue is turnout. JC pointed it out correctly. Republicans are much better at showing up for mid terms and local races. Democrats don't. Perhaps it's a mindset that they are mostly interested in the federal gov't and the executive branch. Whereas a Republican inherently believes the power should reside at the local level (all politics are local) and therefore are much more engaged in the smaller campaigns. Perhaps Democrats belief in big government is costing more than understood.
  • what dreams
    what dreams Posts: 1,761
    Free said:

    benjs said:

    Free said:

    Benjs, as I've said in other threads I do not belong to the Democratic Party, however, it is

    Free said:

    This isn't new news, but...

    "Democrats are down to 192 members of Congress. Under President Obama, Democrats have lost 900+ state legislature seats, 12 governors, 69 House seats, 13 Senate seats. That's some legacy. Under President Obama, Democrats have lost over 900 state legislature seats, 12 governors, 69 House seats, 13 Senate seats.Nov 9, 2016".

    https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&hl=en-us&ei=ShCKWIugK4SYmQH_9ZHwDQ&q=democrats+lost+how+many+seats&oq=democrats+lost+how+&gs_l=mobile-gws-serp.1.0.0j0i22i30k1l2.35719.39927.0.40794.18.17.1.0.0.0.349.2744.1j13j2j1.17.0....0...1c.1.64.mobile-gws-serp..4.14.1937...41j33i160k1j0i22i10i30k1.pl0BcDoyWLg

    What is the answer Dems? You can insult me all you want for stating the obvious, but what can be done about the party? It's failing the people.

    It's only the beginning, but at my Virginia precinct meeting this month and last, attendance doubled each time and the chairman joked how the average age of the group has just been reduced significantly.

    Our district and state party has its eyes on increasing turnout in our 2017 state race. Our February precinct task is to reach out to every single voter on our roll who has not been identified as a strong Democrat, but as a leaning Democrat or unknown. We have four outreach trainings scheduled and a plan to canvass, call, and host three house parties between now and November. One of our trainings will be how to communicate the issues that resonate with voters in our precinct -- infrastructure, education, and health care.

    At the January meeting, I was informally named "Vice-Chair of Resistance." My job is to organize and lead a precinct level advocacy group to stay on top of issues and mobilize action.

    Free, the answer to your persistent question will be found at the grassroots level. You keep saying that yourself. I wholeheartedly agree with you, yet you don't seem to spend any time in the grass, as far as I can tell, to even know that. You seem to want the same things we all want, so I don't understand why you're adversarial about it. We need each other. We've only got two years to turn this shit show around, and there is no time for distractions and squabbles at the grassroots level.
  • what dreams
    what dreams Posts: 1,761
    edited January 2017
    what dreams said:

    Free said:

    benjs said:

    Free said:

    Benjs, as I've said in other threads I do not belong to the Democratic Party, however, it is

    Free said:

    This isn't new news, but...

    "Democrats are down to 192 members of Congress. Under President Obama, Democrats have lost 900+ state legislature seats, 12 governors, 69 House seats, 13 Senate seats. That's some legacy. Under President Obama, Democrats have lost over 900 state legislature seats, 12 governors, 69 House seats, 13 Senate seats.Nov 9, 2016".

    https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&hl=en-us&ei=ShCKWIugK4SYmQH_9ZHwDQ&q=democrats+lost+how+many+seats&oq=democrats+lost+how+&gs_l=mobile-gws-serp.1.0.0j0i22i30k1l2.35719.39927.0.40794.18.17.1.0.0.0.349.2744.1j13j2j1.17.0....0...1c.1.64.mobile-gws-serp..4.14.1937...41j33i160k1j0i22i10i30k1.pl0BcDoyWLg

    What is the answer Dems? You can insult me all you want for stating the obvious, but what can be done about the party? It's failing the people.

    It's only the beginning, but at my Virginia precinct meeting this month and last, attendance doubled each time and the chairman joked how the average age of the group has just been reduced significantly.

    Our district and state party has its eyes on increasing turnout in our 2017 state race. Our February precinct task is to reach out to every single voter on our roll who has not been identified as a strong Democrat, but as a leaning Democrat or unknown. We have four outreach trainings scheduled and a plan to canvass, call, and host three house parties between now and November. One of our trainings will be how to communicate the issues that resonate with voters in our precinct -- infrastructure, education, immigration, social security, and health care.

    At the January meeting, I was informally named "Vice-Chair of Resistance." My job is to organize and lead a precinct level advocacy group to stay on top of issues and mobilize action.

    Free, the answer to your persistent question will be found at the grassroots level. You keep saying that yourself. I wholeheartedly agree with you, yet you don't seem to spend any time in the grass, as far as I can tell, to even know that. You seem to want the same things we all want, so I don't understand why you're adversarial about it. We need each other. We've only got two years to turn this shit show around, and there is no time for distractions and squabbles at the grassroots level.
    (Edit: I don't know what's up with the quoting)
    Post edited by what dreams on
  • what dreams
    what dreams Posts: 1,761
    Ugh, what's up with the site? Double invisible post out of my control. Sorry.

    Okay, back to topic
  • Bentleyspop
    Bentleyspop Craft Beer Brewery, Colorado Posts: 11,418
    what dreams said:

    Ugh, what's up with the site? Double invisible post out of my control. Sorry.

    Okay, back to topic

    It was the DNC hacking your posts
  • JC29856
    JC29856 Posts: 9,617
    Leader of the justice democrats... Is he hoping for terrorist attack for impeachment?

  • what dreams
    what dreams Posts: 1,761
    JC29856 said:

    Leader of the justice democrats... Is he hoping for terrorist attack for impeachment?

    That's the question you got out of that? Huh . . .
  • JC29856
    JC29856 Posts: 9,617
    edited January 2017
    I just got the memo! All makes sense now...

    https://www.scribd.com/mobile/document/337535680/Full-David-Brock-Confidential-Memo-On-Fighting-Trump#from_embed

    Hmm Brock and Soros

    http://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/david-brock-donald-trump-donor-network-231588

    Brock on Thursday night emailed more than 200 of the biggest donors on the left — including finance titans George Soros, Tom Steyer and Donald Sussman — inviting them to a retreat in Palm Beach over inauguration weekend to assess what Democrats did wrong in 2016, figure out how to correct it and raise cash for those initiatives.
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  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,879
    The far left is discovering, in just a week, what it took 2+ years for those of us who were adults in 2000 to realize. Elections matter. Party unity matters. Good is the enemy of great.

    Sad times ahead. I just hope it won't take a generation or more to recover.
  • Go Beavers
    Go Beavers Posts: 9,554
    edited January 2017
    mrussel1 said:

    The far left is discovering, in just a week, what it took 2+ years for those of us who were adults in 2000 to realize. Elections matter. Party unity matters. Good is the enemy of great.

    Sad times ahead. I just hope it won't take a generation or more to recover.

    I think you mean a sub-group of the far left. I would probably be considered far left and I've always known elections matter.
  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,879
    Go Beavers said:

    mrussel1 said:

    The far left is discovering, in just a week, what it took 2+ years for those of us who were adults in 2000 to realize. Elections matter. Party unity matters. Good is the enemy of great.

    Sad times ahead. I just hope it won't take a generation or more to recover.

    I think you mean a sub-group of the far left. I would probably be considered far left and I've always known elections matter.
    Fair enough, but you know what I mean.
  • rgambs
    rgambs Posts: 13,576
    mrussel1 said:

    The far left is discovering, in just a week, what it took 2+ years for those of us who were adults in 2000 to realize. Elections matter. Party unity matters. Good is the enemy of great.

    Sad times ahead. I just hope it won't take a generation or more to recover.

    That's the way I feel about it, and the damn third party fools as well.
    Monkey Driven, Call this Living?
  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,879
    rgambs said:

    mrussel1 said:

    The far left is discovering, in just a week, what it took 2+ years for those of us who were adults in 2000 to realize. Elections matter. Party unity matters. Good is the enemy of great.

    Sad times ahead. I just hope it won't take a generation or more to recover.

    That's the way I feel about it, and the damn third party fools as well.
    Same people in my book
  • Bentleyspop
    Bentleyspop Craft Beer Brewery, Colorado Posts: 11,418
    mrussel1 said:

    The far left is discovering, in just a week, what it took 2+ years for those of us who were adults in 2000 to realize. Elections matter. Party unity matters. Good is the enemy of great.

    Sad times ahead. I just hope it won't take a generation or more to recover.

    It will
    There are something like 800 judiciary appointments that went unfilled, because of the Republicans, during the Obama presidency. If these are all filled by the Trump regime.then we will be dealing with right-wing conservative judges for a generation or more.
  • Free
    Free Posts: 3,562
    rgambs said:

    mrussel1 said:

    The far left is discovering, in just a week, what it took 2+ years for those of us who were adults in 2000 to realize. Elections matter. Party unity matters. Good is the enemy of great.

    Sad times ahead. I just hope it won't take a generation or more to recover.

    That's the way I feel about it, and the damn third party fools as well.
    :cry::cry:
  • Free
    Free Posts: 3,562
    http://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/reich/article/The-life-of-the-party-7-truths-for-Democrats-10881387.php

    The life of the party — 7 truths for Democrats
  • JC29856
    JC29856 Posts: 9,617
    Add religion to the Dem party tactic of weaponizing race and gender. Pelosi: Tell them you Muslim, tell them your Muslim.

    http://www.lifezette.com/referral/pelosi-caught-hot-mic-tell-youre-muslim/?utm_content=buffer8aaf1&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=lifezette_buffer
  • Free
    Free Posts: 3,562
    JC29856 said:

    Add religion to the Dem party tactic of weaponizing race and gender. Pelosi: Tell them you Muslim, tell them your Muslim.

    http://www.lifezette.com/referral/pelosi-caught-hot-mic-tell-youre-muslim/?utm_content=buffer8aaf1&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=lifezette_buffer

    What is lifezette.com?
  • JC29856
    JC29856 Posts: 9,617
    edited January 2017
    Free said:

    JC29856 said:

    Add religion to the Dem party tactic of weaponizing race and gender. Pelosi: Tell them you Muslim, tell them your Muslim.

    http://www.lifezette.com/referral/pelosi-caught-hot-mic-tell-youre-muslim/?utm_content=buffer8aaf1&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=lifezette_buffer

    What is lifezette.com?
    Do you have internet access?
  • Free
    Free Posts: 3,562
    edited January 2017
    Do you know what credible news sites are? C'mon JC. I mean that story could be any more legit site, but The first thing I look at is the source.

    But yeah, notice how Pelosi needs to throw in that Muslim label.

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