A Fickle Electorate

[discocrisco01]

After reading this about Tom Perrillo losing his district, I have to come conclusion that the electorate are marked by erratic changeableness in party affections.

In conclusion, that means the electorate does not take the time to build a firm foundation on their beliefs. The electorate is fickle as the wind. It blows east one day and it blows West another day.

It drives movement conservatives and progressives crazy because it never provides a clear mandate for governing. This time the wind blew to the right and the movement conservatives won.

How long is the wind going to be in the favor for the movement conversatives? Only for a short time before it blows them out and the Dems get a second chance.

For policy making, it makes it difficult to set a clear progressive mandate because you have to fight the wind. It blows on any direction and can blow fast and hard. And then your side is wiped out.

At the end of day, we never see the fruits of truly progressive agenda or the results of movement conservativism get accomplished (which I believe is a detriment to this nation). And that leaves everybody disappointed at the end of the day.

[DJ13]

1. The problem is that when the Dems fostered the DLC they lost any distinction between parties

To many voters, outside of the usual empty rhetoric spouted during elections both parties are too much alike in the laws they pass, in the bending over to the big money forces who are responsible for our present economic crisis,.

[Tesha]

3. Precisely! (NT)

[OHdem10]

2. This is why Emotion, Excitement, Tough Take Charge Attitude WINS

Mob Psychology is huge. The Republicans have
known and used this over and over.

Get the electorate emotionally stirred, Provide Excitement
Candidates that have Can Do Tough Take Charge attitude.
Above all play as if you are winning. Americans tend
to want to be on the Winning Team.

The only way to change this: Movement Politics over
a longer period of time . This would require a Party
that has Permanent ACTIVE Leaders who are helping grow
a Movement working continuously in all states, educating
people on the Principles of Progressivism, how the party
works, how government works, importance of voting in
every election etc. Some Understanding of the Issues
and why one party looks at the same issue from entirely
different point of view. This way you have grounded
Democrats who can further spread the good news.

[bluestate10]

4. Republicans won because...

President Obama and Democrats took their eyes off the ball. The ball was the everyday economy. President Obama and Democrats did a wonderful job of keeping the country out of a Depression, but only academics or fiscally educated voters understand that. The average Joe understands that he or his wife don't have a job, are running out of or have run out of jobless benefits, or are underpaid. President Obama and Democrats should have kept pounding away at what affects Joe the most directly. The subtleties and importance of saving the auto industry flies way above the head of the average Joe. Health care reform is nice, but it should have come about after the economy was humming.