Wake up Democrats!!!

[Uzybone]

The Wrong Kind of Enthusiasm

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/26/opinion/26thu2.html?ref=opinion?hp

Republican insurgents from the far right did well in Tuesday’s primaries. What their campaigns lack in logic, compassion and sensible policy seems to be counterbalanced by a fiercely committed voter base that is nowhere to be seen on the Democratic side.

The good news is that the anti-immigrant message may not play as well in Florida in the general election. The Democratic nominee for governor, Alex Sink, who opposes the Arizona immigration law, polled more votes on Tuesday than did Mr. Scott. In the state’s Republican Senate primary, Marco Rubio, a Tea Party candidate who is backed by Ms. Palin but who has been less shrill on immigration, won more than a million votes after Gov. Charlie Crist dropped out to run as an independent.

Insurgents did not triumph everywhere. In Arizona, Senator John McCain easily fended off a challenge by a former congressman, J. D. Hayworth. But he did so by throwing his principles overboard. Gone was the stalwart voice for campaign finance reform and a humane, bipartisan overhaul of immigration laws. In his place was a man calling himself “Arizona’s last line of defense,” strutting along the Mexican border in a campaign ad, telling a county sheriff that all we had to do to fix immigration was “complete the danged fence.”


And where are the Democrats in all of this? Last time we checked, they were fleeing solid accomplishments on health care, financial reform and the economy. President Obama and his party have little time left to gin up enthusiasm and a lot more committed voters.

[BurtWorm]

1. You hear that, Obama?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. Tell this to Obama...

He's the one who needs to hear this.

And yes, I agree.

[Uzybone]

5. this is one of the problems

Someone says wake up Democrats and said democrats all turn and look to Obama. As if he can cast the votes for us.

[BurtWorm]

6. He could do better than cast votes for us.

He could make us happy by leading the way he promised us he would lead.

[damonm]

8. Which is what he's doing, if you were paying attention in 2008...

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[Ozymanithrax]

3. When McCain threw his principles overboard, they didn't make much of a splash...

The Democratic party seems to be as a fractured as Democratic Underground. If that is true, then after November we will, once again, be United by what we oppose.

[daleanime]

4. .....

nope, too easy. Besides I don't like to be rude.

[bvar22]

7. Shhh! This is the era of "Post-Partisanship".

That kind of talk will make the Republicans mad,
and we don't want to do that.

[texastoast]

9. I have hope

Working on the campaign for our Dem gubernatorial campaign last night, I had a phone list of "soft Republicans" and I was surprised by the percentage who said they were going to vote for Bill White.

So all of us who are conscious need to get to work and get behind a Dem candidate you believe in. My candidate is a bit of a blue dog, but he's a huge sight better than the red dog opponent. I agree with him on most things, but certainly not all. I don't get where people think they will support someone only if they agree 100% with everything the candidate brings.

[butterfly77]

10. Wake up Democrats..

remember...WE ARE THE ONES WE ARE WAITING FOR!!!

[Steely_Dan]

11. Some Say That...

when asked to wake up...we turn and look at President Obama. Further, that we need to look to ourselves. While this is true, the surest way for our party to reignite and face the challenges is to have our President LEAD. The power of our disappointment would be redirected towards supporting him if he showed that he is supporting us. You want to see a resurgence of the Dem party? All you have to do, Mr. President, is to show your support for those that brought you to office. You would see a groundswell of support.

-P

[hulka38]

13. There's nothing solid about any of those three. nt