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Warren DeMontague

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4. There's probably some of that... non-nefarious, I think it's really a combination of a few things

Thu Nov 6, 2014, 11:07 PM

Nov 2014

one, cowardice- witness the "evolution" of some of our party leaders on LGBT marriage equality, basically waiting until they felt the polls safely gave them permission to do the right thing.

two is simply out of touch, beltway conventional wisdom that is running a good 10 years behind where the country actually is (a similar thing played out with marriage equality, too)... they still think they need to pander to 1996's minivan DARE moms or 2004's "values voters"

They haven't got the memo, yet.

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Marijuana activists eye new targets after election wins [View all] Man from Pickens Nov 2014 OP

That and raising the minimum wage... Kalidurga Nov 2014 #1

I doubt it helped that the head of the DNC thinks cancer patients should be arrested for smoking pot Warren DeMontague Nov 2014 #2

I can think of no (non-nefarious) reason why so many Dems should be Jackpine Radical Nov 2014 #3

There's probably some of that... non-nefarious, I think it's really a combination of a few things Warren DeMontague Nov 2014 #4

^^^ Saved me the trouble. nt Eleanors38 Nov 2014 #8

The Democratic Party is underperforming stoners by 15 percent Man from Pickens Nov 2014 #5

Exactly. Jackpine Radical Nov 2014 #6

I agree. And where they aren't... well, well, looky here. Warren DeMontague Nov 2014 #7

All the more remarkable that FL voted 58% when Eleanors38 Nov 2014 #9