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36. Democrats today are so much different than

Sun Sep 2, 2018, 10:24 AM

Sep 2018

republicans in congress. There are far more independent voices on the left, whereas republicans make a conscious effort to speak in one voice all the time, on all issues. That is why McCain stood out, because he was known to go against the party line and didn't speak in their prepared talking points language.

What McCain did on the right is relatively common on the left, because Democrats don't have a sheep mentality. Joe Biden would be a good example, but there are many others. It is often hard to find equivalency between republicans and Democrats. They are like a different species.

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Who is the Democratic Party's version of John McCain? [View all] oberliner Sep 2018 OP

lol JI7 Sep 2018 #1

Joe Biden n/t Horse with no Name Sep 2018 #2

Yes! Skidmore Sep 2018 #3

Great answer oberliner Sep 2018 #4

Ouch. Are you thinking of Biden's blemished record Hortensis Sep 2018 #6

McCain was also against Liberalhammer Sep 2018 #47

Yes. Economic issue. Workers off 1 extra day, Hortensis Sep 2018 #56

Biden is a beloved man who is flawed and has made some mistakes Horse with no Name Sep 2018 #55

Well, if those are the criteria, Mike Pence loves his country Hortensis Sep 2018 #67

Pence doesn't love America. LiberalFighter Sep 2018 #72

How conservative McCain is... NCTraveler Sep 2018 #75

Tweety Was Anchoring The Funeral Saturday Me. Sep 2018 #61

John Kerry was the first one I thought of.... Bayard Sep 2018 #63

Exactly Me. Sep 2018 #64

Kerry was my first thought as well ooky Sep 2018 #71

No way.... pangaia Sep 2018 #26

Make no mistake about it. dubyadiprecession Sep 2018 #39

Democrats aren't Republicans no matter how hard you try to make it so. betsuni Sep 2018 #5

Huh? oberliner Sep 2018 #8

LOL betsuni Sep 2018 #10

So if you knew already why the hell did you ask? Kingofalldems Sep 2018 #80

Bingo! bettyellen Sep 2018 #15

Yep. Eliot Rosewater Sep 2018 #77

Tammy Duckworth JaneQPublic Sep 2018 #7

I was thinking of her also oberliner Sep 2018 #9

Grave insult to Tammy and what she believes in. Hortensis Sep 2018 #16

Clearly, you and I interpreted th OP's question differently. JaneQPublic Sep 2018 #19

Your interpretation is exactly what I meant by the question oberliner Sep 2018 #24

Thanks JaneQPublic Sep 2018 #25

"...seems pretty obvious and straightforward." 3catwoman3 Sep 2018 #53

You BET I do. McCain was a U.S. Senator whose Hortensis Sep 2018 #60

Senator John Kerry underthematrix Sep 2018 #11

+1 DeminPennswoods Sep 2018 #12

Please, NO!!!!!!! pangaia Sep 2018 #30

As a "moderate" and Vietnam Vet - Bill Nelson (FL). nt BumRushDaShow Sep 2018 #13

Joe Lieberman or maybe Manchin? They're both better and worse than Mc Caine. bettyellen Sep 2018 #14

".. someone who is "vaporized" by their military service? whathehell Sep 2018 #29

Valorized. It was a typo. Demit Sep 2018 #54

Got it..Thanks. n/t whathehell Sep 2018 #85

Valorized. My spellcheck was also unfamiliar w the term. bettyellen Sep 2018 #74

I see -- Thanks for explaining. n/t whathehell Sep 2018 #84

TAMMY DUCKWORTH! But she's on my side of the aisle. YMMV. Squinch Sep 2018 #17

Tammy. But in reality IluvPitties Sep 2018 #18

You mean a cold blooded imperialist? One of the Keating 5? HopeAgain Sep 2018 #20

On the money!!!!!!!!!!! pangaia Sep 2018 #31

No, I was thinking of the elements that Obama highlighted in his eulogy oberliner Sep 2018 #34

More the co-creator of the McCain-Feingold bill and facilitator whathehell Sep 2018 #37

Very true on the Vietnam relations part shanny Sep 2018 #44

True on both . whathehell Sep 2018 #46

nuh-uh shanny Sep 2018 #49

Yuh-uh.. whathehell Sep 2018 #51

lol, dude shanny Sep 2018 #57

Lol, dude whathehell Sep 2018 #70

John Kerry dlk Sep 2018 #21

Good response oberliner Sep 2018 #28

no, no and no... pangaia Sep 2018 #32

Biden is a tough, plain-talker who is respected by (and his worked with) others across the aisle oberliner Sep 2018 #33

Yes, those three. Ohiogal Sep 2018 #38

All Democrats are being held prisoner and tortured by drumpf! democratisphere Sep 2018 #22

No PJMcK Sep 2018 #23

A Democratic Party version - meaning they vote the opposite the way McCain did oberliner Sep 2018 #27

Democrats today are so much different than PatSeg Sep 2018 #36

... lapucelle Sep 2018 #86

Jimmy Carter janterry Sep 2018 #35

I agree. nt LAS14 Sep 2018 #83

Dan Lipinski SkyDancer Sep 2018 #40

We do not need a version of John McCain in the Democratic Party ! stonecutter357 Sep 2018 #41

LOL tenderfoot Sep 2018 #42

What does that even mean? shanny Sep 2018 #43

See the explanation from post #19 oberliner Sep 2018 #45

I'm glad there's no one on our side who jokes about bombing other countries. Demit Sep 2018 #62

Why do we need to find a "Democratic Party's version of John McCain"? George II Sep 2018 #48

Really... Wounded Bear Sep 2018 #52

Especially the "war hero status" part. Good grief. Demit Sep 2018 #58

Bill Clinton or Joe Biden karynnj Sep 2018 #50

he was a republican, so there was absolutely no love for that nonsense of his from me bigtree Sep 2018 #59

There is none. McCain was a Republican ismnotwasm Sep 2018 #65

I don't really get this question Proud Liberal Dem Sep 2018 #66

There's no need for one. Garrett78 Sep 2018 #68

Sherrod Brown Raven123 Sep 2018 #69

No. Because we don't have the need for one. EffieBlack Sep 2018 #73

Bill Clinton kind of. There really isn't one but Bill Reached across the aisle on a lot of issues. Quixote1818 Sep 2018 #76

Would that even be a desirable thing? dchill Sep 2018 #78

Similar in what respect? JHan Sep 2018 #79

John Kerry. raging moderate Sep 2018 #81

Beto O'Rourke. raging moderate Sep 2018 #82

Adam Schiff. raging moderate Sep 2018 #87

Ted Lieu. raging moderate Sep 2018 #88

Eric Swallwell. raging moderate Sep 2018 #89

Conor Lamb. raging moderate Sep 2018 #91

Senator Chris Murphy. raging moderate Sep 2018 #90