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walkingman

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34. Those darn liberals....conservatives define "liberal" as anyone who is not their idea of conservative.

Fri Nov 15, 2024, 12:21 AM

Nov 2024

I define liberal like this: “Government ought to help people. You got a problem with that?”

The GOP has used fear, resentment, prejudice, and grievance and played to extremist forces so the party could win elections.
Why?
Because about 1/2 of America blames the federal government for all of their problems while giving their draconian State governments a pass, when it reality it all originates at the local level.

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Sorry To Say, But America Does Not Want To Be Left Of Center [View all] SoCalDavidS Nov 2024 OP

Really bad when Center is now to the right of Ronald Reagan. LiberalArkie Nov 2024 #1

The majority of Americans support most left of Center policies Fiendish Thingy Nov 2024 #2

Talk is cheap. I would tell those Americans to Ninga Nov 2024 #5

They don't vote for policies, they vote their political identity. Nt Fiendish Thingy Nov 2024 #14

Bingo wryter2000 Nov 2024 #30

that is the way I understand it. Also, I doubt most Americans rurallib Nov 2024 #7

They support it when it benefits them dansolo Nov 2024 #20

Or even the center. kentuck Nov 2024 #3

This had nothing to do with agendas or policies. Scrivener7 Nov 2024 #4

That Biden would have done much worse than Harris, is a bit inconvenient to this argument. tritsofme Nov 2024 #16

OK. Add middle-aged. Scrivener7 Nov 2024 #19

What is this "America" that doesn't want these things? Ocelot II Nov 2024 #6

More than half, if we listen to what people say they want. Think. Again. Nov 2024 #12

Spot On Marigold Nov 2024 #8

Here's why. Ping Tung Nov 2024 #9

They might be the next billionaire Blue Full Moon Nov 2024 #22

I personally don't think people realized what they were voting for and will come to regret it. ratchiweenie Nov 2024 #10

I think you're confusing what Americans DO want... Think. Again. Nov 2024 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author dalton99a Nov 2024 #13

Could not agree more. BannonsLiver Nov 2024 #17

+100 nt WarGamer Nov 2024 #33

Yes, let's cut loose the unpopular cultural issues on the national level? Ilikepurple Dec 2024 #40

I think most people just want to live their lives. thatdemguy Nov 2024 #15

Liberal-libertarians is what Americans are Deminpenn Nov 2024 #39

Reproductive rights a bi-partisan issue GoreWon2000 Nov 2024 #18

America is very left LiberaBlueDem Nov 2024 #21

Not my America. milestogo Nov 2024 #23

Most people are left of center. Blue Full Moon Nov 2024 #24

The misogyny is deep here Meowmee Nov 2024 #25

As others have pointed out, I'm not sure this is the correct analysis. Music Man Nov 2024 #26

Nah, America is clueless about what it wants or where center is. RockRaven Nov 2024 #27

It could be that they say "yes" because it's more PC, but when push comes to shove, they don't care about them DSandra Nov 2024 #28

Since when is supporting abortion rights. equal treatments of all, decent jobs and pay is "left of center?" question everything Nov 2024 #29

Please don't echo right wing framing of what "left of center" means LearnedHand Nov 2024 #36

Clearly BigMin28 Nov 2024 #31

Defeatist and ignores a ton of counter evidence Ndp5 Nov 2024 #32

Those darn liberals....conservatives define "liberal" as anyone who is not their idea of conservative. walkingman Nov 2024 #34

I think people want to be left of center. They don't want to be Democrats. They vote for left-of-center policy, when In It to Win It Nov 2024 #35

Umm, who exactly is there who is left of center in U.S. elections? DJ Synikus Makisimus Nov 2024 #37

Sorry to say this but there is no center left major party. Nt. Voltaire2 Nov 2024 #38