Democrats lost almost all the losable races. Why? I think they need to get a coherent message together that includes an admirable vision for the future. They have to put that vision in the minds of the electorate. It should be about education, environment, healthcare, employment, social responsibility and equality. It should vociferously slow or reverse the growing wealth inequality in this country - a trend that democracy suffers under. On the international front, Democrats should affirm our support of the international rule of law, support of international accords and take the lead in issues such as equitable trade with developing nations, environmental activism, resource management, and regional security.
Unfortunately they haven't been doing that. Their message -- what message? They are likely to lose control of the Senate on top of the Republican majority in the House. Now, Bush shouldn't have any problems getting very conservative judges confirmed, shouldn't have any problems getting more tax cuts for the very rich, shouldn't have problems pressing for war with Iraq, and he shouldn't have any problems protecting the energy interests of his cronies. The check and balance between the legislative, judicial and executive branches is going to be minimized after this election.
This sucks.
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Of course this sucks, but what do you expect when the elections weren't very good to begin with? And yes, the Democrats should do everything that you have listed, but they don't because of some political agenda that we can not see. As a whole, I think this election year was pretty bad, there was no one good to vote for. It wasn't a choice of who would be best for the job, it was a choice of who is not the worst person for the job. Do we pick bad or worse? I think you should blame the individual parties and their voters for this lack of worthy candidates. The political parties did not give the voters in the primaries very good choices and as a result, we did not have very good choices to choose from. Where are the politicians who actually care about the people they represent and the environment for future generations?
Posted by lisa | November 6, 2002 8:13 AM
Posted on November 6, 2002 08:13