Posted on 06/09/2012 7:54:21 PM PDT by mdittmar
Nevada Democrats rallied at their state convention Saturday, girding for what they believe will be a difficult fight for the White House and U.S. Senate.
In speech after speech, Democrats echoed the same themes: jobs for the middle class, fighting for equal pay for women, demonizing the Republican opposition.
They were preaching to their own choir of activists and volunteers, the ground troops they will rely upon in November.
But even as the election draws nearer, the fire in the belly of those activists appears to have dimmed under the pressure of the still-struggling economy, a deadlocked Congress that has failed to produce results on President Barack Obama’s promises and the approach of a well-funded Republican presidential campaign that no longer is mired in an ugly primary battle.
The convention crowd dutifully cheered the applause lines in their candidates’ speeches, and booed on cue when they took aim at former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and U.S. Sen. Dean Heller.
But the overall sense of the convention appeared to be one of going through the mechanics of a rally. The general sense was more of foreboding than excitement for the campaign ahead.
“It’s going to be difficult,” said Marion Bell, a Las Vegas Democrat. “I know it’s going to be a fight. It’s going to be very tight all the way to the finish and it’s going to be scary to watch. I want to just close my eyes and wait for it to be over.
“But I’m a firm believer in prayer. I think it will be OK.”
Sen. Harry Reid implored the crowd to “commit to doing something every day that will help re-elect Barack Obama.
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Americans have had almost 4 years of ‘RAT insanity. They’ve had enough.
“But I’m a firm believer in prayer. I think it will be OK.”
Not when you pray outside the context of God’s Word.
“The general sense was more of foreboding......’
God’s impending judgment on these crooks.
Lies typically don’t get people excited.
You want to see excitement? Wait until the Tea Parties get cranked up in earnest.
Same old tired “theme” of “jobs” with no plans or realistic means to deliver them.
Decades of empirical evidence around the globe proves socialism, marxism, communism, progressivism, liberalism et al lead to failed societies and shared misery. Get these bastards out of the way and watch economies bloom...and jobs automatically follow.
“Sen. Harry Reid implored the crowd to “commit to doing something every day that will help re-elect Barack Obama.”
Register dead people as they do in Chicago.
Atheists pray? I did not know that.
...a deadlocked Congress that has failed to produce results on President Barack Obama’s promises...
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