tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post6084278802684668340..comments2023-10-24T09:06:30.200-04:00Comments on No More Mister Nice Blog: Steve M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11963290427258439242noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-60883707776442965942013-06-13T15:45:22.420-04:002013-06-13T15:45:22.420-04:00@overclock
I'll reciprocate your honesty. I&#...@overclock<br /><br />I'll reciprocate your honesty. I'm one of those union-friendly, Great Society-type Dems in and from "fly over country", and so long as gents like you and Mayor Bloomberg maintain your condescension and urban provincialism, the "dumb hicks" by whom I'm surrounded will continue to elect shoals of Republicans to the Senate and House, thus indefinitely hamstringing any notions of "using the government" effectively to help anyone besides those whom the GOP chooses to help. That's not changing either. BHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12991272246814476124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-42277368569156065692013-06-13T14:31:23.136-04:002013-06-13T14:31:23.136-04:00@BH
I'm just being honest. We are the party ...@BH<br /><br />I'm just being honest. We are the party of the wealthiest urban areas and the educated elites in them. That's not changing. We should use the government to help us, champion our values, and wield against the dumb hicks in fly over country.<br /><br />I'm all for Bloomberg, he's what we all are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-17466583206299989042013-06-13T13:07:39.595-04:002013-06-13T13:07:39.595-04:00I think what all this comes down to is that Bloomb...I think what all this comes down to is that Bloomberg has about the same grasp of political realities outside NYC as Rick Perry has of political realities outside Texas. <br /><br />Oh, and by the way, piss off & go ogle your probably imaginary portfolio, overclock. BHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12991272246814476124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-80593399783153207482013-06-13T11:52:03.136-04:002013-06-13T11:52:03.136-04:00The "Real 'Murkans" in "The Hea...The "Real 'Murkans" in "The Heartland" hate New Yorkers.<br /><br />Or, as I heard them referred to when I lived down South: Jew Yorkers.<br /><br />Bloomie ain't helpin' his cause none.Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06609452382111686086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-28594820020654180282013-06-13T11:16:17.751-04:002013-06-13T11:16:17.751-04:00I LOVE THIS.
Democrats from rural areas tend to b...I LOVE THIS.<br /><br />Democrats from rural areas tend to be more populus. They're old school New Deal types. I vastly prefer the NY/CA model of Democrat, socially liberal, anti union, neoliberal economics.<br /><br />Bloombergs attack will help kill off the shitty old school Democrats and let the better ones have even more control over the Democratic party. Anything that takes out the populists is a plus in my book no matter the cost.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-35184889577997248252013-06-13T10:28:38.611-04:002013-06-13T10:28:38.611-04:00I suspect it has a lot to do, as you suggest, with...I suspect it has a lot to do, as you suggest, with the psychology of single-issue voters. Single-issue voters are likely to work very intensely to elect single-issue legislators with whom they agree on that single-issue. But multiple-issue voters are just a lot more flexible in their assessment of multiple-issue legislators who happen to vote differently them on one particular issue. Just because they voted against background checks and the voter supports background checks is not sufficient reason to vote against the legislator, especially if the legislator happens to be a strong advocate on many other issues in common with the voter.<br /><br />Those who are single-issue on gun control really have to keep this in mind when it comes to persuading voters and legislators to come to their side: It's not enough to convince them that this is an important issue, you have to convince them that this is *THE* important issue.Chris Andersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18139817527808942227noreply@blogger.com