Reply #22: You're simply not getting my point [View All]

Right now we need a united front to put Bush on the run.

When I hear the words "united front", what automatically comes to mind is "STFU". Sorry, but that's NOT what we need right now.

We need a strong 53-47 margin for at least a month, two would be good.

Do you have any idea WHY we have pulled ahead in the polls? Because of the FREE MEDIA COVERAGE surrounding the primaries, and the fact that ISSUES were actually being discussed during this time. Also, if you expect this to stay static over the next few months, you're deluding yourself. Now is the time to KEEP discussing issues in order to solidify our position. The way to do that is not to march lockstep with the same answers and avoid unpleasant issues -- but rather to continue to ask serious questions and invite respectful diversity of opinion in order to hash out the best solutions.

Once we've really chipped away at the right, we can strengthen the position of the left. But first, we have to look like we're truly reflective of the mainstream voice and that happens in the polls.

Well, the polls say that a majority of Americans feel that they don't have a voice in politics. The polls say that a majority of Americans are dissatisfied with the current state of our health care system. The polls say that a majority of Americans feel that money has an overwhelming influence in politics.

Should we abandon these ISSUES then, and instead concentrate on pandering to an ever-fickle electorate? Or should we perhaps continue to ask serious questions about the problems before us and show the public that the Democratic Party is not one to shy away from tackling the serious problems that we face as a nation and fighting for regular people?