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They need an Electable Candidate, as well to marginalize the Lefties to their own party where they can fade into irrelevance with their outdated and uninspired platform.

One is apparently enough, as the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee promises to blacklist any consultants who work for a candidate primarying a sitting Democrat: The concern on the part of the DCCC is that they don't want to spend their time and money fighting other Democrats. They...

And they're even using a sneaky method to do it. First the problem as reported by that conservative rag Slate: The article goes on to point out the problem: Here's the sneaky part: Liberals may hope that these sorts of shenanigans will result in the Supreme Court stepping in on the whole...

Per the thread title, the former Republican mayor of NY is registering as a Democrat and considering a run for the presidency in 2020. Probably an early favorite too. https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/michael-bloomberg-registering-as-democrat-as-he-weighs-2020-bid-1.1149971 IMO this just...

Are they overreaching? Some of these folks are really, really progressive: My take? If this turns out to be a wave election in favor of the Democrats, they can go for the gusto. But if it turns out to be closer, then they may regret not going for the establishment candidates.

Anyone watching the March 9 Dem. Debate?

http://www.peakdems.org/?p=4839 2012 is looking worse every day for them.

This rather astounding statement was made recently on this thread in the politics forum. (I have italicized the weasel words.) When asked to produce a source the poster came up with this Rasmussen Report from 2007. (Rasmussen Reports is "an electronic publishing firm specializing in the...

This one is not going to end well for the Democrats. http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0509/22439.html

The biggest, most influential, and most unpredictable of all voter blocks remains poorly understood by either party, and almost unreported in the press. No, I'm not talking about the AARP or the NRA. It's not any women's group or gay rights movement. Not African-Americans, Cubans, not even...

Anyone know?

I don't know either, but check out this startling story in the Times-Tribune (Scranton, PA): That her brother would attend is simply amazing. Maybe Hillary's putting pressure on Obama to pick her as VP? This quote seems to indicate that possibility: Meanwhile, Scripps Howard reports...

Don't get me wrong, I'd be more democrat than republican, but I thought that this might raise a few smiles and make a few people sick at the same time. http://littledemocrats.net/samples.html

The first presidential forum ever that is dedicated to LGBT issues goes down tonight! You can watch it on their website. Oddly, none of the Republicans decided to attend. I personally think that all the "debates" that they keep doing should the one issue. That way, the people can really get...

To me this is not really a controversial point of view, but I suppose the Republican-leaning members of this forum, and perhaps others as well, are inclined to disagree. Here it is: Republicans want power more than Democrats. Democrats want power too, of course, but not as much, and they win it...

Seen it? http://uk.youtube.com/results?search_query=democratic+debate+iowa I'm sure I'm not the only one getting thoroughly sick of these debates. I keep watching, as I wish to see an honest reply, like 'We cant fix all your problems', 'maybe I am wrong', 'I'll work with .... on this'. I keep...

Link I'm not sure how realistic it ever was for the Democrats to meet expectations.

So, the race has started, the hats are in the ring! Hillary Clinton. This is a bad joke, right? Dems: a hint. Just because Big George got his little boy to become Pres, does NOT make it likelier for Big Bill's little gal to make the White House. One other thing - do you think America is ready...

From Reuters and Yahoo: Not only that, the state legislature is solidly Republican. Appointment of a Republican would put 50 Republicans in the Senate and give the Republicans effective control of the Senate.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/29/AR2006112901317_pf.html

Reuters Meet the new boss, same as the old boss. In that topic, I described how Nancy Pelosi (heir apparent to the Speaker throne) was backing Murtha as House Majority leader, despite his questionable ethics. The apparent reason for her backing Murtha is because he supports a rapid...

Noon, January 3, 2007, the Democrats will take control of Congress. When will the blame for the failure of Iraq be laid at their feet?

Will this really happen? It will be close, but will the Dems take... The House?? The Senate?? If so, will they begin investigations into 9/11?? Will they investigate certain "conspiracies?" Will they start impeachment proceedings against Bush?? Will they roll back taxes for those...

Damn, too controversial even for republicans.

http://www.newshounds.us/2006/10/03/fox_uses_subliminal_ploy_on_foley_head_shot.php Love this little mix-up (if that what it was!) Fox News graphic identifying Foley as a D....I suppose once you come out as a potential child molester, you must be a D moving on quickly to abettor of...

GOP group's campaign ad says Democrats started KKK POSTED: 6:52 p.m. EDT, September 21, 2006 ANNAPOLIS, Maryland (AP) -- A national black Republican group is running a radio advertisement accusing Democrats of starting the Ku Klux Klan and saying the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was a...

Some are claiming that Lieberman's loss in last week's primary is evidence of the Democrats "purging" their party of moderates in favor of radical leftists. Incumbents lose primaries all the time. Why all of the sudden are some folks claiming that the Dems are purging/self-destructing? What...

To begin, this is going to be a long read. If you aren’t interested in U.S. politics, specifically 3rd party politics in Illinois, you might as well stop reading now. Well then, thanks for caring. For the past 3 months I have volunteered a good deal of my free time towards helping the Green...

Jimmy Carter smug alert: Next time you hear him complain about how the "religious right" has a political agenda, keep in mind that this is what Jimmy Carter teaches in Sunday school. See Matthew 23:27-28 * Poisoning the well. ** False dilemma. *** Poisoning the well. **** And so on...

According to a new study: :dl: No surprise there.