If Democrats want to win elections, they should stand up and fight for what the American people want

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50. But the headlines don't say "Best economic recovery ever." Negative media coverage for

Democrats nearly always. Democrats have never ignored the poor, that's why Republican voters think Democrats take their taxes and give free stuff and "entitlements" to everyone else except them.

Slight House majority and 50-50 senate, one year in, and Democrats are supposed to have fixed everything wrong with the country. Nobody promised that and even if they did, grown-ups know not everything works out the way you plan it. Do people do this in their lives? Get married, after one year not everything's perfect -- that's it, divorce, never getting married again. Start a new career, after one year not everything's going well -- that's it, I give up. After a year of exercise and healthy diet -- oh, I don't look like a supermodel -- back to junk food and the sofa for me!

Why are people so eager to blame Democrats, always "the government" the radical post-policy Republican Party runs against, even when Republicans are in the majority. Why would anyone let someone else tell them what to think? They don't do that when something's important to them. When they want to buy something, they'll compare prices and do research to get the best product and price. Yet they let themselves believe Republicans and Democrats are the same and "fuck the politicians." A small child, a pet even, can instantly tell the difference between the parties.

Agree people have to do things themselves, everyone has to be more active and participate in society for it to change. It's their country and it's a very large country with a large population. The cynical idea that all politicians are corrupt is damaging and politicians and public figures who promote it should be ashamed of themselves. That's why so many people don't vote. I don't know what their agenda is in promoting the idea that Democrats don't fight for the people or care about anything but money is. Maybe just saying what their supporters want to hear for fundraising purposes and so on.