re: #55 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)

I do not see LBJ as any sort of role model. But they need to get more aggressive, appeal to people’s direct personal interests and not just their ideals.

LBJ had many faults, but he knew how to play hardball politics. And you are right, the Dems need to deal with practical matters, day to day life: health coverage, job availability, the minimum wage, education funding. All those are in the GOP cross-hairs. The only people who should vote GOP are the fat cats pulling their strings. Anyone middle-income or lower would be shooting themselves in their foot (feet?) if they vote for a Republican candidate, even if they agree with the candidate on social issues.

I know our resident Republicans will disagree with me, but I don’t see the current Republican Party, as it exists today, as being the friend of anyone making less than $1M a year, or even $100K per year.