A National Party No More: on Principles & Values


Democratic party is value-neutral and misguided on issues

In the eyes of Middle America, the Democratic Party has become a value-neutral party. Everyone knows the key issues: capital punishment, late-term abortion, trying violent juveniles as adults, national defense, and the teaching of values in school l(though not necessarily prayer). As issues, these trump prescription drug costs and health care.
Source: A National Party No More, by Zell Miller, p. 3 Oct 1, 2003

The Democrats in power don’t care about the South

Once upon a time, FDR, looked south and said, “ I see one-third of a nation in poverty ” Today our national Democratic leaders look south and say, “ I see one-third of a Nation and it can go to hell. ” Either the party is not a national party or the candidates were not national candidates.
Source: A National Party No More, by Zell Miller, p. 9-10 Oct 1, 2003

Democratic party leaders too liberal for the South

In the 2002 elections, not a single national leader could come to the South to campaign without doing more harm than good. They were strangers in a foreign land. National chairman Terry McAuliffe couldn’t come. He was too liberal. Former President Bill Clinton couldn’t come. He was too liberal. The party’s titular head, Al Gore, couldn’t come. He was too liberal. Senate majority leader Tom Daschle couldn’t come. He was too liberal. So, if this is a National party, sushi is our national dish.
Source: A National Party No More, by Zell Miller, p. 10 Oct 1, 2003

  • The above quotations are from A National Party No More, by Sen. Zell Miller (D, GA), Oct. 2003.
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Candidates and political leaders on Principles & Values:

Retired Senate as of Jan. 2015:
GA:Chambliss(R)
IA:Harkin(D)
MI:Levin(D)
MT:Baucus(D)
NE:Johanns(R)
OK:Coburn(R)
SD:Johnson(D)
WV:Rockefeller(D)

Resigned from 113th House:
AL-1:Jo Bonner(R)
FL-19:Trey Radel(R)
LA-5:Rod Alexander(R)
MA-5:Ed Markey(D)
MO-9:Jo Ann Emerson(R)
NC-12:Melvin Watt(D)
SC-1:Tim Scott(R) 		Retired House to run for Senate or Governor:
AR-4:Tom Cotton(R)
GA-1:Jack Kingston(R)
GA-10:Paul Broun(R)
GA-11:Phil Gingrey(R)
HI-1:Colleen Hanabusa(D)
IA-1:Bruce Braley(D)
LA-6:Bill Cassidy(R)
ME-2:Mike Michaud(D)
MI-14:Gary Peters(D)
MT-0:Steve Daines(R)
OK-5:James Lankford(R)
PA-13:Allyson Schwartz(D)
TX-36:Steve Stockman(R)
WV-2:Shelley Capito(R) 		Retired House as of Jan. 2015:
AL-6:Spencer Bachus(R)
AR-2:Tim Griffin(R)
CA-11:George Miller(D)
CA-25:Howard McKeon(R)
CA-33:Henry Waxman(D)
CA-45:John Campbell(R)
IA-3:Tom Latham(R)
MN-6:Michele Bachmann(R)
NC-6:Howard Coble(R)
NC-7:Mike McIntyre(D)
NJ-3:Jon Runyan(R)
NY-4:Carolyn McCarthy(D)
NY-21:Bill Owens(D)
PA-6:Jim Gerlach(R)
UT-4:Jim Matheson(D)
VA-8:Jim Moran(D)
VA-10:Frank Wolf(R)
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