Have you noticed that the DEMOCRATS have a new source of VOTERS?  Who do you think they may be?
959037
I thought it was the deceased!
634918
Democrats have them and Republicans, over the past years, have lost theirs. Never voted by party until twenty years ago. As years have gone past, I see that democrats look at the overall population and what is best for us. Rich republicans love rich republicans. Who knows? \nIt is a sign of the times?
48822
Yes, there are many.  I am not a Dem, but know many who are and DO support/favor President Bush - those that take a serious interest in actual legislation and do not swallow media propaganda as truth.
887721
Not necessarily knowledge about politics in general but I have gained more insight into the personalities of people that align themselves with specific parties.\n\nFrom my insight, I have never been more proud to be Republican.
726617
They will raise our taxes and spend money on new pork-barrel projects, just like Democrats have always done.  They will cut and run from the radical terrorists and expose us all to new terrorist attacks in America.  They will amend the Second Amendment of the Constitution and try to take away our rights to own firearms.  They will permit abortion on demand under all circumstances.  Read their websites and then read between the lines.  What they avoid telling you before election time is just as important as what they advertise.\n\nI see that "dakota29575" has his eye on the stock market, which has already gone down for the last 6 consecutive days, as it appears that the Democrats may gain control of the House or the Senate, and maybe both.  The Democrats won't TRY to take the market down.  It goes down in FEAR of Democrat control, and their "Tax and spend" policy, which creates inflation.
864001
I think voter fraud is rampant in the Democratic party.
43572
I believe it is from the media and the rest of the sheep out there.  You will start seeing a huge loss of democratic support by educated people and an increase in uneducated people.  Heck even the smart democrats are switching parties these days!\n\nPoliticians that have a real honorable agenda are finding that the liberals would rather play party cards, than come up with real solutions and resolve problems - The Kerry election campaign started a new trend in political policy, and Al Gore is their mascot! They have no loyalty for each other, nor do they care about the American People, they rely on propaganda with no real planning for solutions. (they even disassociated themselves with Howard Dean who was a true democrat!)  The Dems only support comes from people who dont take the time to evaluate whats going on- because most people are centrists- the dems have moved so far left, they are losing whats left of their intelligent support!  Sadly, this country is LOADED with sheep, and it is unlikely that a republican will be president in the next term.  ( I am not exactly thrilled with everything our current President is up to, but what people dont realize, is how many things he has done for this country WHILE under the stress of the war, and opposition- you can bet if it was a democrat, the war would be out of the news and all the "nice" things would be all we hear about - like how Al Gore invented the internet!)  The Democratic Party is now trying to push the idea that THEY are for minorities, and all Republicans are racists!  This is a very destructive approach to appeal to the masses that are uneducated - and it is the fault OF DEMOCRATS that minorities ARE predominantly uneducated - and I am sure that this statement will be seen as racist by the very people who I am describing- but with intelligence, the facts would be important, and not the words themselves.\n\nBeware, I would bet that you are now (me too I guess) going to be pelted with all kinds of stones by women, drama students, and minorities.
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The Democrats may have more members, but there were several middle-of-the-road, true Democrats, elected this time around instead of the Liberals posing as Democrats.  I think there will be desention among the ranks there.  But they don't "rule".  Thank God for the power of VETO!!!!
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Democrats just now I think.  I'm not a very political gal.
572033
I would like to think that the Democratic party is in fact sick, but I'm afraid that a Liberal might construe that as an appeal toward homophobia.\n\nBeing a Democrat at one time, and wondering what happened to my party's blue collar apple pie roots, I started looking closely at its operation. As the US shifted toward global markets and technology in the early 80's, and taxpayers realized that Democratic revenue strategies choked US economy, like many other Democrats I became a Republican; i.e., it made economic sense.\n\nHowever, Democrat strategists like Bill Press and Kathleen Brown created big-business Republican boogey-men and structured their messages as appeals to fear. Barbara Boxer, for example, is classic when it comes to appeal to fear messages.\n\nRealizing that mainstream America did not buy into Democratic propaganda, the Democratic Party went after the "extreme" vote: Criminals including its rehabilitation poster children, Minority Groups including its homosexual poster children, State Employee Unions, men who serve feminism, and of course Democrats' favorite poster children, the impoverished welfare class. With a voting bloc this big, and as Californians have witnessed first-hand since the Willie Brown days, how could the Democrats lose?\n\nIn all but a few conservative counties and a few conservative districts, the Democrats are California's controllers, and they answer to the extremists who keep them in office year after year. Gay Davis, for example, pandered to illegal aliens for six years, and if California's Democrats could give illegal aliens voting rights, they would do that also.\n\nAs long as Gays show up at the polls and elect Democrats, we will continue to see bills like SB 1437.\n\nOTBPOC
822186
I agree completely. Diebold still controls the vote, and they have for at least 6 years, maybe longer. The big dogs wanted the Dem's to win this time. Why?, ...... I don't know.  I'm beginning to think the 2 party system is a big scam to keep us all divided. But I guess it works. These people in here are at each others throats, all the time. So, I guess they win. You don't here about voter fraud lately.
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They are not, and you are obviosusly biased.  Speaking of voting the ticket, you do know about the general voting patterns of minority groups, Hollywood types, Soccer Moms, right?  \n\nIn the NY tri-state area, the mosy uninformed voters I have ever known are Democrats.  They tend to be naive idealists and don't educate themselves sufficiently to make informed decisions regarding issues having long term ramifications.\n\nThey will also never understand tax policy.
938137
That seems to be a HUGE difference between Dems & Reps.
746602
Very interesting point.  The only reason dems got control was because of the blue-dog conservative democrats who were elected this time around.  America hasn't gone less conservative...only less republican.  Now, the dem leadership isn't taking the hint.  Instead, they're reeling to the left once again.  Should be interesting.  I personally think it will open the door for a sweeping Repub victory in '08 - if they get back to their conservative roots.  Great point.
149362
Choose the Democrats if you have any cents.
949587
I am a Republican and I get it.  The people have spoken and democracy is the name of the game.  Not to take away from the Democrats' victories or anything, but I am afraid that people voted for "anything but the same ol' same ol'."  I still have yet to hear what the "new direction" is that the Democrats are planning to lead us in.  Quite frankly, I don't think the Republicans had a plan and I don't think the Democrats have a plan.  The Democrats now have control of the House back after 12 years.  It's a cycle, it always happens that way.  I am not one of those whining Republicans.  My congratulations to the winners all around!!
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OK, not a liberal, nor a democrat, but....\n\nI think you are asking why the emotional knee jerking of a range of people has hijacked a political party to, at least at one point, the verge of implosion..... \n\nA liberal, so far as I can see, is someone who, not to be rude, has let their emotions run wild and swayed their logic. hope that made sense. These are a people who are also likely to be swayed by the emotional string tugs of politicians, who happen to be in the democratic party. \n\nDon't misunderstand, I do not believe that the liberal minded people out there are evil or corrupt by nature, they simply believe in something so much that they will align themselves with people who tell them what they want to hear. I have very good friends that are liberal minded, and they are not evil, just find more 'truth' in something that others don't find truth in.... ie. class warfare, extreme environmentalism, and 'evil' corruption in big business. Most of these people tend to align into the green party more so in the democratic party, but there is a power base already in existence with in the democratic party, and they seem to gain their support there through some crafty politicians.\n\nI am more concerned with the crafty politicians that have taken control over the democratic party than I am with the people who support the democratic party. These individuals seem to like their positions and will do and say anything to keep them. Dare I say even the likes of Joe Leiberman started going down that road during his spin while running as the vice president candidate. And now that Mr. Leiberman dared reclaim his true self he was butchered by his own party. \n\nI think that is the best example of what is happening at the power levels in the democratic party, they seem to be so concerned with keeping and reclaiming power that they use the emotional ploys to attract voters. \n\nThis is just an opinion, but it explains to me why when people grow a little older they abandon their emotions for logic and start looking toward the libertarian and republican parties for a home.