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Why Do So Many Americans Think Democrats Are Out of Touch?
The Atlantic ^ | April 29, 2017 | Clare Foran, associate editor

Posted on 05/07/2017 11:51:56 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

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To: Paladin2

Here in Michigan we call her Debbie Dingbat.

I call her the wife of the undead.

CC


21 posted on 05/08/2017 1:55:42 AM PDT by Celtic Conservative (Veni, vidi, Vomui- I came, I saw, I hurled.)
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To: sauropod

Read


22 posted on 05/08/2017 2:21:38 AM PDT by sauropod (I am His and He is Mine)
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To: Jacquerie

Correct.


23 posted on 05/08/2017 2:23:26 AM PDT by exnavy (God save the republic.)
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To: Secret Agent Man

Well said.


24 posted on 05/08/2017 2:23:53 AM PDT by exnavy (God save the republic.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Why do so many Americans think the Democrats are out of touch?

Because they are out of touch.
Democrats support killing millions of Americans and future voters.
Democrats support millions of illegal aliens even with millions of citizens out of work.
Out of touch is a nice way, total freaking insanity is more like it.


25 posted on 05/08/2017 2:32:40 AM PDT by FreedomGuru (Wall- Yes, PP -No, NPR-No,PBS-No)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

But they ARE in touch...with their inner Lenin, Stalin, Mao, Gus Hall...


26 posted on 05/08/2017 2:35:42 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

All that “introspection” by the democrats, and yet they still missed the most important facts: We are tired of open borders, and illegals. We are tired of anchor babies. We are tired of dragging in Muslim and African third worlders, and their “vibrant” cultures. We are tired of the tranny-homosexual movement that pounces on our children beginning in pre-school. We are tired of pu$$y hats, and the baby-parts industry. We are tired of black-flag waving communists and anarchists. We are tired of Islam being crammed down our throats, while Christianity is constantly under attack. All that, and they STILL either don’t understand, or they just DO NOT CARE.


27 posted on 05/08/2017 2:50:45 AM PDT by blackbetty59
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To: Secret Agent Man

“Dude, I am not high, so i have no idea what you are saying. :)”

Paladin2 definitely fat-fingered that quick-type...


28 posted on 05/08/2017 3:00:24 AM PDT by Clutch Martin (Hot sauce aside, every culture has its pancake, just as every culture has its noodle.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I am just guessing here, going out on a limb...but could it be the , Rats are out of touch?


29 posted on 05/08/2017 3:25:57 AM PDT by wastoute (Government cannot redistribute wealth. Government can only redistribute poverty.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The Democrats do not realize they are the cause of many of the problems faced by Americans today. Their “identity” politics have created groups that are given special victim status whose interest supersedes those of other Americans.

Their social programs have undermined the family unit, and their laws and regulations have undermined our economic strengths.

It is impossible for them to change since the true believers will not listen to any other point of view.

Their only hope is to get more voters ensnared in government handouts. Then the nation will be like the one party states that exist today (such as California).

The problem for them (as it is for any attempt to create a socialist utopia) is there is not enough money in the world to pay for it all.

Socialism does not work because we are human. Humans are not like ants or bees all working towards the same goal. Humans each have their own goals and own interest. The government can force people to do things but as shown from history, people have a way of resisting (slowing down or doing it wrong).

The house of cards build on sand called the Democrat Party will eventually collapse, the only question is will it take the nation with it?

(At least that is my take on the situation, and as always, I could be wrong)


30 posted on 05/08/2017 3:53:16 AM PDT by CIB-173RDABN (US out of the UN, UN out of the US)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
A single poll shouldn’t be given too much weight on its own, but the results arrive at a time when Democrats are trying to understand what went wrong last year, and what they need to do to win over voters.

Oh, my, they sure have a *lot* of understanding to do.

They could try starting with the notion that "normalizing" sexual deviancy (e.g. treating trannies as if they are women) is *not* a civil rights issue. Or maybe they could try to understand that extending equal rights to women does not mean debasing women as nothing but walking genitalia who care only about abortion on demand. Maybe they could realize that indulging in crony capitalism actually does *not* convey an interest in the economy. Etc. Etc.

“It’s a real problem for us that we are perceived as limousine, latte-drinking liberals,” Ryan said. “Democrats can’t just message our way out of this. We need to put out bold and aspirational initiatives that will excite voters to the point they want to associate themselves with, and work for, the Democratic Party.”

It does not help at all that limousine liberals (Cher, Jimmy Kimball) have been all over themselves pretending to be average citizens and complaining (lying) that they won't be able to get medical treatment for themselves or their children without Obamacare. Limousine liberals are always pretending empathy, when they have no real clue how ordinary people actually live or of the issues affecting people.

31 posted on 05/08/2017 4:12:27 AM PDT by exDemMom (Current visual of the hole the US continues to dig itself into: http://www.usdebtclock.org/)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Of course, the writer makes the usual mistake of defaulting to Bernie and Hiawatha. One, a phony crony with 4 mansions and a wife who single-handedly destroyed an old college and the original Wall St. huckster, house-flipping, slip-and-fall lawyer, lying affirmative-action squaw.

Yeah, that’s the ticket.


32 posted on 05/08/2017 4:21:03 AM PDT by miss marmelstein
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To: coydog

I had to look up that term, “Sanpaku eyes.”

Now that I know what it means, I can recognize that many psychopaths show the trait, of the “Sanpaku above” variety. Not all psychopaths, but certainly a high number of them as compared to normal people.

Nancy Pelosi is a psychopath. And I say that not just because of her eyes, but because of what she says and does. She has no empathy for people, but spends a lot of time pretending empathy—and gets it wrong, in a creepy sort of way, because she is pretending something she cannot understand.


33 posted on 05/08/2017 4:22:31 AM PDT by exDemMom (Current visual of the hole the US continues to dig itself into: http://www.usdebtclock.org/)
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To: blackbetty59

Good observation, blackbetty. The Atlantic story merely brushes the surface. And it indicates the Dems are not willing to tackle the real issues.

If you read Mother Jones, it’s more or less the same thing. The focus there is mistakes in politics, communicating their message, not the underlying core problems that you point out.


34 posted on 05/08/2017 4:36:02 AM PDT by poconopundit (FR: Self-Reliant Lovers of Liberty who can't stop the Chatter)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

What is so fascinating with politicians is their approach to assessing their failures. It is never looking in the mirror to criticize their ideology or belief system, but rather how to change their public story line to film flam the voters. So now the Democrats are trying to come up with phony story lines that will sound good and appeal to voters to get elected such as “fighting for the working man.” Secretly, they have no intention to change their belief system or ideology because they know they are always right and the deplorable voters are too dumb to know any better.


35 posted on 05/08/2017 4:56:43 AM PDT by iontheball
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Because they think Hillary would make a suitable President.


36 posted on 05/08/2017 5:03:14 AM PDT by GingisK
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The answer is obviously “Cap’t Crunch” because a nonsensical question demands a non nonsensical answer.


37 posted on 05/08/2017 5:18:00 AM PDT by jmaroneps37 (Conservatism is truth. Liberalism is lies.)
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To: Tzimisce; 2ndDivisionVet
the party and its representatives in government don’t understand or care about them

In fact, the party actively despises many if not most of us. "Basket of Deplorables" anyone?

38 posted on 05/08/2017 5:20:19 AM PDT by Hardastarboard (Three most annoying words on the internet - "Watch the Video")
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Social Media has made it impossible to control the narrative.
This is why Facebook is so adamant about controlling “hate speech” and “fake news” because it will allow them to censor content they disagree with.

Honestly, Bill Clinton would have NEVER survived today as President.


39 posted on 05/08/2017 5:48:15 AM PDT by Maverick68
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Democrats have made it plain to the citizens of the US that citizens from other countries who broke into our country and are here illegally are more important to them.


40 posted on 05/08/2017 6:51:58 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents - Know Islam, No Peace -No Islam, Know Peace)
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