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But there is no pull, because theyâ€re so freaked out by the Republicans. So, one can really say the Republicans could sit around in a smoke-filled room and say, "Letâ€s be even more crazed. Letâ€s be even more corporatist." This will create a good vacuum for the Democrats to move into, because both parties are dialing for the same corporate dollars, and it will bring the left to their knees, because theyâ€ll say, "Weâ€ve got nowhere to go."
Well, the reason why this speech was so failing, especially in foreign and military policy, the reason why it was so failing is because Obama doesnâ€t have to worry about tens of millions of people who call themselves progressives or liberals, because they have signaled to him that they got nowhere to go. Well, I think if they believe they got nowhere to go, that they donâ€t want to vote for a third party or Green Party, they can at least, in April, May, June, hold his feet to the fire and present him with a set of progressive demands, in order to tell him that they do have a place to go: they can stay home. And thatâ€s what hurt the Democrats in 2010. People can just stay home.