the republican response to the Moveon ad was simple pandering to the middle class, and a strike v the democrats, old school: see how disconnected and unpatriotic they are, they criticized a general...But it's hypocritical, and Boxer and Durbin called them on it...

neither the democratic nor the republican elite listen to the middle
class, or works on behalf of them, the republicans give the illusion
of doing so, and it's how they have controlled the political process
for so long.

The democratic elite were, or are, still behind a velvet rope, the ivy
democrats really don't want to know about the Indiana steel worker,
only at election time. The middle class knew this about the democrats,
this class distinction. This is also true of the republicans, they had
better marketing, though, and took advantage of the disconnect.

The republicans pandered to this wedge, seeming to eradicate this
class difference, seeming to give the middle class a voice, which was
not true, of course, but it did win elections, while playing up the
difference between real Americans and snobby east coast liberal
elitists.

So the texas senator was just doing his 90's schtick, still caught in
the time warp of what worked before, will work now.

It's marketing, on the republican behalf, marketing and strategy,
failed and old now, but the republicans have no way to adjust, all
elected syncophants. And Bush still thinks he has them on the run...

The democrats, though, really need to come through, and not just
represent the wealthy CEO, which is what both parties
have been doing, in the end...

Someone mentioned that Edwards, unlike Clinton, B and C, is not of
the ivy leagues, and this plays agaisnt him, as the ivies don't
like outsiders, you know, not ivy, not smart. I mean LOOK at what both
political parties have done over the past 15 years, those ivies,
simply genius. Stanford? Rumsfeld? Genius...


Edwards is also the most populist of the candidates, seemingly the
most connected to the real problems most of us face, as non wealthy
americans. They're comfortable with Clinton, the establishment, so
they tend to lean toward her, beause she is one of their own. And they
will
fall into the same trap they did before, it can be seen already with
Pelosi and Reid avoiding anti war protesters. They're there because
they're angry, do something. Their children are dying for Bush's
little illegal war, and
you do nothing. Why?

I understand the gaming, and it is necessary, it's how you handle a
passive aggressive, but the democrats must keep the lines of
communication open to the middle
class, and think of them as a wealthy CEO, or PAC group...Respect
them, respect their power. Or you will lose again.




the republican response to the Moveon ad was simple pandering to the
middle class, and a strike v the democrats, old school: see how
disconnected and unpatriotic they are, they criticized a general...But
it's hypocritical, and Boxer and Durbin called them on it...

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