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Showing Original Post only (View all)Can we please give Doug Jones a honeymoon? [View all]
I've already seen people here complaining that he wasn't pushing hard enough on the transition. It's easy to imagine the furor the first time he takes a position that might represent the majority of Alabama voters better than left-wing progressives.
If we want to get our majorities back, we'll have to get used to having some more centrist Democrats in our midst. They'll be with us in maintaining our majorities, and in key votes. But they won't always be with us, and that will help them stay in office.
Which is the bottom line.
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Alabama hasn't certified the results yet and already people are expressing disapointment in him
Kaleva
Dec 2017
#5
My suggestion is to ignore them. They are not allies, and don't have our interests at heart. nt
Tarheel_Dem
Dec 2017
#9
It never fails. We try to get out of the bucket, and the usual crabs drag us back to the bottom.
Tarheel_Dem
Dec 2017
#12
That is true...which is why I feel igoring them is best. You can never please any of them... the
Demsrule86
Dec 2017
#16
You can't because their belief system is not grounded in reality. I expect that they believe
Demsrule86
Dec 2017
#17
It amazes me...If you look at the Democratic Party historically, we are in the majority with a big
Demsrule86
Dec 2017
#34
And in order to be effective these folks need a close election. I don't think we get one in 18.
Demsrule86
Dec 2017
#36
I see sorry...Claire is endangered for sure...hope we keep our red state Dems, we need them.
Demsrule86
Dec 2017
#33
I remember a post here: "How long until we have a member named ImpeachObamaNow?"
NBachers
Dec 2017
#29
I think he should get a permanent honeymoon...you can't expect a Senator from a red state to always
Demsrule86
Dec 2017
#14
If he wasn't the DECIDING vote, if the Dems had plenty of votes to pass progressive legislation
pnwmom
Dec 2017
#31
There will be no abortion rulings in congress...other than late term...it is going to come from the
Demsrule86
Dec 2017
#32
Right - give him a freaking break. He was elected less than 48 hours ago!!! One has to wonder....
George II
Dec 2017
#26
Doomsayers have been desperately spreading despair to ratfuck other special elections
IronLionZion
Dec 2017
#30