# Forget the Republicans. How do the Democrats change internally from here? **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [November 4, 2010, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-the-republicans-how-do-the-democrats-change-internally-from-here/559512 "2010-11-04T21:37:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 3
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-the-republicans-how-do-the-democrats-change-internally-from-here/559512/3 "2010-11-04T22:11:16Z")
> [@boytyperanma](#): > > Nearly 50 percent of conservative Democrats lost their seats. > > \ > > I understand they were much better for the Democratic party(them being Democrats and all) but on the other hand good riddance. It’s debatable if they were “better” in any meaningful sense. Just how useful are “allies” that constantly try to oppose and hobble you? > [@boytyperanma](#): > > In the wake of such loses though the blue dog Democrats are coming out and trying to claim more power in the party. Sure they got thrown out left and right as unelectable but that makes the remaining ones even stronger? They’re like ninjas, the fewer there are the more powerful they become. When only one is left he will be nigh-invincible. > [@boytyperanma](#): > > Do the Democrats keep chasing the Republicans to the right? They probably do; they seem to almost compulsively believe that when they lose it’s because they _aren’t Right enough_ - never because they are _too far Right_. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-the-republicans-how-do-the-democrats-change-internally-from-here/559512)._