Democratic Feedback
Nov. 8th, 2004 10:00 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
willow_redToday, I got an e-mail from the Democratic Party, asking for feedback on how the 2004 election went. You too can tell them what you think at http://www.democrats.org/feedback/
I am *extremely* disappointed with the pathetic performance turned out by the Democratic Party in 2004. This should have been the biggest "gimme" election you guys have ever seen! But no, you had to come up with John Kerry, run a thoroughly ineffective campaign against a pair of men who have lied, cheated, and stolen at every opportunity over the last four years. A Democrat should have taken this election easily, just based on the platform of not being responsible for over 100,000 deaths! What were you guys thinking?
I have been a registered Democrat since I turned 18, and have voted in every election, major or minor, ever since. I have never been more disappointed with the Party than I am right now. You had an opportunity to educate America, to present a plan that would turn this nation around, but you blew it. 60-70% (depending on which poll you read) of Americans think Saddam Hussein was behind the 9/11 attacks. A third of Americans think WMDs were found in Iraq. The Republicans won this election by a) capitalizing on the ignorance of the masses, and b) having no real competition to speak of from the Democrats.
I don't blame the Republicans for winning the election; I blame the Democrats for losing it. Come talk to me when you have a useful plan. Until then, all you do is prevent the rise of a third party that might actually fight for a change in our government.
I know my rantings are unlikely to make them change, but maybe if a lot of people give this sort of feedback, they might realize that hey, they're letting a lot of people down. So please, go and tell them what you think. And if you think they did a good job, but were simply unlucky, tell them that too.
I am *extremely* disappointed with the pathetic performance turned out by the Democratic Party in 2004. This should have been the biggest "gimme" election you guys have ever seen! But no, you had to come up with John Kerry, run a thoroughly ineffective campaign against a pair of men who have lied, cheated, and stolen at every opportunity over the last four years. A Democrat should have taken this election easily, just based on the platform of not being responsible for over 100,000 deaths! What were you guys thinking?
I have been a registered Democrat since I turned 18, and have voted in every election, major or minor, ever since. I have never been more disappointed with the Party than I am right now. You had an opportunity to educate America, to present a plan that would turn this nation around, but you blew it. 60-70% (depending on which poll you read) of Americans think Saddam Hussein was behind the 9/11 attacks. A third of Americans think WMDs were found in Iraq. The Republicans won this election by a) capitalizing on the ignorance of the masses, and b) having no real competition to speak of from the Democrats.
I don't blame the Republicans for winning the election; I blame the Democrats for losing it. Come talk to me when you have a useful plan. Until then, all you do is prevent the rise of a third party that might actually fight for a change in our government.
I know my rantings are unlikely to make them change, but maybe if a lot of people give this sort of feedback, they might realize that hey, they're letting a lot of people down. So please, go and tell them what you think. And if you think they did a good job, but were simply unlucky, tell them that too.
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I find it hard to blame the party...
Date: 2004-11-08 01:37 pm (UTC)I feel like blaming the Democrats for Americans being blindingly stupid this election is like blaming your carpenter for your deck collapsing when you had him build it out of rotten wood. Some things you just can't work with...
-Ben
Re: I find it hard to blame the party...
Date: 2004-11-08 10:03 pm (UTC)There are a disturbing number of stupid people out there, and many of them vote Republican. I can't find the link right now, but earlier today, I saw a breakdown of states in order of descending average IQ, and the states on top voted overwhelmingly for Kerry, and the states on the bottom were equally for Bush. I also learned that the average IQ in Colorado is 99.
Re: I find it hard to blame the party...
Date: 2004-11-24 08:51 pm (UTC)http://www.snopes.com/politics/ballot/stateiq.asp
Still, I like and agree with your rant to the democratic party. I can't help but feel that Dean could have run a much more effective campaign against Bush. I hope that he'll take over as head of the Democratic Party and whip them into shape.
Re: I find it hard to blame the party...
Date: 2004-12-06 08:51 pm (UTC)