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Crunchy Frog

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37. It's clearly not enough to win elections on.

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Mon Jan 16, 2017, 03:53 PM

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Dear Democrats: Nobody Cares About Your Feelings [View all] Fla Dem Jan 2017 OP

Will read whole thing later, but I must add that FOX News and Breitbart make a reality KittyWampus Jan 2017 #1

agreed the author is pretty much full of it but is correct Ohioblue22 Jan 2017 #13

Have a CLEAR, STRONG, COMPELLING message on JOBS JOBS JOBS that people want to vote for. RBInMaine Jan 2017 #19

trump didnt have any clear strong or compelling message Ohioblue22 Jan 2017 #22

Make America Great Again crazycatlady Jan 2017 #44

people will either vote for dems or live under republicon rule Ohioblue22 Jan 2017 #23

It's clearly not enough to win elections on. Crunchy Frog Jan 2017 #37

then people should quit complaining since they got what Ohioblue22 Jan 2017 #38

If that's the Dem party's official strategy, then this country is finished. Crunchy Frog Jan 2017 #39

it's not a message it's a fact Ohioblue22 Jan 2017 #41

"Then what about the voters who couldn't/wouldn't vote for Hillary because of..." EL34x4 Jan 2017 #33

Exactly!!! "Liberals/Progressives continue to fight for their individual pet issues, instead of RKP5637 Jan 2017 #2

Exactly Dream Girl Jan 2017 #31

Might want to read that again. HassleCat Jan 2017 #3

Not the best solution. ranger2 Jan 2017 #15

What "liberal elite"? whathehell Jan 2017 #52

Good article cwydro Jan 2017 #4

"Here's the thing about politics. . ." DinahMoeHum Jan 2017 #5

Good article gulliver Jan 2017 #6

Feelings do matter in politics FarCenter Jan 2017 #7

Plus he does not talk about voter suppression or unverifiable voting machines that can be kimbutgar Jan 2017 #8

Yes, but it took years for them to get the power to cheat and part of this was about participation Dream Girl Jan 2017 #28

what this article seems to ignore was crosscheck etc all Ohioblue22 Jan 2017 #9

+1, I'm super sick of these articles leaving out the overt cheating of the GOP in the form of voter uponit7771 Jan 2017 #27

See above, it was the culmination of a process Dream Girl Jan 2017 #32

Sigh...Another Article Full Of Advice For Dems Me. Jan 2017 #10

The GOPee..Loves to cheat and that's how they win. Stellar Jan 2017 #11

+1, and more of this shit that leaves all of this out as a factor uponit7771 Jan 2017 #29

yes MFM008 Jan 2017 #35

It is not that they don't care randr Jan 2017 #12

They win because they cheat. Like the Patriots. Drahthaardogs Jan 2017 #14

They win because they speak CLEARLY, they ORGANIZE, and they SHOW UP! Enough WHINING!!! RBInMaine Jan 2017 #17

Bullshit Drahthaardogs Jan 2017 #20

Then how to fight their cheating treestar Jan 2017 #26

How did they get into the position to cheat? Dream Girl Jan 2017 #36

Unity by suppressing dissenting views is not unity I can be part of. alarimer Jan 2017 #16

Democrats need a compelling affirmative message, need to get CLEAR, and get STRONG. Period! RBInMaine Jan 2017 #18

they do it because they don't have confidence treestar Jan 2017 #25

Yup...When you're dealing with a populace that thinks in terms of.... Jacob Boehme Jan 2017 #21

Kick and rec treestar Jan 2017 #24

It comes across as a very flat assessment of what's going on in today's politics SticksnStones Jan 2017 #30

Very good article. On point. EL34x4 Jan 2017 #34

Anything published by Kushner's rag is not meant to help Dems. Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2017 #40

The "Observer" is NOT Kushner's rag. His is the "New York Observer" DinahMoeHum Jan 2017 #43

Mea culpa. Thanks for the correction. Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2017 #50

Bill Maher said that the Democrats should have nominated a real bastard milestogo Jan 2017 #42

A followup: Democrats Are Lying About How Screwed They Are brooklynite Jan 2017 #45

I've been saying this since the election: the republicans win because they own the media. Initech Jan 2017 #46

Be wary of anything in the NY Observer NewJeffCT Jan 2017 #47

Brown's piece is in The Observer, NOT the "NY Observer" DinahMoeHum Jan 2017 #49

Well, that and having a Horatio Alger-addicted American population doesn't hurt. HughBeaumont Jan 2017 #48

I would add that no one cares about process or bipartisanship for its own sake yurbud Jan 2017 #51