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Populist Reform of the Democratic Party

merrily

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22. I am not sure what it is coming.

Reply to Segami (Original post)

Fri Dec 12, 2014, 10:29 PM

Dec 2014

When Lincoln ran, Republicans were the more liberal and less racist party. (Maybe not the most liberal of any group, but the more liberal of the two.) That remained so for some time. Over time, that switched. Maybe we will have a realignment of some kind. Maybe Democrats will decide to stop trying to sell us on the notion that going right is necessary for the very survival of the Party (because clearly, it's not working). Maybe the Democratic Party will split in two. Maybe even more voters will vote third party or not at all. I don't know.

As a whole, Americans don't seem to very activist politically and the politicians don't seem to feel much need to be responsive to us--other than maybe scolding us when we don't fawn over everything. So, I think more not voting is a likely thing.

We'll just have to wait and see.

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Looking At The Fault Lines, Reading The Tremors - Is A SPLIT COMING In The Democratic Party? [View all] Segami Dec 2014 OP

The tactic to prevent a rift in the Party is to tell Progressives and Liberals Maedhros Dec 2014 #1

Bring it on. Wellstone ruled Dec 2014 #2

Republicans should return to their own party. nt MannyGoldstein Dec 2014 #3

^^^this^^^ dflprincess Dec 2014 #13

Split the Dems = Unending GOP governments Bragi Dec 2014 #4

And the alternative -- the ONLY alternative -- is to let the GOP get everything they want FiveGoodMen Dec 2014 #8

Which only demonstrates the fact..... DeSwiss Dec 2014 #11

But, but, but if our party is divided we'll also split our votes. That would mean ... Scuba Dec 2014 #5

No thelordofhell Dec 2014 #6

I suspect if Democrats are able to nominate AtomicKitten Dec 2014 #7

Nothing will focus the Democratic Party and its base customerserviceguy Dec 2014 #9

Thanks for pulling that post together... KoKo Dec 2014 #10

If we put out "The Clintons", then we will lose. HRC has all the right wing war mongering/corporate peacebird Dec 2014 #18

I'd say there's a gaping chasm already showing. DeSwiss Dec 2014 #12

Seems their campaigns have merged by the looks of things... Segami Dec 2014 #14

Great quote. It's the same coin though. DeSwiss Dec 2014 #16

Sounds like you're ready for the streets. Eleanors38 Dec 2014 #23

And what of a 3-party system, which in fact we have, but the third party is always minimized. mother earth Dec 2014 #21

Yes, I want a say in the collapse. Eleanors38 Dec 2014 #24

There IS a HUGE split in the base of the Democratic Party. As for elected officials, not so much sabrina 1 Dec 2014 #15

But Independents swilton Dec 2014 #17

Well, that is true, Independents do have to vote for one or the other. sabrina 1 Dec 2014 #19

This is the first time I find this group, and I totally agree with what you just said. I think you mother earth Dec 2014 #20

I am not sure what it is coming. merrily Dec 2014 #22