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In reply to the discussion: AL FRANKEN totally ROCKS!! He's a TRUE DEMOCRAT!! [View all]LiberalLovinLug
(14,204 posts)If I were severely injured, and I had a choice of someone running to my aid who was dressed up in nurses costume heading for a costume party, or a real nurse that was off duty who happened to be there to help me, I'd choose the latter.
I guess I have more faith in, if you build it they will come. Sanders proved and still is proving with his poll numbers, how even what would be regarded as a radical leftist by many on the right a few years ago, can move the conversation forward, if that message is given a chance, and presented by the right candidate.
The problem of running a small r Republican against a big R Republican is that it gets you nowhere in the long run. Its treading water. And sometimes its worse, with important legislation not being passed (Lieberman on the public option). I know its what we've done for decades now, but especially in this new era of an openness to unconventionality, its time to shoot for more than that. Believe.