The Democrat Thread

[mr_genius]

What do you call someone who failed out of med school?

 

a lawyer

[mr_genius]

You a big Grayson fan?

 

yes

[GoSox05]

yes

 

Grayson is out.

[mr_genius]

Grayson is out.

 

yea, i know. but he went down in a blaze of glory.

 

 

[HuskyCaucasian]

Rand Paul strikes me as an arrogant jerk.

[mr_genius]

Rand Paul strikes me as an arrogant jerk.

 

he's already getting annoying.

Edited November 3, 2010 by mr_genius

[MiddleCoastBias]

Being a Field Organizer through Blanche Lincoln's primary and moving over to the coordinated campaign in June, tonight stings. Nine months in Arkansas to have the race called with 0% reporting. f***.

[Soxbadger]

Rand Paul had some great quotes there:

 

Freedom is best when its enjoyed by the majority (strange that he didnt say freedom is best when its enjoyed by all)

 

Govt needs to get out of our way (great take govt out of things like gay marriage, drug enforcement)

 

Those are paraphrasing, but still annoying that he doesnt see the hypocrisy in his beliefs.

[mr_genius]

If Reid loses

 

who takes senate lead, Durbin or Schumer?

[kapkomet]

If Reid loses

 

who takes senate lead, Durbin or Schumer?

 

Schmucky. Little Dick doesn't have a chance.

[Soxbadger]

Well I guess now a slim majority in the House is a "mandate".

 

Its hilarious to hear people like Cantor talk. He wants to cut spending, but he will almost never actually give a way to cut spending. But its going to be fun to have a split house and senate, politics are going to be really bad for the next 2 years.

[lostfan]

Well I guess now a slim majority in the House is a "mandate".

 

Its hilarious to hear people like Cantor talk. He wants to cut spending, but he will almost never actually give a way to cut spending. But its going to be fun to have a split house and senate, politics are going to be really bad for the next 2 years.

A slim house majority in a midterm election is a mandate but passing legislation that was campaigned on by the party that won the executive branch in a landslide through a supermajority is not legitimate and basically amounts to treason and un-American activity. Typical Republican logic, people will see nothing has changed.

[bmags]

let's watch all the spending cuts!

[lostfan]

Bush said that being called a racist by Kanye West was the worst moment of his presidency... lol. Yes Kanye is a tool but cmon... I can think of 5 other points that were waaaaaaaaaaay lower than that

[Rex Kickass]

A slim house majority in a midterm election is a mandate but passing legislation that was campaigned on by the party that won the executive branch in a landslide through a supermajority is not legitimate and basically amounts to treason and un-American activity. Typical Republican logic, people will see nothing has changed.

 

Let's be honest, its not a slim majority. It's a pretty robust one when its done. The biggest casualties tonight btw? Blue Dogs.

 

My candidate won narrowly. Was happy to help in a small way.

[lostfan]

Let's be honest, its not a slim majority. It's a pretty robust one when its done. The biggest casualties tonight btw? Blue Dogs.

 

My candidate won narrowly. Was happy to help in a small way.

Well a majority is a majority. With Republicans it doesn't matter because even when they don't vote 100% in lock step they have a couple of Democrats who vote with them anyway.

[Rex Kickass]

Being a Field Organizer through Blanche Lincoln's primary and moving over to the coordinated campaign in June, tonight stings. Nine months in Arkansas to have the race called with 0% reporting. f***.

 

That always sucks, because field work is hard thankless work that is a constant s***show. I know, I've done my share. But you can learn from this and take it to the next campaign. Your work, if its built upon can pay dividends.

 

Case in point: I ran field for a ward race in Trenton, NJ this spring. Our candidate won and turned it out in a way that nobody but us was expecting. Because our Congressman took advantage of the base we built, he turned out the vote in Trenton bigger than they see in most state wide races - that's a big deal. It actually was the margin of victory. And he did it in less time and with far less money than most candidates would spend to get that kind of turnout.

 

Your work mattered. And your work can lay a great foundation for what follows.

[KipWellsFan]

Let's be honest, its not a slim majority. It's a pretty robust one when its done. The biggest casualties tonight btw? Blue Dogs.

 

My candidate won narrowly. Was happy to help in a small way.

 

Seems to me that all progressives in swing states, and districts lost too. I'm not looking forward to all the debates over whether Democrats lost because they were too moderate and compromised too much or because they were to liberal. Ugh...

 

LOL @ Harry Reid winning again. Reid's probably a tool, but at least he's not crazy.

[KipWellsFan]

Being a Field Organizer through Blanche Lincoln's primary and moving over to the coordinated campaign in June, tonight stings. Nine months in Arkansas to have the race called with 0% reporting. f***.

 

Personally I prefer knowing that I helped in a losing cause, than losing and having done nothing.

Edited November 3, 2010 by KipWellsFan

[lostfan]

Seems to me that all progressives in swing states, and districts lost too. I'm not looking forward to all the debates over whether Democrats lost because they were too moderate and compromised too much or because they were to liberal. Ugh...

 

LOL @ Harry Reid winning again. Reid's probably a tool, but at least he's not crazy.

That whole argument doesn't really have any basis in fact, it's just some s*** talking heads talk about on TV. Democrats lost for a few reasons... but most of all the economy, then the fact that they had won more seats than they could reasonably support, then they just got scared of defending who they are and what they represent and got intimidated by the Tea Party... sigh. Typical Democrats.

[Rex Kickass]

That whole argument doesn't really have any basis in fact, it's just some s*** talking heads talk about on TV. Democrats lost for a few reasons... but most of all the economy, then the fact that they had won more seats than they could reasonably support, then they just got scared of defending who they are and what they represent and got intimidated by the Tea Party... sigh. Typical Democrats.

 

I wish we had the clarity of message that the Republicans have. But if we did, I probably wouldn't be a Democrat either.

[Soxbadger]

Maybe slim was the wrong word choice, but they do not have control of both houses so its hard to claim mandate when you dont even have the power to make change. I think itll be interesting to see if they hang themselves with their own rope.

[lostfan]

I wish we had the clarity of message that the Republicans have. But if we did, I probably wouldn't be a Democrat either.

Don't so much need "clarity" as we need the Democrats to actually bother trying to deliver that message... before everything has gone to s*** and they are down 15 points in the polls

[Balta1701]

Don't so much need "clarity" as we need the Democrats to actually bother trying to deliver that message... before everything has gone to s*** and they are down 15 points in the polls

IMO, "Messaging" has jack squat to do with anything except the defeats of the crazies at the margins.

 

Getting your message out doesn't make 9.6% unemployment acceptable, and it won't make 10% unemployment acceptable in 2012 after the government goes for spending cuts.

[Soxy]

Interesting little piece of connectionist modeling looking at committee memberships in a GOP and Dem congress: mmmmm models.