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LuvNewcastle

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4. Not as much as I would like there to be.

Reply to Douglas Carpenter (Original post)

Wed Nov 20, 2013, 04:08 PM

Nov 2013

The GOP is so radical RW that the Democrats should be demonstratively different on just about any issue. The GOP doesn't have any good ideas. If you compromise with extreme RWers, you still end up with RW policies. To even get policies to be middle-of-the-road, we would have to be very radical socialists before compromising. Therefore, I'd say that there isn't nearly as much difference as there needs to be.

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How big of difference do you think there is between the two major parties? [View all] Douglas Carpenter Nov 2013 OP

I would say that most of the differences are in the "social issues" Jackpine Radical Nov 2013 #1

Yes. LuvNewcastle Nov 2013 #7

Yep. nt raouldukelives Nov 2013 #12

Bingo. Scuba Nov 2013 #10

Democrats order from the menu and tip well. Republicans insist on ... 11 Bravo Nov 2013 #2

Different Enough sharp_stick Nov 2013 #3

Not as much as I would like there to be. LuvNewcastle Nov 2013 #4

How can you go from defacto7 Nov 2013 #5

I would say on social/"moral" issues, they're worlds apart. Blue_In_AK Nov 2013 #6

Somewhere between #2 and #3 RC Nov 2013 #8

The Democrats stay just enough to the left of the Republicans NuclearDem Nov 2013 #9

I don't really grasp option #3 to well. TheKentuckian Nov 2013 #11

Two answers joeglow3 Nov 2013 #13

another kick for more results Douglas Carpenter Nov 2013 #14

Depends on the issue renegade000 Nov 2013 #15