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coloradodem2005

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Sun Apr-25-04 01:15 AM
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Two types of Democrats.

I have been dealing with a lot more politically like-minded people. I have seen quite a dichotomy between some. Many of the people I meet at the meetups and the the Denver Young Dems are a very yuppie-ish. Not that there's anything wrong with that. They are professionals or aspiring professionals. Then the people at the fundraising job I am doing. THey tend to be more laid back and many border on being hippies. Informal. They care very deeply about their cause and love supporting it and getting paid for it. Me, and many others probably fall somewhere in between. But I just think it is interesting.

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JanMichael

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Sun Apr-25-04 01:18 AM
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1. I'm a Socialist registered as a Dem, is that weird?

:shrug:

PS~ Voted Clinton twice and Gore three times. That said I've migrated over to the "We've got to start thinking completely diffently now" stage since 1997...

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brainoverload

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Sun Apr-25-04 02:22 AM
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10. the different type thinking is that you have to sell your message

If W has proved nothing else it's that message really, truly, for a fact, no doubt, trumps reality in "modern" day USA.

Anybody actually paying attention today (other than the minuscule minority who actually "benefit" from W's policies) would not vote for Bush. The fact that polls are pretty even proves that reality is irrelevant.

We need someone who can craft an image/message that appeals to a larger proportion of the sway-able than the total Bushit message propagated by those propping up Bush.

The only issue in 2004 is getting Bush out of office. Repeat - the only issue in 2004 is getting Bush out of office.

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Christ was Socialist

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Sun Apr-25-04 01:18 AM
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2. we need more of the

"yuppie types" Even as a socialist i see the need for more dems in the boardroom, but the pattern is lib young then when you have to pay taxes go repuke. A lot of freepers are ex dems from college, in fact college repukes scare me. But the youth now are disenfranchised from teh dems, and marxism/socialism/radicalism/green et al are more suited to them.

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Melodybe

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Sun Apr-25-04 01:19 AM
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3. Does that mean you are a Yippie?

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coloradodem2005

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Sun Apr-25-04 01:21 AM
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4. I wouldn't say that.

I defy description.

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Melodybe

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Sun Apr-25-04 01:30 AM
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6. good answer, although I do like the sound of Yippie

reminds me of how happy we will be in Jan when Kerry is our President.

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Dark

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Sun Apr-25-04 01:39 AM
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8. You mean if, don't you?

Who knows what Dumbya is planning for us come November. Maybe some more votes'll "fall of the back of a truck". . .

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flaminbats

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Sun Apr-25-04 01:50 AM
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9. I'm a yeti

Edited on Sun Apr-25-04 02:02 AM by flaminbats

Young Educated Tempworker, we are never seen working at the same place for very long.

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Cat Atomic

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Sun Apr-25-04 01:29 AM
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5. Just because someone is a professional doesn't mean they're

less idealistic than a "hippy" type. It just means they have to wear really crappy pants all week. Heh.

I'd say the two main types of Democrats are moderates who really only vote on wedge issues, and people with broader aims (like labor activists or union supporters), who compromise and choose the lesser of two evils.

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Codeblue

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Sun Apr-25-04 01:35 AM
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7. If you're gonna put it into two groups

It would have to be the moderates...who are not liberals at all in my opinion, and the real liberal liberals...who want what they want and won't be satisfied until they get it.

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Sun Apr-25-04 07:06 AM
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11. Right

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