[lbo-talk] politics shocker: Dems resist neutering (for now)

Chuck0 chuck at mutualaid.org
Tue May 10 14:21:49 PDT 2005


Doug Henwood wrote:


> They won in 1992, 1996, and numerically in 2000. 2004 was pretty close,
> and with a less awful candidate than JFK2, they could have won that one
> too.

Right, but those results came when the Democrats ran Republican candidates, especially a charismatic one named Clinton.

Looking at the broader picture, the Democrats have done poorly on the congressional level too.


> The Dems really suck, but you can't count them out.

More and more people are counting them out. Perhaps Michael Perlman can share what he heard during his appearance here in Kansas City. The local Dems are roiling.

Chuck



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