Fissures on the Left

[Geee]

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Since last November’s election there has been a lot of punditry about the fissures and schisms in the Republican party. The divisions are real, and some of the commentary has been revealing.

 

There has been less of a look at fissures and schisms in the Democratic party. They’re real as well.

 

Most House Democrats voted against the Obama administration on NSA surveillance last week.

 

This shouldn’t be surprising. America’s two political parties need to get 50 percent of the votes, or nearly that, to win elections. That’s difficult in a diverse country with significant cultural and economic differences.

The Democratic party has managed to do that in two consecutive presidential elections, for the first time in three-quarters of a century. But holding that majority together has been harder.

Democrats have failed to win majorities in the House of Representatives in the last two congressional elections and in eight of ten elections over the last two decades.

[righteousmomma]

REMEMBER 2010! The voters spoke loudly and clearly to Congressional leaders.

Remember the approximately 4 million who sat home and didnt vote for Romney on their precious principles.

Remember the conservatives who have been added in 2010 and 2012 and pray they do not cave.