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 Tomorrow's the first full day of the Republican National  Convention, and if you tune in, let me give you a preview  of what you're going to see: the past.
They're going to get up on that stage tomorrow, and GOP  politician after politician is going to talk about taking us  back to a time when women couldn't make their own  health care choices, back to when health care companies  could charge you whenever and however they wanted to  if you got sick. And back to the days of a trickle-down  economy, where we give millionaires all the breaks and  hope they make their way back to the middle class.
They want to take us back there with them -- and anyone  listening carefully this week will hear it. I'm more than  happy to lead the charge to tell them "absolutely not."
If you want a president that moves us forward and not  60 years back, step up and make a donation of $X or more  to the Democratic Party today:
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I've seen a lot of crazy things in my time, but almost none  are as crazy as what this year's Republicans will do if they  get the chance. I remember a time of Barry Goldwater,  Ronald Reagan, even Richard Nixon Republicans, when  the other side had some good ideas, and was actually  willing to talk about them with us.
The Republican Party of 2012 is nothing like that. They are  polarized, extreme, and apparently, still kowtowing to the  Tea Party and expecting them to lead the way.
Rep. Paul Ryan is a Tea Party leader, a man who voted to  ban abortion, even in cases of rape and incest. He wants  to undo Obamacare so that insurance companies can drop  folks as soon as they get sick, and turn Medicare into a  voucher we hand seniors and tell them "good luck."
Mitt Romney crowned Ryan the "intellectual leader" of the  Republican Party, and asked him to be his running mate.
If you watch any of the GOP convention this week, I want  you to listen real hard for anything that sounds like it  will legitimately help the middle class. And if you do hear  something, please let me know.
If we don't get ourselves together to fight as hard as we  can these next two months, Romney, Ryan, and the rest of these guys are going to be planning how to make the most  out of their four years in office.
We've done 1950 -- we don't need to go back.
If you want another four years of real progress, make sure  you're backing the Democrats today:
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Thanks,
Donna Brazile
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