ABCNote gives Q&A on what is wrong with Democratic Party

[papau]

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/TheNote/story?id=156238

One party can whenever it wishes take off-the-shelf opposition research (video and text) and turn it into talking points that drive the friendly and (sometimes) mainstream media; one party considers 36 hours to be "rapid response."

One party will air its dirty laundry to whatever lowest-common-denominator media outlet comes a-sniffin'; one party engages in cock-fight-style drag-'em-outs in their headquarters' basement.

One party is on offense; one party is on&.something else.

On party learned the lessons of the 90s; one party unlearned them.

One party knows the press is its "enemy"; one party mistakenly thinks the press is its "friend."

One party is expending resources to expand the base and broaden the tent; one party says it is planning to do those things, but is distracted defending demographic and geographic turf.

One party owns national security; one party can't figure out how to own health care or the environment in a way that would help win elections.

One party figured out how to keep its "extreme" party platform on abortion and still make electoral gains; one party hasn't.

One party is trying to use its general unity to hold together and pass Social Security reform; one party is trying to figure out how to extend and build on its unity over opposing personal accounts to a general strategy.

One party has been taking the long view for a long time; one party can't see past yesterday.

One party has members who will take these words to be gospel; one party is dominated by people will quickly dismiss it as mean-spirited.

[oldtime dfl_er]

1. Here's what's wrong with the Democratic party

In a word: Diebold! or put another way: Fraud!


www.cafepress.com/showtheworld

[papau]

2. I agree - in the voting machine/voter suppression/ central vote tabulating

:-(

and of course in the absentee voter games of the GOP.