So in reading a bunch of the comments, people want the old ones to go because they are useless . . . yet they want these useless folk who they think shouldn't be in Congress because they are past their sell by date, don't know how to fight, don't understand the issues, etc etc etc to mentor and pass on their knowledge (huh, I didn't thin…
So in reading a bunch of the comments, people want the old ones to go because they are useless . . . yet they want these useless folk who they think shouldn't be in Congress because they are past their sell by date, don't know how to fight, don't understand the issues, etc etc etc to mentor and pass on their knowledge (huh, I didn't think they had any?) to the deep bench of younger Dems we already have.
Got it.
As for why they all shouldn't face a primary challenge, be careful what you wish for. Many of those Dems live in areas where they need republican and independent votes. They got in because some of these voters crossed party lines because they like the incumbent. Throw in a firebrand Dem who wins the primary—who these voters don't know—and you expect that'll get all those young people out to the polls to make up the difference. As if. Young voters are the very same people who adored Obama and when he didn't give them the public option soured on him and stayed home in 2010, giving the GOP Congress. Brilliant strategy! That showed Obama and the rest of those lame ass Dems!
My party is supposed to be the smart people. Instead, it's filled with too many voters who pull the lever or pick a candidate on pure emotion and irrationality. Just because someone is young doesn't mean they understand an issue or the history surrounding it, know how to get support for it, or how to communicate it. I used to like David H. but shitting on fellow Democrats, while quite the fashion, leaves a very bad taste.
It's always enlightening reading comments in which older people trash other older people. Many the same people who wonder how women can dump on other women and do things like vote for Trump and the GOP.
So in reading a bunch of the comments, people want the old ones to go because they are useless . . . yet they want these useless folk who they think shouldn't be in Congress because they are past their sell by date, don't know how to fight, don't understand the issues, etc etc etc to mentor and pass on their knowledge (huh, I didn't think they had any?) to the deep bench of younger Dems we already have.
Got it.
As for why they all shouldn't face a primary challenge, be careful what you wish for. Many of those Dems live in areas where they need republican and independent votes. They got in because some of these voters crossed party lines because they like the incumbent. Throw in a firebrand Dem who wins the primary—who these voters don't know—and you expect that'll get all those young people out to the polls to make up the difference. As if. Young voters are the very same people who adored Obama and when he didn't give them the public option soured on him and stayed home in 2010, giving the GOP Congress. Brilliant strategy! That showed Obama and the rest of those lame ass Dems!
My party is supposed to be the smart people. Instead, it's filled with too many voters who pull the lever or pick a candidate on pure emotion and irrationality. Just because someone is young doesn't mean they understand an issue or the history surrounding it, know how to get support for it, or how to communicate it. I used to like David H. but shitting on fellow Democrats, while quite the fashion, leaves a very bad taste.
It's always enlightening reading comments in which older people trash other older people. Many the same people who wonder how women can dump on other women and do things like vote for Trump and the GOP.