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by Anonymous on December 16th, 2009
See, poor people aren't expecting to get wealthy, they're going with candidates that they feel will address their immediate survival issues. Welfare. Neither side of the coin is actually going to fix the issue, but the Democrats convince people they're at least mitigating the impact.
by carsrus on January 8th, 2010
U bet ur ass they should-grew up in a dem family-now make lots of $ because I work my ass off- am a right wing consevative and will work to get these lousy left wing Commie Dems out of office.
by buttman on February 14th, 2010
I sincerely doubt that switching side would help their cause. Rep and Dem are the
two sides of the same coin. It's like asking a sheep: "Who do you prefer to be eaten
by--the wolf or the fox?"
by thebabbster on January 28th, 2010
Not true! Trailer parks are full of conservatives who think that Republicans somehow support the interests of the working class. What they don't understand is that the GOP will support corporate interests every single time.
by Anonymous on December 18th, 2009
It's a matter of believing false promises every time.
MI has been a democrate state for decades, and look what they have done.
This is question that has baffled me for decades also, and I'm sorry to write that I believe it's a matter of education.
by Moongrim on December 18th, 2009
Not even close. Epic Fail. It's difficult to vote for those who have come clearly out on the side of rich folks every time. Less a matter of whom you're voting for, as the actions of those who do everything they can to avoid obeying the Law.
by Old School on February 14th, 2010
No, time for them to vote some real Democrats into office, not the same old Corporatist Kleptocrat DINOs....;-D...
'Blue Dog' Democrat = Aptly named, because they will roll over and beg whenever their corporate masters command it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Dog_Coalition
by Libertarian_Fella on February 1st, 2010
Ron Paul 2012.
FOX quotes Article 28 sec 144 of the U.S. Constitution in story about Justice Kagan. There is no such article. Does that surprise you?
by Wynper on November 26th, 2011
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Do you think it will help the economy if Washington goes back to zero based budgeting?
by tominhouston on January 3rd, 2012
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Politics is the art of controlling people, true or false? Elaborate.
by Random on December 22nd, 2011
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Mercenaries are venal. They will work for whatever side pays them to do so. Do you want a mercenary for your country's leader though?
by RosieGHM Jetpacker on December 16th, 2011
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Three leading GOP presidential nominees pledge to be tough on porn. Should they be? Should fighting porn a priority to the POTUS?
by Wynper on January 10th, 2012
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You're reading Poor people have been voting Democrat for years. And they're still poor. Time to switch sides?
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Democrats at least address issues the Republicans pretend don't exist. How many Republicans actually tried to insure that all folks get medical coverage?
by Moongrim on December 18th, 2009
But if the Democrats just keep expanding welfare, paying off mortgages and paying utility bills, doesn't that just perpetuate the problem?
Medical coverage is a different animal. Republicans are trying to fix it also, just at less cost than Democrats, without redistributing wealth.
by Hardcore Conservative on December 18th, 2009
If the Republicans had actually tried to fix something that didn't redistribute working class tax dollars directly into the pockets of rich folks and big business, the Democratic health care wouldn't be necessary. Welfare shrinks under Democrats, it expands under Republicans because Republicans INSIST on exporting American jobs overseas.
by Moongrim on December 25th, 2009
@Moongrim - To be fair, an awful lot of Democrats (e.g. Clinton, Gore, etc.) bought into the Neo-Liberal free trade agenda. Which may be why people (including myself) have a tough time figuring out what the Democrats stand for, if anything besides their own reelection...:-P...
by Old School on February 14th, 2010
Democrats aren't exporting jobs.
by Moongrim on February 15th, 2010
That's exactly what Cap and Trade will do. Send more jobs overseas. And you're wrong. Welfare expands under Dems, who also know how to get the votes, by expanding benefits.
by Hardcore Conservative on February 21st, 2010