Has the Democratic Party earned your vote based on past performance since 2006?

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yeah, I know. What other options are there considering the alternative....

What is this? We trying to win, not divide ourselves...

She can get away with not launching an impeachment investigation for that reason.

No impeachment of the most deserving administration in history because ___________ (insert nonsensical cowardly reason here)....

fucking crime....

Is it more important to prosecute this criminal regime and send a message to future generations that this shit cannot stand or is it more important to gain a larger majority in Congress?

The thought virus that launching an impeachment investigation would be costly, politically, for Democrats is, I think, mistaken. Laying out all the evidence on the table as to what these criminals have done would actually make the Democrats look like the upholders of law and order and the Constitution.

to rid ourselves of the Cancer which is Conservatism...that is paramount...let us not divide ourselves in ways conducive to a RED Victory...if that occurs...America is fucked way worse than it is now...much evidence supports this view...

Vote Blue and you shall see

Vote red and send Bush3 to the WH...then its all over but the shouting...we would be totally fucked to the point of no return...

which is itself barely, if at all, to the left of center to begin with. The fact of the matter is that, frankly, the Democratic party, or at least its leadership, has proven too timid in opposing conservatism, and indeed, seems to have co-opted quite a few conservative positions. This is dangerous, because if it progresses any further the Democratic party will cease to be different from the Republican party. At that point, the argument wouldn't be whether to vote red or blue, but whether or not it would make a difference at all.

Instead, as usual, they're trying to win the mythical "middle".

Hell, Pelosi even said that it's all about money and winning.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=3702352&mesg_id=3702352

The Vichy dems are worse than the Repukes, IMHO, because at least they don't pretend to be interested in the welfare of 98% of U.S. citizens while serving their corporate masters.

but how can we be a democracy if our say ends after the "primary"?

...my Rep is Brad Sherman.

My senators are Boxer and Feinstein.

My mayor is Villaraigosa.

All Dems.

Sherman and Boxer get a +, Feinstein and Villaraigosa get a -.

So it breaks even.

I also have Senator Feinstein who I don't... but she doesn't need
my money or support and is the new Joe Lieberman of the Democratic party.

I support our nominee for president. The party is a strange beast.

44 years ago when they trotted Goldwater out.

Not really.

has earned my vote recently.

They seem to feel that representing the people who elected them takes second priority to playing political games. They generate a lot of hot air, (which unfortunately, we can't use to solve the energy problem) but do absolutely nothing.

What has been accomplished in the last few years? Do we have a comprehensive energy policy? Do we have medical care for all citizens? Are our corporations and financial institutions regulated so as to benefit and protect the average citizen? Are we any safer from terrorist attacks? Do we have privacy and protection from intrusive and unnecessary government surveillance? IS OUR FOOD SAFE?

I hate to say it, but it's beginning to look like it really doesn't matter who we vote for because the politicians represent Big Oil and Big Corporations. And I'm no longer sure that my vote really counts and in fact the entire election process may be rigged by computer hackers and programmers.

Sometimes I wonder if the world is really going to end in 2012 as the Mayans predicted. The politicians act like they believe this and are merely biding time and in the short time left grabbing all the cash they can.

Nancy Pathetic is not the Democratic party. She's a disappointing House Speaker with a backbone made of jello and a tiny majority.

And we have to win this fight.
I expected them to pursue the Republicans with hammers and tongs. Self respect demands payback.
But most simply bellied up to the corporate trough next to the Republicans.
The battle in November is just the beginning.
If we win - we should, but theres the unexpected -we've got a long road to cover.
We need to see some aggression out of House Democrats.
They need to push the pukes aside, not dance with them.

by contacting representatives and trying to convert republican voters.

FWIW, my answer is "no", but only because I'd have to fly 700 miles and get arrested for voting without being an American citizen to vote for them; if I were American the answer would be "yes".

but I'm pretty impressed with Dean's DNC operations.

but they will still get it