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TwilightZone

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16. Some run as moderates, then govern well to the right.

Reply to Voltaire2 (Reply #11)

Wed Jun 5, 2019, 03:35 PM

Jun 2019

Even Trump ran as a moderate on some issues, most notably anti-interventionism. He also claimed he was going to be a big ally of the LGBT community.

Not that anyone believed him. Well, almost no one. Salon seemed to buy his supposed anti-hawkishness. Idiots like Goodman and Stein used his stance as "proof" that he wouldn't be as bad as Clinton.

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Face the Facts: Democrats Must Move to the Center to Win Senate Control [View all] Vidal Jun 2019 OP

No matter what your ideals are you have a better chance if we wasupaloopa Jun 2019 #1

I agree Vidal Jun 2019 #19

Only situationally. TwilightZone Jun 2019 #2

true, Vidal Jun 2019 #20

Meh, while I get your premise, let me qualify it a bit... Wounded Bear Jun 2019 #3

Good point Vidal Jun 2019 #21

What is the center of outright fascism? n/t malaise Jun 2019 #4

Quasi-fascism? TheBlackAdder Jun 2019 #6

OK then malaise Jun 2019 #7

Half-ascist? Voltaire2 Jun 2019 #9

I see what you did there malaise Jun 2019 #10

Nice TwilightZone Jun 2019 #14

The Half-Ass party superpatriotman Jun 2019 #15

With a half swastika brand on its butt Voltaire2 Jun 2019 #17

LOL leftstreet Jun 2019 #33

This presidency. ooky Jun 2019 #28

Over the past 30 years, the center moved to the right. So centrist policy is right-leaning. TheBlackAdder Jun 2019 #5

One could make the argument today's center is to the right of Nixon Brother Buzz Jun 2019 #8

Correct malaise Jun 2019 #12

What Democrat is for that? emmaverybo Jun 2019 #30

Huh? malaise Jun 2019 #31

I don't think any democrats, even gosh forbid, centrists, want to see children in cages. nt emmaverybo Jun 2019 #35

In some ways maybe Vidal Jun 2019 #22

Strange how this wisdom only applies to one party. Voltaire2 Jun 2019 #11

The Republicans win and they govern from the right. Ace Rothstein Jun 2019 #13

Some run as moderates, then govern well to the right. TwilightZone Jun 2019 #16

Hardly any. Voltaire2 Jun 2019 #18

Murkowski TwilightZone Jun 2019 #25

Steve Bullock and Sherrod Brown won statewide offices wellst0nev0ter Jun 2019 #23

Grow where you're planted... stillcool Jun 2019 #24

All we need is a clean election. Chin music Jun 2019 #26

Centrist dems will attract centrists from both sides. Most important is GOTV. Irishxs Jun 2019 #27

Most? Chin music Jun 2019 #34

Towards their constituents zipplewrath Jun 2019 #29

Best way the Dems can win more is to drop gun control as an issue Calculating Jun 2019 #32

I lulz'd KG Jun 2019 #36

If Democrats want to pick up seats in the Senate, we will have to move towards the center Gothmog Jun 2019 #37