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Turning Up the Heat on Bush
Borosage, Robert L. | January 31, 2005 issue

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Discusses the failure of the Democratic Party to challenge American right-wingers with a platform that working people can relate to in the 2004 presidential election. Examples of mistakes made by Democratic leaders; Effort of the Democratic Party's corporate faction to regain control; Mention of new groups such as MoveOn.org, Wellstone Action and Progressive Majority; The issue of electoral reform in Ohio; Views that President Bush has a reactionary agenda and Republican corruption needs to be exposed; How the proposal to privatize Social Security can negatively impact the Republican Party; Suggestions for progressives to promote positive reform ideas and a "blue-state strategy".

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DEMOCRATIC Party (U.S.); UNITED States -- Politics & government -- 2001-; RIGHT & left (Political science); PROGRESSIVISM; CORPORATIONS -- Political activity; SOCIAL security; POLITICAL parties; REPUBLICAN Party (U.S. : 1854- ); PRESIDENTS -- United States -- Election; OHIO; UNITED States
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