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Re: Democrats Gave America Slavery

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On 06/03/2016 03:39, Governor Swill wrote:
> On Sat, 05 Mar 2016 04:42:18 -0600, American Fast-Food wrote:
>> On Sat, 05 Mar 2016 Jeanne Douglas wrote:
>>> It didn't even work out well for the one person who might actually have
>>> had a chance--Teddy Roosevelt.
>>
>> I agree that we have traditionally had two dominent parties; however,
>> there is no reason it *must* be thus.  Many systems have more than two
>> and there is no rule that we can't.
>
> Radicals hate to lose.  They'd rather win with candidates they hate
> from a party they don't trust, than stick to their principles and grow
> a presence in the Congress.

To an extent, that is common to all parties.  The horizon is narrow, and 
success is demanded in the short term.  Spending a decade or two 
building up a party is too long-term, requires too much discipline.


>
> Consider the Tea Party.  Had they actually incorporated as a party and
> run their own candidates, they'd have lost all those elections and the
> GOP moderates would have been unopposed in the House.
>
> No party can survive without money so parties that really do represent
> ordinary working Joes never survive because they don't have any money.
>

The problem isn't so much money as organisation.

Once you have a national organisation representing and supporting the 
party with nationwide coverage, money and support will follow.

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Re: Democrats Gave America Slavery Governor Swill <governor.swill@gmail.com> - 2016-03-04 21:10 -0500
  Re: Democrats Gave America Slavery American Fast-Food <¡Jones@fubahor.com> - 2016-03-04 20:38 -0600
    Re: Democrats Gave America Slavery kookoo@maricaibo.com - 2016-03-04 22:44 -0700
      Re: Democrats Gave America Slavery Jeanne Douglas <hlwdjsd2@NOSPAMgmail.com> - 2016-03-05 00:28 -0800
        Re: Democrats Gave America Slavery American Fast-Food <¡Jones@fubahor.com> - 2016-03-05 04:42 -0600
          Re: Democrats Gave America Slavery Jeanne Douglas <hlwdjsd2@NOSPAMgmail.com> - 2016-03-05 03:25 -0800
            Re: Democrats Gave America Slavery American Fast-Food <¡Jones@fubahor.com> - 2016-03-05 20:07 -0600
              Re: Democrats Gave America Slavery Jeanne Douglas <hlwdjsd2@NOSPAMgmail.com> - 2016-03-06 03:55 -0800
              Re: Democrats Gave America Slavery Don Martin <drdonmartin@comcast.net> - 2016-03-06 10:26 -0500
                Re: Democrats Gave America Slavery "Alex W." <ingilt@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-03-06 16:26 +0000
              Re: Democrats Gave America Slavery Governor Swill <governor.swill@gmail.com> - 2016-03-06 15:32 -0500
          Re: Democrats Gave America Slavery Governor Swill <governor.swill@gmail.com> - 2016-03-05 22:39 -0500
            Re: Democrats Gave America Slavery "Alex W." <ingilt@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-03-06 09:51 +0000
              Re: Democrats Gave America Slavery Governor Swill <governor.swill@gmail.com> - 2016-03-06 18:51 -0500
            Re: Democrats Gave America Slavery American Fast-Food <¡Jones@fubahor.com> - 2016-03-06 07:22 -0600
      Re: Democrats Gave America Slavery American Fast-Food <¡Jones@fubahor.com> - 2016-03-05 04:37 -0600
        Re: Democrats Gave America Slavery Jeanne Douglas <hlwdjsd2@NOSPAMgmail.com> - 2016-03-05 04:10 -0800
          Re: Democrats Gave America Slavery American Fast-Food <¡Jones@fubahor.com> - 2016-03-05 20:10 -0600
          Re: Democrats Gave America Slavery Governor Swill <governor.swill@gmail.com> - 2016-03-05 22:49 -0500
        Re: Democrats Gave America Slavery Governor Swill <governor.swill@gmail.com> - 2016-03-05 22:47 -0500
          Re: Democrats Gave America Slavery Jeanne Douglas <hlwdjsd2@NOSPAMgmail.com> - 2016-03-06 03:51 -0800
            Re: Democrats Gave America Slavery Governor Swill <governor.swill@gmail.com> - 2016-03-06 18:54 -0500
    Re: Democrats Gave America Slavery Governor Swill <governor.swill@gmail.com> - 2016-03-05 16:33 -0500
      Re: Democrats Gave America Slavery American Fast-Food <¡Jones@fubahor.com> - 2016-03-05 20:15 -0600
        Re: Democrats Gave America Slavery Governor Swill <governor.swill@gmail.com> - 2016-03-06 15:38 -0500

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