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Originally Posted by mburbank
I think the recent barage of reports about the Democratic parties demise are part of an orchestrated strategy, and a particularly cynical one at that.
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It's good to be cynical.
Don't misunderstand me. Although I think the demise of the Democratic Party
is overstated, I however feel that there are many good reasons to feel that the Democratic Party is in a sink or swim kind of position. The Democratic Party, in one way or another, has
always been an ideal rather than a reality.
If you look at American Party history, particularly the demise of the Federalist Party following the War of 1812, I think there are several comparisons between them and the modern Democratic Party.
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Like certain e-tards, some republican pundits feel simply stating "We won. It's over. Your irrellivant" will help make it so. It's a strategy they apply not only to voters, but countries, world leaders, and multilateral organizations. It's arrogant, needlessly irritating, non productive and will contribute to a back swing of the pendulum in much the same way Newt Ginrich's personality and approach led to his downfall.
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Well, be honest Max, it's a tiny bit more than simply Right-Wing think tank rhetoric. For the most part, the Democratic Party got its collective ass beat in the 2002 election cycle (granted, I believe they actually won MORE positions if you include the statewide elections throughout the country, but they still lost the "big ones").
Certainly, the Republicans are using this decline in Party success as a way to demonize progressive policies, equating low turnout at the voting booths with a displeasure for Democratic policies, etc., but I think the Democrats would also do this. When the Democrats are on top, they too would talk about how it must be reflective of the bad ideas Republicans put forward, rather than the problem being a combination of things, many systemic.