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To: Carl/NewsMax
That is my point - centrism killed this party," he insisted. "We didn't regain the Congress in 1998. . . In 2000 we lost it all. In 2002 we were demolished, we were demolished. We lost everything as a party."

That is hilarious... the Democrats are becoming the "stupid" party, just like the GOP was for so many years... Now, we get to be the smart, unprincipled, winning party for a change.. :-)

Now here is MY point: How is it that Mondale lost by a landslide and yet the Democrats stayed in power in Congress in 1984? Why didnt Reagan have coattails? If I'd guess anything I'd say it was the Democrat "moderates" ability to lie to constituents and get away with it - they cant do it anymore! That is a big reason for the Democrats current inability to figure out how to get back to a majority.

They were able to have their cake and eat their cake too for so long that they dont realize they cant win elections by selling a product the people dont want.

And you know why the Democrats cant get away with lies anymore? Because of the internet, Rush talk radio, FR, and a host of information channels that the liberals dont control.

The Truth is out There. And it hurts (the Democrats).

90 posted on 01/09/2004 2:59:10 PM PST by WOSG (Freedom, Baby! Yeah!)
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To: WOSG
How is it that Mondale lost by a landslide and yet the Democrats stayed in power in Congress in 1984?

It's called the power of gerrymandering, since only a few Congressional districts are truly competitive in any given year.

95 posted on 01/09/2004 3:14:24 PM PST by Alberta's Child (Alberta -- the TRUE North strong and free.)
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