“I was very sad to learn Doug Jones voted with Repubs on consumer financial protection repeal. That really stabs the African American women who elected him in the back!”
What struck me as the most sad was that the Dems did not get ANYTHING in return for voting with the Republicans on this, and we all know that there isn’t one single Republican that will stop calling them socialists no matter how many times they vote with Repubs - so really, what is the point? I hope the people who have real power are making smart decisions on this, but it would be hard not to lose some confidence in the Democratic powerbrokers after the last few elections.
As a lifetime Arizonan (been here since I could vote, over 50 years), I have a lot of empathy for your feelings. I am sick of voting for people in my own party who are to the right (way right) of me, only to see them lose to complete right wing crackpots. I am at the point now where I will take almost any Democrat because the alternatives are SO MUCH worse. But it is not inspirational to settle for the lesser of 2 evils on every single issue and election.
Sometimes I think our avatars should include whether we are from a red state or a blue state - it certainly has a profound effect on how we look at politics.
As for Lipinski, Plucky is absolutely right. Dems like him who vote to the right of their own constituents should all be kicked out on their collective asses - these are the worst of the blue dogs.
@pluckyinky