tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980386376872919931.post8429342127802614743..comments2023-10-29T00:09:34.977+11:00Comments on A State of Mind: Swinging ByMr Tiedthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17655292171719390972noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980386376872919931.post-59963173827143401322012-08-28T00:24:24.033+10:002012-08-28T00:24:24.033+10:00The Democrats did surprisingly well in Heffron.
I...The Democrats did surprisingly well in Heffron.<br /><br />I say surprisingly, but is it?<br /><br />The Greens have surplanted the Democrats as the tird party of choice. Many Democrats have simply shifted to the Greens.<br /><br />However, the Greens are not the same as the Democrats, and rather than a centrist concensus based party are rather one that is well to Labour's left.<br /><br />Many people who moved from the Democrats to the Greens are beginning to realise this. Greens are idealogues, and sometimes frighteningly so.<br /><br />There are many points on which Greens and Democrats agree, but many on which they do not.<br /><br />Whether the Democrats can take advantage of the opportunity is unsure. They will require a huge effort, willpower, and some media coverage.<br /><br />The latter is woefully missing at the moment, and I am unsure how they can get heard. However if they do get that voice, the results could be interestingDewnansekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02210428237548022768noreply@blogger.com