I think if the staunch Dem supports would take a moment, they'll see that even in defeat there are huge gains made in this election . . .
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1) Attack the high spending. We all know that we're the party of fiscal conservatives and that there was a war and 9/11, but it is not acceptable to swing away from our policy. A deficit is acceptable, a crushed economy where every country in the world owns more of our country than the people inside the country is bad.
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Totally agree - the Republican economic plan is being run over, and there needs to be some reins pulled . . . it's no better or worse than overspending on any other gov't program, the hallmark of what fiscal conservatives have rallied against forever. A great sticking point for Democrats when pushing policies.
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2) The war. No matter how justified this war is to some, it is still upsetting. It is a war and not a birthday party will balloons. In addition, it is an expensive war. We need to win ASAP and hand over control.
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Plus, Bush's conciliatory promotions of unity while maintaining a hard line (essentially the same as Kerry's stance) will force a more centered, bipartisan approach lest he be slaughtered in the press and popular opinion.
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3) There are other smaller policies that may be addressed but not really. The whole gay marriage issue was never important in the beginning to either party and sadly became solely an election issue.
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After many states roundly demolished gay marriage at the polls, this becomes a Supreme Court issue more than anything, and from what I've read they don't want to even touch it - sad, really, b/c it seems like such a potential non-issue; who is really going to protest if those rights are allowed (or rather not explicitly denied)?