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ismnotwasm

(42,493 posts)
8. I thought women were a democratic base
Tue Apr 22, 2014, 11:08 AM
Apr 2014

Last edited Tue Apr 22, 2014, 01:35 PM - Edit history (2)

Or at least tend to ore often vote for democrats. What would be more effective than courting a hate group ideology, is to court women, minority and the LGBT communities.
The fastest growing minority is Latino's who tend toward conservatism. Reaching out to that base with a solid for immigration reform would help, especially with future generations. Listening and acting on the grievances of Black people would help, including modified affirmative action programs-- especially for collage for youth, as well as recognizing and at least suggesting plans to change the institutional racism that exists. etc.


It would be hard to court conservative White men, from my observation. The right callously uses women's lives for politically points, stokes the racist fears of white men of losing the benefits of being White-- as well we should---so while the MRA talking points are found everywhere, the right the left, here, I can't see how using then would benefit politically.
Unless they were carefully hidden, or cautiously coached. Our silly rabbits who try to pretend they are not MRA's never have the guts to admit to it, but they also never make any damn sense.

How would you go about making part of your political base the enemy? Evo-psych is a wash out, the right has co-opted destroying reproductive rights and the American People don't easily forgive infidelity or examples of treated women like shit.

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That would be stupid gollygee Apr 2014 #1
You would think so. boston bean Apr 2014 #2
with the literal attack on women, though i am not thrilled with the conservative tilt in the dem seabeyond Apr 2014 #3
If the democratic party tries to court THOSE white men, they will lose everyone else. Squinch Apr 2014 #4
+1 redqueen Apr 2014 #5
I'm barely on board with the Democratic party as it is. CrispyQ Apr 2014 #9
That is a very key point. The GOP is losing many moderate white males with their Flatulo Apr 2014 #11
In general, I have little disagreement with those old (like from the 50's or so) Squinch Apr 2014 #12
Agreed. I'm nearing 60, and the GOP of my youth had a lot of overlap with the Southern Dems. Flatulo Apr 2014 #20
Also: strengthening unions and increasing equality. And with TR, they invented conservation Squinch Apr 2014 #21
I don't think there is any evidence that those specific ideas would entice white men to vote for seaglass Apr 2014 #6
I was speaking mostly to the ideas that some have espoused boston bean Apr 2014 #7
I wouldn't assume that someone promoting those ideas votes for Democrats. I always assume that Squinch Apr 2014 #13
That's what I don't understand about it. It seems there are two choices: seaglass Apr 2014 #14
I've had conversations here with people who state outright that they don't vote for Democrats Squinch Apr 2014 #15
I think they're just being whiny and stupid and I would question if they really felt that way if seaglass Apr 2014 #16
I agree. I just assumed that particular poster served up plenty of racism and homophobia with his Squinch Apr 2014 #17
No fuckin way. Can you imagine someone saying they don't vote for dems redqueen Apr 2014 #22
I think they're here for the purpose of spewing that kinda shit. Squinch Apr 2014 #23
+1 Tuesday Afternoon Apr 2014 #24
Well lucky for them that juries sympsthize with them, and misogyny isn't against the TOS. nt redqueen Apr 2014 #25
Yes. Otherwise they would not be allowed on Democratic Underground. As it is, their intentions Squinch Apr 2014 #26
Repubicans often say the Democrats are the party of minorities BainsBane Apr 2014 #29
if a white man would vote dems EXCEPT for those old, loud feminists, i mean... everything else in seabeyond Apr 2014 #19
This is a key point YoungDemCA Apr 2014 #27
I thought women were a democratic base ismnotwasm Apr 2014 #8
Excellent post YoungDemCA Apr 2014 #28
That's seems pretty likely el_bryanto Apr 2014 #10
Because the GOP isn't reactionary enough BainsBane Apr 2014 #18
Like global warming and rising sea levels GeoWilliam750 Apr 2014 #30
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