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Congress

obxhead

(8,434 posts) Thu Aug 14, 2014, 07:17 AM Aug 2014

For moderates, given the choice between a Democrat

That speaks and acts as a republican or a republican, the will choose the rebuplican every time.

However, these red Dems are just being honest about where they really think we need to go as a country. They just can't beat their republican opponents in a primary.