What Do Democrats Do If They Win Nothing In November?

[PittsburghAfterDark]

I'm curious what people think will happen to Democrats come November if they fail to win the House and/or the Senate.

[PittsburghAfterDark]

I personally believe the modern Democratic party is DOA if they fail to capture one of the Houses of Congress come November.

The far left will think they haven't been liberal enough in how they run, how they govern and how they vote and demand an alternative solution to what they view as "failed" leadership, platforms. As a result I think there could be a real call for a "true" leftist party and somehow I think a lot of donors will agree with them.

[BoogyMan]

If they win nothing new they will storm the electronic voting machine companies and will try to start an insurrection against the government because they couldn't have lost, they just couldn't have.

[lily]

Gosh.......what would we do first? That's a tough one PAD. Set a deadline for the Iraqi's to stand up would be a starter. Try to keep Bush operating within the law is another good one.......but the one I'm counting on the most is supeona power......so we can finally get to the truth.

[BoogyMan]

Lily, I think you misread the question.

[lily]

Not at all boogy, just planning ahead.

[AlonzoMourning23]

I don't think there's been a strong far left push to abandon the democrats since Nixon was elected. The stakes are just too high. Many older democrats regret not voting for humphrey, and younger ones saw similar effects when a small minority voted for Nader. You don't get much farther left than Chomsky, and even he advocates voting democrat in cases where there's any shot of republicans winning.

I don't think you'd get the solid left to break off, or any significant portion of the far left, unless they thought they could win, or could hold real political power. But, without a monumental shift in politics, or the creation of a parliamentary system, you won't see it.

To have any significant break would require a wave of radicalism that hasn't been seen in decades. And we're nowhere near that. I think, if anything, the right is more prone to such a break, but only due to the growing sense of religion and the pursuit of non-earthly goals. But such a break is almost highly unlikely. No significant group of americans will willingly give power to their opponent, which is what it would result in, and one that's much worse than the one they broke away from.

[Elrathin]

I think, if anything, the right is more prone to such a break, but only due to the growing sense of religion and the pursuit of non-earthly goals.


Yep we see this already with the evangelist groups of the Republican party continually showing dissatisfaction with how the conservatives and the president have not kept up with their end of the campaign promises.

I can see a religous right party forming fully in about 8-12 years that will divide the republicans.

As for the dems, I see the ability of a more unified party if we can kick to the curb Dean and a few of the more radically voiced dems. However, I will concede that unless things change soon the dems will always be splintered because there are those that just don't agree with the bickering in congress between the republicans and the dems.

[Mayberry]

there are those that just don't agree with the bickering in congress between the republicans and the dems.
Therein lies 90% of our problems. If both sides expended as much energy towards working together as they do trashing each other, we'd solve most of our problems quickly. It's unfortunate that things have to be this way, but hopefully they'll all be held accountable at the polls. I've had to work with many people I didn't like, with opposing views of how something should be done, but we compromised and got the job done. And if we hadn't, we'd have been fired. Sounds like good policy to me.

[Elrathin]

Therein lies 90% of our problems. If both sides expended as much energy towards working together as they do trashing each other, we'd solve most of our problems quickly. It's unfortunate that things have to be this way, but hopefully they'll all be held accountable at the polls. I've had to work with many people I didn't like, with opposing views of how something should be done, but we compromised and got the job done. And if we hadn't, we'd have been fired. Sounds like good policy to me.


I agree with that statement. However, I still like to throw in the usually pun of "Wasn't this administration supposed to be a uniter and not a divider?" :D

Sorry, could help myself :) And yes, I know it takes two to tango.

[BoogyMan]

My prediction is that Hillary will still be hacked off that Dorothy dropped a house on her sister!

[Elrathin]

My prediction is that Hillary will still be hacked off that Dorothy dropped a house on her sister!


Her sister is Condolizza Rice? :D

[BoogyMan]

My prediction is that Hillary will still be hacked off that Dorothy dropped a house on her sister!


Her sister is Condolizza Rice? :D



Oooooo Ouch!