[lbo-talk] Politics vs the DP

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Wed Jun 15 13:37:08 PDT 2011


On Jun 15, 2011, at 4:30 PM, SA wrote:


> Wait a minute. So if Dems don't complain, there's no public opposition? That means complaining Dems must have been critical to the antiwar movement in 2005-2007.

Yes. That's consistent with Heaney's results. E.g., partisan composition of antiwar demos in January 2007 was 55% Dem, 40% no party. When Hopey took office, it was 50% no party, under 30% Dem. Without significant participation by Dems, there is no popular antiwar movement.



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