Despite the Democrats' best efforts and an aparent consensus (at least in the media) that GW is not doing too well, Democrats have failed to get the vote in a series of elections now. I wonder if the left shift typified most recently by the treatment of Joe Lieberman could be part of the problem.
2006-07-30 15:29:08 · 5 answers · asked by CHEVICK_1776 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
I gotta say, I like all the answers so far...
2006-07-30 16:06:24 · update #1
Ok, now theres a stupid answer...
2006-07-30 16:27:28 · update #2
The real problem right now that I see with the Democratic party is that they sacrificed much of their own stances to take a wide amount of far left agendas under their umbrella. They want to stand up for the rights of, say, gays, but then that ends up getting a torrent of side issues that then take refuge under the same name and pull the entire party toward a more extreme side. This happens on both sides of the spectrum, and creates this sort of amorphous ideal of a party as encompassing EVERYTHING underneath it, which can really turn a lot of people off if it covers something not necesarily a part of the overall party's agenda. It's a dangerous game to play, and with a Republican president in power (especially this one), many groups have rushed to seek shelter from the storm under the Democrats. It unbalances the scale, which will not be rebalanced until both sides choose to moderate their positions out and allow people to fall where they belong instead of clumping together.
2006-07-30 15:35:27 · answer #1 · answered by Meredia 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The problems with the Democrat party began long before their horrid treatment of Lieberman. I know many democrats who are actually more conservative that I am. I think the democrats have allowed the far left to take over their party and have forgotten their base. It's too bad they treated Joe so bad, many Republicans prefer him over McCain, me included. Joe may be smart to go independent and screw every one up.
2006-07-30 22:41:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well... you talk like Bush and the Repubs have been rolling over the dems...
it's actually been quite close... Kerry got 48 percent of the vote... during war time... and most agree that he was a weak candidate...
really, that's pretty amazing when you think about it... if it was a slightly stronger candidate or not at war, it would've probably went to the dems...
and both Lieberman and McCain are on the fringes of their party... and both get pretty bad treatment from time to time..
the farther we get away from 9-11 and the war... the more Bush's and Republican's ratings go down... with a strong candidate, I could easily see a swing
2006-07-30 22:52:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ditto Meredia....I use to vote for some democrats but now I find fewer and fewer of them who don't pander to their fringe groups.
2006-07-30 22:39:55 · answer #4 · answered by jpxc99 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're like Mexican jumping beans!! Jump, bounce, roll, flop, flip all over the place!
2006-07-30 23:23:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋