Posted on 11/06/2014 5:49:51 AM PST by bryan999
As Democrats take stock of their grievous losses in the 2014 elections, party leaders are confronting a challenge perhaps even more daunting than their defeats in the House and Senate: the virtual wipeout of the Democratic talent pool across the country.
After the Republican waves of 2010 and 2014, the party is depleted not just in its major-league talent, but also in its triple-A recruitment prospects. It amounts to a setback, Democrats say, that will almost certainly require more than one election cycle to repair.
At the start of the 2014 campaign, Democrats envisioned an election that would produce new national stars for the party in at least a few tough states – Georgia Sen. Michelle Nunn or Kentucky Sen. Alison Lundergan Grimes, for instance, or maybe even Texas Gov. Wendy Davis. Even if the party fell short in those “reach” states, Democrats hoped to produce new heavyweight blue-state Democrats – Maryland Gov. Anthony Brown, the country’s only black state executive; or Maine Gov. Mike Michaud, who would have been the first openly gay candidate elected governor.
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My heart bleeds for them………../not!
That was a talent pool? More like a birdbath if you ask me.
HAHA! “Talent pool?” More like a cesspool!
Good one. The only difference between a ‘RAT politician and a septic tank is the tank.
One under-reported result of Tuesday’s election is the fact that Republicans now control over 2/3 of all state legislative chambers, the most since the 1920’s. This is the farm system for future congresscritters, senators and governors. Meaning a far deeper talent pool for the GOP.
I wouldn’t gloat over this too much. Yes, we do have some good up and comers, but what happened in Mississippi shows us that the party isn’t all that eager to groom a new generation, but would rather hang on to those who have nothing to give.
Notice how the only people they are interested for for their talent pool are either black, female, or gay?
So the Democrats were trying to grew the next Obama.
Some candidates whose only asset are their genitals, skin tone, and their sexual perversions?
Nothing more than containers so that they can keep up their “you only oppose this because (insert name here) is a (insert physical or mental trait here)” trope to block opposition of their radical socialism.
Nonsense. The media will find another nonentity, tell ignornat pig-dog US voters that he is Jesus, only better, and the ignorant pig-dog US voter will vote for him.
Baloney. That was just one example. Plenty other examples of new up and comers who won elections.
Perhaps some constitutional amendments are in order from the states?
Hallelujah! Thanks for pointing that out. Now THAT is good news.
“Talent”??
How much talent does it take to utter “kill babies; raise taxes; regulate everything out of existence; cut defense; Republicans are racist women-haters; and Green sustainable blah blah blah”
Our county Democrat machine here in Missouri has been decimated over the course of the past 4 elections. I am not crying for them however.
What kind of quality politicians are you going to get when your base is low-info moochers and ignorant/corrupt mega-rich?
Look at the decrepit Democrats in the House and Senate. They are on the way to the cemetery. The younger Leftists are so repugnant, as the vile displays by Occupy Wall St. showed, that they will never be elected to office.
Maybe, just maybe Identity Politics are fading. I would like to hear about candidates beliefs, not their gender, skin color or sexual orientation!
Boo Hoo
I am sure they will always be able to find a trial lawyer or moonbat teacher to run for just about any office.
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