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Let's face facts. The Democratic Party just is not a national party anymore.
I mean, come on guys. Twice now, in the past five elections, they've lost in tremendous landslides and have only managed to continually win the District of Columbia. Come on, you lefties - just try to tell me I'm wrong.
Yes, the democrats weren't a national party then as the maps clearly show. What's your point, or like most right wingers did you not have one?
The point is that just like the republicans now, the democratic party was still a NATIONAL party and rebounded tremendously in 2008. Just because a party loses a series of elections does not mean its relegated to being a 'regional party'.
Because you seem to be so ignorant on the issue, take a look at some of the Quebec parties or Scottish parties in the UK. Those are REGIONAL parties...they draw their support exclusively from one ethnic or cultural region.
The republican party still wins 40%+ in California and Massachusetts, regional parties like the ones suggested above will never get out of the single digits outside of their home territory.
