Posted on 02/14/2006 12:07:55 PM PST by Gopher Broke
Should we challenge right-wing Democrats?
Our top goal is ending right-wing Republican control of Congress but to make progress on core issues we think MoveOn should challenge right-wing Democrats in primary elections. What do you think? Give us feedback.
Dear MoveOn member,
This year our top goal is breaking the right-wing Republican stranglehold on Congress. That is our main focus every day.
It is also part of our work together to hold Democrats to their Party's highest values on issues like foreign policy, economic prosperity and good government.
That sometimes means grappling with specific right-wing Democrats who consistently side with big corporations and right-wing Republicans.
One approach is to support progressive primary challengers to right-wing Democrats. We think this makes sense but it's a big decision so we wanted to check with you and other MoveOn members. What do you think? Click below to let us know.
http://political.moveon.org/whattodo/?id=
The story about "the Democrat who sold out" has become too familiar. Too often progressives tip toe around these betrayals. But there needs to be real consequences for these Democrats.
Replacing a right-wing Democrat with a more progressive Democrat will help voters more clearly understand what Democrats stand for—and that will help Democrats win.
Many of these conservative Democrats we would challenge represent states or districts that are heavily Democratic—so we're not imperiling a Democratic majority by doing this.
Why is this a big decision? At some level it isn't—we've consistently held Democrats feet to the fire on a long list of issues. But challenging right-wing Democrats in an electoral setting would be new for MoveOn.org Political Action. That is why we're asking for your feedback. Click below to let us know what you think.
http://political.moveon.org/whattodo/?id=
Who are the Democrats we would challenge? One example is Congressman Henry Cuellar in Texas. Cuellar is a right-wing Democrat infamous for supporting the Bush agenda and Republican legislation.
He is wrong on many core Democratic issues like the war and Medicare, he often undermines key Democratic initiatives and too often pokes progressives in the eye with his votes and statements. (More on Cuellar tomorrow.)
We would start with the worst like Cuellar and work to build a progressive majority one election at a time.
A Democratic majority will be a big step towards progressive reform. But at the same time we have to work to build a progressive majority that will work towards bold reforms.
Please help by giving us feedback on this decision.
http://political.moveon.org/whattodo/?id=
Thanks for all you do.
–Tom, Jennifer, Rosalyn, Justin and the MoveOn.org Political Action Team Tuesday, February 14th, 2006
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If you count all the "red state" Democrats, 2 in Arkansas, 2 in North Dakota, 1 in Montana, 1 in South Dakota, 1 in Louisiana, 1 in Florida, we could pick up another 8 seats over the next few cycles. We could then afford to challenge the Chafee, Snowe, Collins contingent with stronger conservatives.
How much you wanna bet that if the Demos follow their leader and start harassing fat people for their unhealthy lifestyle, the stupid party follows along instead of telling the Democrats to get their big fat noses out of everyones' dinner plates.
BWAAAAAHAHAHAHAAA! If brains were C4 these idiots couldn't blow their collective noses. I wish them all the luck in forcing out the last remnants of sanity from their new "Communist Stooge" party. Soon they will be incapable of being elected dog catcher let alone Congress Critter.
That's easu to do: read the 10 planks that Karl Marx wrote in the Communist Manifesto & tell us which of those that the Dims DON'T aree with:
--a progressive income tax?
--forced unionism?
--public schools?
Etc., etc., etc. You can't let the Republicans off the hook just by criticizing the Dims, however--they are only 40 years behind the Dims in their desire for expanding the size & role of government.
Really? What were you going to axe him?
"I don’t have a link but if you read “Unholy Alliance” by David Horowitz he documents the endless links between the MoveOn people, communism and radical Islam."
Try this link. I think you'll find it most enlightening.
http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/
Something like, "Yo, Trotsky! Still believe in permanent revolution now, mofo?!"
You laugh.
But, to Moonbat.org and , Lieberman is a BIG problem.
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