Why I'm a Democrat (Long)

[Bandit3 the Worker]

I don't think Democratic leaders pander too much to blacks and other minorities. I DO[/i] think the party leaders have since the mid-'90s pandered too much to upper-middle-class suburbanites who really are sort of a cultural elite. These well-off voters are usually Republicans because of their economic status, and by appealing to them the Democrats lose far more support on the economic left than they gain on the economic right.

People see that the Democrats have taken Republican positions on some issues, so they think, "Well, the Republicans are more genuine, so I think I'll vote Republican."

It's just like the time Coke changed its flavor in a poor attempt to mimic Pepsi even though Pepsi sold less soda than Coke.

The convention last week offered some hope that the Democrats are moving away from this failed strategy though.

[Bandit3 the Worker]

They occured, by and large, in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

This was back in the days when Reagan and Mad Dog Bush supported Saddam (something Republicans now deny).

[Bandit3 the Worker]

With all due respect, this thread is the philosophical version of the Major Leagues...your Double-A stuff will not hold up at this level...LOL

Were you even old enough to watch "The Electric Company" yet during the first election when I voted?

[Bandit3 the Worker]

A simple check of his profile would have shown that he's older than you are....

I know, but he acts like a 5-year-old.