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In reply to the discussion: Perhaps Meghan McCain might want to do some reflecting, before tweeting [View all]soldierant
(9,313 posts)39. A Democratic Socialist is essentially an FDR Democrat
without the racism. At that, FDR wasn't bad, and Eleanor was as woke as it was possible to be at the time and in the circumstances.
We need to recover and strengthen New Deal programs like Social Security - and Medicare Medicaid (not FDR, but in the spirit of the New Deal.) Think we can sell that?
I personally think that some other New Deal programs could benefit us from being brought back. The CCC, for instance, not to build roads and bridges and lavatories, but to build solar and windmill farms. Probably not to clean up superfunds themselves, but to take enough projects off the backs of the EPA so that it would have the resources to do it.
There are several which could beneficially be updated IMHO.
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Perhaps Meghan McCain might want to do some reflecting, before tweeting [View all]
Siwsan
Feb 2020
OP
They like Biden because they hate trump* Any other rethug, and they'd be in that camp
Siwsan
Feb 2020
#3
he also favors batter-coated & deep fried filled donuts and those deep fried creme-filled
sprinkleeninow
Feb 2020
#41
And he's a Socialist. I not looking to pick the person who is the hardest to sell in general, no
UniteFightBack
Feb 2020
#25
The Socialist tag is a death knell period. You can explain it to death and it will not matter. nt
UniteFightBack
Feb 2020
#46
Since Meghan said she will never vote for a Democrat, why does she feel the need to comment?
Midnight Writer
Feb 2020
#10
We must get beyond laughing...and have a serious conversation with ourselves.
slumcamper
Feb 2020
#29