It's not liberal dems who have done harm.

The third way is to blame if Democrats stay home.

I will not vote for Hillary. If the GOP wins, it is because the Democrats are offering up a Republican economic agenda.

As Harry Truman pointed out, “Given the choice between a Republican and someone who acts like a Republican, people will vote for the real Republican all the time”

The Democratic party lost its way and started acting like Republicans on economic issues. (And some would say the Republicans started acting like crazy people just to get daylight between the parties.)

Repubs do not have enough spine to oppose them.

Let them go Republican, where they belong....

Whatever you think of the Tea Party, they succeeded in driving the Republicans to the right. Yes, it did cost the Republicans an election or too, but the Tea Party ultimately won.

We frankly need to do the same and stop being intimidated by DLCers and Third Wayers. If we can prove that those kinds of politicians can't survive primaries or general elections, then maybe the party will get the message that we need more progressive candidates.

And frankly, that starts with Hillary.

raising tons of campaign cash from regular citizens via the internet.

There is just one little thing though. I agree that the movement to the absurd right has cost the Republicans an election or two but I don't think that's final. I think its going to cost them a lot more elections going forward as well. The great question seems to be if a mirroring move to more progressive positions might cause us Democrats to lose more often at the polls as well. Personally, particularly considering the nation's changing demographics (younger and darker) I don't think it would do us much harm at all as far as electoral successes go and it would sure as hell improve the lives of the vast majority of Americans.

It's faux ideology became prominent because of the Obama healthcare Town Halls. It's no longer useful to the M$M or the politicians on either side

The decline to state voter is the fastest growing "party" in California. It's not coincidence. We have a center right and a right wing parties. It's time.

Check this out. http://www.democraticunderground.com/1017145923

"New Democrats, Turd Way Democrats, and Blue Dogs" have done immeasurable harm to liberals, progressives, and The Democratic Party in general.

I personally have had more than my fill of the pretenders and will never vote for any candidate simply because they plop a "D" behind their name. They will stand for values and policies that line up with my liberal, progressive ones, or they won't get my support. Period.

We've got our version of the Teabaggers (I refuse to call them a party), they just normally don't act as crazy. In public, at least.

I've gone to my last voting booth holding my nose. From now on, I vote for the person/party that matches my goals and beliefs. I hope that/they will be Democratic. Win or lose, at least I'll sleep with a clear conscience.

They have been reeking havoc for years now. That havoc is coming to an end and their desire to shove the Party to the right all snuggled in with the Republicans is becoming very much out of fashion.
The Third Way is the group that organizes around but outside the Party in an attempt to control and influence the larger Party. This is exactly what the Tea Party is and what they do on the Republican side.