Reply #36: this is the last stand of the democratic party as we know it [View All]

anywhere from 13 to 19% of voting dems voted for ahnold out here in california this month. the dem party could not even mount an offense or a defense against the "mouth is moovin but you aint sayin nuthin" style. if it is that easy to play the centrist voters (in ca and most likely the whole usa) what chance is there to make any positive changes? compromise is important, but compromise means all sides have an influence on policies that directly effect us all. i don't think the centrists candidates presented in this election represent that. so if the dem party is leaning right or not leaning at all (lack of spine i guess) they will be labeled as such after 04, people who want some positive change will be left out of the compromise and will leave the dem party. maybe that is what some dems want, i'm not sure, but in my humble opinion that is party suicide.

as far as the media is concerned, yeah they are trying to marginalize kucinich intentionaly. but i knew that was going to happen the min. i read up on dk's platform. you know what i don't care. that is one of the reasons i am supporting kucinich, he is not going to win by going on hardball, he is going to win because of people who go out and dig deep in the grassroots. that may not show up in some college degree handbook on how to win an election in the 21st century, or some computer genius's line of code on his web site, what it is is a healthy dose of democracy, i'll say it again DEMOCRACY, that is what this country needs right now. that being said, win or loose i don't think kucinich will quite the dem party after the 04 election but i just might.