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In reply to the discussion: Why do some on the Left keep saying that Pres. Obama is "center-right"? [View all]booley
(3,855 posts)I think Obama is centre right. I think others have made that point pretty well.
I also voted for the man,, twice. canvassed for him too.
And Claire McCaskill, who is also center right.
My problem is not whether some individual is center right or center left. we should have some people who are center right. There's nothing wrong with being right of center per se.
It's that the political spectrum runs from the right to the far right. Lets face it, if Nixon was resurrected and ran as a Democrat, many here would probably support him because compared to the GOP of today, he would be far more "Liberal". That may be an exaggeration but not by much. Politics has become skewed that everything is distorted by this right wing filter.
And no "practicality" is not really relevant. If a politicians pushes conservative policies, it doesn't matter if it's because he honestly believes in them or if he just thinks it's the most pragmatic way to get things done. The effect is the same. Not to mention this is undermined by the fact that we have had president push progressive policies despite lots of opposition. Does anyone think T.R. didn't face stiff opposition when he broke up the monopolies?
In short, yes Obama is centre right. But it also misses the real problem.