Comments on: Democrats In Trouble, Purity War Rages Against Moderates

By: Tuesday Links : Stop The ACLU

Tuesday Links : Stop The ACLU — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 23:05:05 +0000

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By: Neo

Neo — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 21:09:08 +0000

Yes, Virginia .. the Democrats do eat their own.

By: Terrye

Terrye — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:58:04 +0000

I live in one of those districts where there is a blue dog. If he had been more progressive, he would not have won. That is what this joker overlooks, it was the blue dogs who gave them their majority. And a lot of that upopularity has to do with issues like the deficit and high gas prices. No help from the left there.

By: roylofquist

roylofquist — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:32:52 +0000

Dear Aj,

You are correct in your analysis except for the part about 2006. From my post on “American Thinker”:

A Democratic year? How do you figure? Because the New York Times says so? Look at 2006! Yes, let’s look at it. In the preceding 6 midterm elections where the incumbent President’s party lost seats the average loss in the Senate was 6.1, in the House 29.33. In 2006 the Republicans lost 7 in the Senate and 30 in the House. Pretty ho-hum.

You are not alone in your take. It seems to be the conventional wisdom. It never ceases to amaze me that conventional wisdom has such a short memory.

Regards,
Roy

By: Birdalone

Birdalone — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:31:29 +0000

Greenwald fails to mention the overriding commitment of the Blue Dog coalition is fiscal discipline. Bill Foster ran as a Blue Dog to win Hastert’s CD.

Litmus-tests on everything RULES with the Kos kids.