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Populist Reform of the Democratic Party

appalachiablue

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5. Wondered how the Dem. Party could attract voters & strengthen this country w/o

Reply to WillyT (Original post)

Sat Nov 22, 2014, 09:49 PM

Nov 2014

strong Unions anymore and the Media being 90% RW, Corporate, Consolidated (end of fairness doctrine, deregulation in '90s) and many people don't even realize it. No the 'NET' is not accessible to all, it co$ts, & many are unaware of the many left news websites. I was.

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Courage, Unions And Democrats’ Identity Problem - Salon [View all] WillyT Nov 2014 OP

Meh, Isquith uses "bubble-speak" to no effect. Cosmic Kitten Nov 2014 #1

Ditching the unions was an example of 3rd-Way interplay Jackpine Radical Nov 2014 #2

True, but not everyone is aware of the enormous influence of the Third Way in the Dem Party sabrina 1 Nov 2014 #6

Good article. I think the answer is fairly simple. To the question of why they seem to be lost as to sabrina 1 Nov 2014 #3

As a union man, hotrod0808 Nov 2014 #4

That is a shame. The Unions have been loyal to the Dem Party. But many Dems have not sabrina 1 Nov 2014 #7

Wondered how the Dem. Party could attract voters & strengthen this country w/o appalachiablue Nov 2014 #5

Good post. Unions ARE the core element of the Democratic dilemma... Eleanors38 Nov 2014 #8