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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]I fault mindless attacks by liberals on anything and everything that Trump and his minions do. I do so because it is idiotic to take positions that will not get us to electoral success at all levels. I have said repeatedly we need to take a hard look at why since 2008 we have lost an almost filibuster proof majority in the Senate, the House, the presidency, something like 14 governorships and over 1000 seats in the state legislatures. And the standard answer by liberals is gerrymandering ....... not a peep about having lost touch with much of the country.

But ....... we won the popular vote in 2016 as some keep pointing  out ad nauseum.[/quote]

I never see you attacking Trump or his minions. To the contrary, you are constantly defending them. During the time period you mention, can you really name far left Democratic candidates who lost general elections? Most of those defeated were exactly the type of moderate Democrats you think will save the party. Democrats constantly campaigned as Republicans-lite. They focused their campaigns so much on moderate Republicans, that much of the Democratic base didn't bother to vote. I just saw an analysis of the age breakdown of those who voted for AOC and she had nearly as many young voters as old. That's almost unheard of because young voters are not supposed to come out and vote in primaries and mid-term elections. But, guess what? If your platform includes things that young voters support, they will come out and vote.

The mythical moderate Republicans are like the poster who has been responding in this thread. Her party is led by Trump but she is still a happy Republican. Do you seriously think it is worth the compromise it would take to attract her to the Democratic Party? Instead of wasting time on her, it is far better to appeal to the natural Democratic base.

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I was going to get off the forum but I will respond to the above with one question:

How did Obama win so decisively in 2008? Yes, the black vote was a factor for sure. But take a look at the states he won: what happened that caused us to lose that large swath of the country? Voters knew they were voting for a black guy or did they suddenly experience a Paul on the road to Damascus moment and it hit them that the guy was black?

Hint: racism has nothing to do with it although liberals use that as the excuse repeatedly.[/quote]
And I'm the "mythical moderate Republican" whom the moderator said was a waste of time. I voted for Obama in 2008, as just one example of when I've voted D. Just to prove your point.[/quote]

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