Swingy Or Clingy?

[GrantDem]

What worries IN Dem chair Dan Parker "is the view among some liberals that the party shouldn’t tolerate the sort of centrist" Dems who populate IN. Parker: “Does the Democratic Party want to be a progressive party or a majority party?”
NC Dem strategist Gary Pearce "said he was also worried about some of the finger-pointing at the Blue Dogs in Congress." Pearce: “It would be a huge mistake for Democrats to abandon us" (11/11).

http://www2.nationaljournal.com/member/hotline/swingy-or-clingy--20101112

[maxsolomon]

1. once in a while, you could try not abandoning us FIRST

jackass.

[Vincardog]

2. Abandon them like the people did in the last election? HELL YES. FUCK the NEW BLUE DOGS and the DLC

[BrklynLiberal]

3. hah! I say. HAH! Compare the % of Blue Dogs who kept their seats as opposed to the

% of Progressive/Liberals who kept their seats.

Blue Dogs lost more seats. Progressives kept more seats.

I would say the Dems have a better chance of being the Majority Party if they ARE the Progressive party.

[DJ13]

4. If you want to act like Republicans, then be honest and become Republicans

[damntexdem]

5. The way the Dems in Congress have been going, it will be neither.

It will not be progressive -- that is to say, traditionally Democrat.
Nor will it be in the majority in the Senate nor hold the WH.

And even if it were to retain a majority by moving further right, why bother to support it?