Reply #23: Apparently you don't quite understand the numbers on this one. [View All]

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If we stand as solid obstructionists with no actual platform other than "please DU by opposing whatever Bush wants," we quickly lose whatever shreds of bipartisanship exist. Republicans get even more fed up with us, and moderates/idealists like Snowe, Voinovich, Chafee, and McCain don't even consider voting with us. Everything passes 55-45, or 56-44, depending on how Jeffords is feeling. Wow. I can certainly see how we win here. Or do you think that a never-ending series of 45 protest votes would actually do something? And the Nuke passes 55-45, because there's not much point in saving Senate relations when the Democrats have no interest in compromise or bipartisanship.


The problem isn't that we're not putting up a fight. The problem is that we don't have a message. People don't understand what we stand for. Nobody ever says in opinion polls, "I vote for Republicans because Democrats cooperate with Republicans."