Since Cindy Sheehan has given up, what does it say about the Dems she supported ?

Question

Cindy Sheehan has said she won't continue, in part because of her disapointment and disalusion of the Democrats in control of the Congress. Will this be the start the anti war liberals distancing themselves from, or even leaving the Democrat party?

Answer 1

Most anti-war liberals will stay in the Democratic Party and keep trying to influence policy. There is no other viable choice. Supporting third parties sounds fine but in reality you’re throwing away your vote and usually helping the major party that stands for the opposite of what you believe.

Cindy Sheehan has sacrificed a lot for her anti-war stance and has been ridiculed, smeared and personally attacked. She is disappointed but politics is a complicated business and in the short-term you don’t always get exactly what you want.

Answer 2

I don't know any liberals who base their decision making on what Cindy Sheehan decides to do. What is she - the Grand High Poobah of Liberalism? The extreme position of the far left may not hold the same position as the far right - but they have one thing in common. Extremism, something the majority of Americans reject. Over 70% of Americans are saying "enough" as far as the war goes, and that 70% includes a high number of moderates and conservatives. The liberals won't leave the Democratic Party, the most you'll see is them voting for an Independent. They'd die before they'd vote Republican, so the only place they have to go is 3rd party, if they go anywhere.

Answer 3

Code crimson and Sheehan have been very nearly non existant on account that Obama took over, they camped out on the Bush Ranch for a month in protest. I assume it replaced into on no account approximately her son demise, yet approximately Bush regulations, on account which you valuable do no longer see her camped exterior of Obama's domicile in Chicago.

Answer 4

Many of us liberals haven't considered ourselves "Democats", per se, for many years. (And before you say a word, Clinton was hardly a liberal.) We may vote for them some of the time, since their ideolology may be closer to our own than that of the Republican Party, but I personally do not consider myself a Democrat.
In the last four presidential elections, I voted for (going backwards) Nader, Nader, Nader, and Perot.
I will consider voting for Hillary if she gets the nomination. But to break up the good ol' boys club that has become the American political system, we desperately need a viable third party, and I've said so for years.

Jenny---how is voting for who I consider the best person for the job "throwing away my vote"? It's time to stop this "lesser of two evils" nonsense---your'e just playing into the hands of the powers that be. What if EVERYone who was disillusioned with the major candidates had voted for Nader? He'd be PRESIDENT, that's what, and we wouldn't be in this mess.

Janie----Girl, I'd vote for YOU! :)

Answer 5

First I wish to thank Cindy S. and her son and all who have made the ultimate sacrifice for their country. It is such a shame what she suffered for standing up for her beliefs and hopefully she will remember the words of Bobby Kennedy that reminds us that"Few are willing to brave the wrath of their society. Moral courage is a rarer commodity than bravery in battle or great intelligence. Yet it is the one essential, vital quality of those who seek to change a world which yields most painfully to change."

Cindy had that kind of moral courage and also courage in general. Bravery runs in that family and I salute them. may God help her in her life's journey, give her rest and solutions, and bless her family. I thank her for all she did.

I think many people know this is a one party system with two factions one slightly less conservative and that this is now a government of , for, and by the corporations.

What must first be done is getting real elections by using paper ballots hand counted at the precinct which vastly minimizes the chance of fraud.. Ask your congressperson to support and cosign presidential candidate congressman Dennis Kucinich's bill, HB 6200, that does just that for all future presidential elections..once it passes we can work to eventually do this for all high offices and statewide issues.

1st-Honest elections must first be achieved and this requires getting rid of partisan voting machine companies with secret software out of politics..no more memory cards etc. We need parallel elections in every precinct in the country to doublecheck the vote through these better than exit poll means..in Columbus we had about 45% participation rate from citizens.

2nd we need free radio and media programs where truth is broad-casted and propaganda ended, so people know the truth which can broadcast protests and meeting etc and try to gain more people to speak out.

3rd we need major election reform including instant runoff voting so that viable 3rd parties have a chance. With instant runoff voting, liberals will be able to cast the vote of their conscience they often truly want for the green party that better lives their spoken values than the democratic leadership. this way we can vote green and if greens don't have enough our vote will then go to the dem rather than the rep which in essence it does now.

These steps will help to restore voter confidence and bring back people who have given up voting cause it does not count. 25% of Republicans, 50% of independents, and 75% of democrats o not believe their vote counts. This is a abysmal number.

I did vote for greens for governor of Ohio and secretary of state this past election but only because the democratic lead was phenomenal and it allowed me to vote my conscience for a change instead of going democrat since I suggested for many would vote dem my green vote would not hurt it since the republican newspaper gave the dem candidate for governor a 23% lead..Normally I would vote dem while not believing it counted anyway but I still do it. After studying voter fraud and being very involved in this issue on Ohio in 2004 and 2006 (where it also turned up), I will never again believe my vote counts.

Most antiwar activists have long felt the democrats spineless. Unlike republicans who support their party at all costs no matter how bad or corrupt it becomes, the democrats tend to hold their party accountable and will be outspoken if they feel it is wrong. Most of my political activist friends are very liberal, disgusted with dems while thinking they are superior to the right..some vote green and some dem but I think most Americans feel helpless as the hold of corporations over our entire system and country is so strong we see little hope despite how hard we work.

Answer 6

I think so. Sheehan was unable to make an impact even with all of her protesting and media coverage. The Democrats in Washington realize that there are consequences to pulling out of Iraq and they do not want to be the ones responsible. The anti-war groups are not going to stand for their inaction for much longer.

Answer 7

probably the same as the actual conservative abandoning any support of Bush...Maybe some day people like you will start seeing this country for what it is slowly becoming, I'm sure you'll realize it once a Democrat is elected president and starts pulling the same stuff Bush has...most of our anger isn't at Bush the individual so much as Bush's attempt to give the executive too much power, which will be dangerous to all future generations if this administrations powers are used as precedent.

Answer 8

She is disgusted because the Dems can't get the republicans on board with the NATION
Even the head Idiot said that the country is behind him and this war!!
Just how stupid do you have to be to think that way??

Answer 9

No. Where else would they go? We have a two party system. Voting for anyone else from the Libertarian, Green party, etc. is practically the same as throwing away your vote. You have to choose the lesser of two evils.

Answer 10

Cindy only quit because moderate Dems were turning away from her radical behavior to protect their 08 running. She had no support base and the far left hate America crowd is thinning out.