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2005-03-12 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by OldSpook 2005-03-12 2:56:02 PM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 It's a effort that is destined to fail. That is, their tactic is for the dominant radical wing to *permit* moderates to get elected. However, the republicans can offer the democrat moderates what the radicals cannot, largesse and real power. The former offer is only for one day, election day; but the latter offer is for the six years in between. It will not take a rocket scientist to figure out that if they individually build their power base over the course of six years, they won't *need* the radical's duplicity. And eventually, the moderates will dominate the party. The republicans can spend their money in a focused way, targeting the most radical democrats; while the national radical democrat rank-and-file will bitterly resent the party giving support to democrat moderates. Eventually, I suspect that it will give rise to a strong bloc of DINOs (democrats in name only).

Posted by Anonymoose 2005-03-12 3:14:07 PM|| 2005-03-12 3:14:07 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 This suggests that the Deaniacs and Soros-On have so much influence that the only future for moderates is to do an "end run". Unfortunately, if one sleeps with dogs, you end up with Republicans. (No insult to fleas implied.)

Posted by john 2005-03-12 4:51:48 PM|| 2005-03-12 4:51:48 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 They have a track record for taking their constituency groups for granted. Organized labor and urban-dwelling minorities, to name two.

"Where ya gonna go? To the Republicans?" they sneer.

One day, enough of them will, and the Democrat Party as it is constituted today will pass away. Until then the Dems will continue to serve their one Overriding Core Principle: "We deserve to be in power."

Posted by eLarson 2005-03-12 8:43:00 PM|| [http://larsonian.blogspot.com] 2005-03-12 8:43:00 PM|| Front Page Top

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