Why cant Dems come up with some scheme to dupe middle America over to their side like the Repubs did?
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This isn't really an answer per se, but I wanted to recommend a book to you.  It's about how the Republicans won Middle America from the Democrats, and I thought you might find it interesting.\n\nIt's called "What's the Matter With Kansas: How Conservatives Won the Heart of America" by Thomas Frank and it talks about how the Republicans duped Middle Americans with faith-based problems, and then screwed them over economically.  It's quite well-written, and sort of relates to your question.
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The belief that things can only be one way: Our way is hardly unique to Republicans, it's a staple of modern American Political discourse in all parties.  Generally the more a party claims to be tolerant of other ideas, the less tolerant it actually is.  The concept of Compromise is completely alien to Congress these days.
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you have to be a democrat.who else would think that it's possible to balance a defecit?whatever that is.
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That is a trick question!\n\nThe democrats don't have a plan
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I am sure there are, but why would you want to do that?  Do you really think that you will get honesty in these websites?  If you do, I got a nice shiny new bridge to sell ya, foe cheap!  There are only 2 main parties in America, Dem's and Repubs.  Dems are socialists, Repubs are supposed to be conservatives, but many of them aren't.  Both are corrupt.  Both are full of liars.  Both are full of politicians (not leaders).  What most informed citizens end up doing is choosing the lesser of 2 evils, unfortunately.  May I suggest you start by studying the political history.  Then learn as much as you can independently about the parties and their politicians.  Be sure and note how often they contradict themselves, thinking nobody will notice.  There is no easy way or simple website adequate enough when it comes to choosing such a thing.  Don't try to oversimplify the process.  Do your homework, as tedious (and boring) as it may be.
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I think anyone that appreciates the potential of this country would gladly join in.  What you want to do is what politicians of every level should already be doing.  Instead of republicans being thick headed and thinking that they can change the world into one big happy family, and democrats criticizing everything but never having an alternative option or independent thought that isn't brought on by what the latest poll says they should do, they should be trying to solve the problems together.  No more fighting, time to get to work.  I think lots of people would want in on it.  Especially if it wasn't a forum for one side or another to bash the other, rather a way for people to come together with ideas and remedies to our problems.
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I beleive that their has been a long time merger of the two parties here in the good ol USA for a long time but no one ever wants to talk about that>>>> I beleive in the American \ndream but I am enough of a realist to know that we are not \nliving it, what we need is better representation of common working people in government and the politicians that we have now are not providing that. Vote Independant or any other party that you can find would be my suggestion.
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How about, "Take back America". \nRight now the GOP Congress is a culture of corruption. It's pay for play politics where the interests of the highest bidder come before the interests of the American people.\nIf the Democrats can take back Congress in November, we can stop anti-environment Republicans from threatening the Arctic Refuge, selling off our national forests, weakening environmental standards, and we can finally do right by our national security by putting America on a path to genuine energy independence.  We can also fix the Medicare/prescription drug mess.\nA Democratic Congress will also do some meaningful investigation of the lies that have taken us to war and the compromising of a CIA operative for political gain.\nFor too long, the Republicans have been able to get away with dividing our country and it is time for this to all come to an end. It's time to restore a Democratic majority to Congress.
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10-20 years ago it was simpler...the democrats were for blue collar and more environmental...the Repupl;icans were always for big business and a bigger military budget....classic bread and butter against guns...there was a balance, both got their way once in a while....now the issue is getting clouded because the Republicans have reversed their ideology (causing the Democrats to change as well) from nothing but the economy stupid to global intervention in the name of business.  but to be fair, there are traditionalists on both sides.
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Only way to fix it is to throw out both Republican and Democrat parties and start three new ones. \n\nNot likely to happen. As bad as it is, neither party wants to lose the advantage when the advantage is theirs and neither party wants the influence of a viable third party. \nHeres a thought... simplistic by a thought... \nCreate a non-partisan commission that sets the agenda and guides the legislation. One way to make sure that legislation gets its fair chance on the floor is to set up "lots" of pieces of legislation that before you can move onto the next "lot" all current pieces of legislation in the current lot have to be decided on. I guarantee you one thing... Joe Blow Republican isn't going to want to hold up John Doe Democrats legislation if Joe Blows sponsored legislation is in the next lot.
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I think you are absolutely right.  The Democrats would reject the cure for cancer if the Republicans invented it.  They made a mountain out of not a molehill but an undersea trench.  There would have been no impact on security, jobs, or anything else.  The ports were already controlled by a foreign country - nothing was going to change.
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the rules are different because democrats are different than republicans, didnt you know?\na democrat can stand on his head and tell the rest of the world is upside down, and everyone else will believe it.  if a republican does the same, he gets sued for teling everybody else what he thinks should be right.\nwhen a democrat accuses a republican of voter fraud, being unfair to somebody or a group of people, cheaing on something, or anything of that nature, its really what the democrats are doing.  when a republican does the same thing, the democrats say its slander and hate speech.\ndemocrats are allowed to be different because they know better than everybody else, and republicans are just a bunch of sticks in the mud from states where there is no common sense.\nlast but not least, dont forget, 5000 years of human evolution doesnt mean anything now that the democrats are in power, or will be, next year.
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It will happen near the mid term elections in November. \nThe Bush administration can not afford to lose the House of Representatives. Let's see if this ploy works.
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You can't they are one, in the same. Wait maybe the lumps of slime serve a purpose and all repuglicans do is obstruct progress, and serve no purpose.
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It does take two to tango. But I am going to be very pissed at Democrats (I am one) if they pull this stunt. They have talked one way for years, and now appear poised to do the opposite? -- Or is it just another 1) GOP fear and smear job against Democrats, prompted by their recent congressional upset or 2) another historic repeat of a scenario we know so well: GOP messes things up, paints the country into a corner, then leaves the Democrats to clean up their mess?\n\nI need more information.
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The democrats did make that their #1 priority but there has been no solution offered yet!!!! Do they really have a plan!!! Very doubtful!!!
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We did do things like this until the democrats took over.  Once Clinton was in office, he put an end to these programs.  The reason is simple, he is a communist sympathizer and the communists in south american get most of their money from the drug trade.  Since that time, they have taken over much of south america.  If Bush wasn't such a weak president with no support for conservative issues, he would have re-instituted those programs.  He didn't. The result is the communist alliance of Venezuela, Cuba and Bolivia.  They are allying themselves with Iran in a clearly hostile manner and are positioning themselves to take over Mexican politics.  All funded with drug money.