This is what happens

[Texasgal]

when people don't support the base.

That is all.

[TicketyBoo]

1. Not my take on it.

This is what happens when people take their eyes off the ball.

[Drunken Irishman]

2. What? The base decides to go vote for Brown? Not very much a base then.

[Texasgal]

7. Our Base was Obama...

yes, it was a base that the voters decided to abandon.

[Number23]

8. What does that mean?

[firedupdem]

3. Disagree...

This is what happens when you run a less than perfect campaign, and have the media beating the heck out of you everyday.

[Bobbie Jo]

4. Look in the mirror.

Congratulations....you have a new teabagger!!11! That'll show 'em, by golly!

Let's give credit where credit is due.

[HughMoran]

5. This is what happens when we're trying to pass a major HCR plan and your candidate says "raise taxes

Seriously, tax talk is a major no-no during a major recession and high unemployment.

[treestar]

6. I wonder about the 22% Democrats who voted for him

The progressives seem wronger than ever. This party has some real conservatives in it.

[Kaleva]

9. Conservatives who'll vote Republican if they feel the Party is tilting too far left.

[still_one]

10. This is what happens and realize that the country leans much more to the right than you thought /nt

[WeDidIt]

11. Wow, the first time I have to ignore someone in the BOG

Why do I even bother any more?

[Cha]

14. I know what it looks like but

Texasgal had a follow up on this OP today..

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=388x13857

[NYC_SKP]

12. If you mean Brown v Coakley, I have to disagree.

First, Massachusetts is what it is, Coakley didn't lose because of unhappy progressives there.

She didn't lose because of National politics.

She was less appealing overall and to independents in particular.

She had a very hard act to follow, and only if the Dem candidate had been at least as appealing as the Republican could they have won.

The economy is dismal, this was a factor.

But that Obama hasn't pressed progressive issues in the first year did not result in the turnout, I just don't think it had a very large effect.

[Cha]

13. Texasgal had a follow up OP

on this today..

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=388x13857