Should we make a "too much power in one party's hands" argument?

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At some point, should Democrats, as a strategy or part of a strategy, make a genuine plea to the voter that he/she should vote Democratic because too much power in one party's hands is dangerous to our livelihoods and our democracy?

I'm all for winning simply because enough people realize the sentence of four more years of the bush regime, and the hope of a Democratic President - a real President again - and America is clearly hungry for that, but would some people be encouraged to vote Kerry just to keep "balance" - ?

And shouldn't that be an argument for voting Dem as well?

[BillZBubb]

1. No, we should argue that too much power is in the hands of fools

felons, and fanatics.

Better position: The Repugs have controlled all of government and look at the messes we're in. It's time to give the Democrats total control and see what they can do.

We don't want people to use the "balance" theory when we've got power. Better not get on record supporting the concept.

[NMDemDist2]

2. it's an argument that may work

esp if you point out what has happened in the last 3 years under one party rule

huge deficit
840 dead soldiers
world condemnation

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4. "End One Party Rule"

Concisely what I was thinking - and some people need to see that bumper sticker.

:D

[Big_AJ]

6. Reember the

Carter administration, the kennnedy/Johnson administrations. 
The Democrats held the WH & Congress then.  What kind of
messses were there then.  Vietnam, Iran hostages, inflation,
interest rates.  The Republicans can say: look what happpened
last time.

AJ

[NMDemDist2]

8. welcome to DU Big AJ enjoy your stay

re your points, Kennedy screwed up on VN and so did Johnson (but he stepped down when he realized it) but Kennedy and Johnson also changed the Civil Rights laws in this country, made poverty a front burner issue, integrated schools and faced down the USSR over nukes in Cuba

Carter didn't stand a chance, the world economy due to the oil embargo caused by Nixon and the Yom Kipper war had the inflation spiraling out of control when Carter took office. the entire ME was a tinderbox culminating in the hostage crisis. and interesting that Reagan made a back door deal to sell arms for hostages

don't think you can blame the Dems for that one

[coloradodem2005]

3. I would use this angle more.

I thought that I read that Reagan did it in 1980. He said that for the last few years, the Democrats have had control over the Presidency, and the Congress, both houses etc. And look where it got this country. We should use the argument against the Republicans. You have had control over the Presidency, both houses of congress, the judicial branch, and look where it got this country. It gave us a terrorist attack, it got us into a quagmire in Iraq, job losses, only to be replaced with lesser jobs. Deeper in debt than we have ever been, more people hate us than ever. In essence, with the Republicans in total control of our government is that it has damaged this country beyond what anyone would have imagined in 2000.

[Nite Owl]

5. But don't we want and need a Dem

Congress too? Maybe it should be wrong party rule.

[camby]

7. No, sounds too much like whining

"c'mon, guys! Let us have the ball for a change." Better tactic would be one the repugs respect, as in: "we're mad as hell and we're not going to take it anymore!"