Posted on 11/08/2004 11:04:44 PM PST by kattracks
Democratic strategist James Carville said yesterday that the Democratic Party's losses last Tuesday were no fluke, and that they need to rethink exactly who they are and provide something more than a litany of policy proposals.
"The underlying problem here is, there is no call to arms that the Democratic Party is making to the country," said Mr. Carville, the architect of Bill Clinton's 1992 presidential campaign win. "We've got to reassess ourselves. We've got to be born again."Democrats are debating what went right and what went wrong in last Tuesday's election, in which President Bush won re-election over Sen. John Kerry, and Democrats also lost seats in both the House and Senate. Some have said there is no need for soul-searching, and blamed the losses on a difficult election-year map or a poor candidate at the top of the ticket.
During the Democratic National Convention this summer in Boston, when Mr. Bush trailed in the polls, Mr. Carville said, "It would be the greatest political achievement of my lifetime" if he came back to beat Mr. Kerry.
But yesterday, Mr. Carville said not only was it a great comeback, but coupled with the 2002 congressional-election losses, it shows it's time for Democrats to engage in a major re-examination.
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For some reason, when I saw 'born again' and 'carville' together, I thought of the alien lizard baby being born on the miniseries "V".
Of course, being the party of abortion, they will be aborted again.
"We've got to pretend to care about security issues, we have to convince religious people that we respect them, we have to emulate a moral center..."
Fine...
Let's locate some primordial slime lying under a rock and set the egg timer for 3 billion years.
I wonder when they are going to realize a great deal of this is backlash from the disgrace Bill Clinton brought to the office of the President and the United States of America?
Why don't the Democrats just change their name to "The Socialist/Marxist/Leninist Party That Loves Big Government And Wants To Run Your Life"???
At least that would be more honest. Though much harder to put on a bumper sticker.
Sorry, Jim. The Democrats moved too far to the left more than a decade ago. A leopard cannot change its spots.
Jack.
I support our nation's right to choose.
This reminds me of something I heard on the radio a while back.
Mary Matlin was being interviewed by Kirby Wilbur on KVI and Kirby asked Mary how she was able to sleep next to Carville. Mary said something like, "Hey, thats the only thing that James does right."
LOL
Fortunatly I had already eaten.
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The 'Bush Miracle' - ping.
Sorry, Lizard Lips, but to be born again one must have a soul.
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The Democrat Party died in 1982 when their (then) chairman Ron Brown refused to allow any pro-life speaker or even mention of pro-life agenda at their 1982 DNC convention.
Ron Brown met a violent death. His party is following in his steps.
"Its the values, stupid!"
Its almost impossible to remake the democratic party, because its the party of special interest, its members have almost nothing in common. To get in power they will have to nominate charismatic leaders such as bill clinton.
Let's hope they never get it.
mmmm ok. See my point, they will continue lossing election if they support candidates like J. Le Fraud Kerree.
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