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3. +1 nt

Fri Mar 28, 2014, 12:07 AM

Mar 2014

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Allow me to inject some reality into the endless squabbles about who's a "real Democrat" [View all] brooklynite Mar 2014 OP

You're saying Joe Lieberman is/was a real Democrat? RC Mar 2014 #1

Yes I do and yes he was... brooklynite Mar 2014 #2

Is a person a Democrat.... ReRe Mar 2014 #16

And what is the purpose of DU? RC Mar 2014 #24

In retrospective, he seems to be slightly Cleita Mar 2014 #7

Don't be Daft psiman Mar 2014 #18

... Cleita Mar 2014 #27

And therein resides the problem. RC Mar 2014 #25

+1 nt steve2470 Mar 2014 #3

Reality, yes ... but don't make further assumptions. frazzled Mar 2014 #4

And she gets a 63/100 on That's My Congress, hardly liberal. joshcryer Mar 2014 #11

Facts and Evidence: I Like That in an Argument psiman Mar 2014 #19

Thanks for that post dreamnightwind Mar 2014 #23

The central premise of the OP is the rejection of labels ... 1000words Mar 2014 #5

Huh? psiman Mar 2014 #20

This reminds me of Jamaal510 Mar 2014 #6

I suspect that those who demand only "real Democrats" hang out here or... TreasonousBastard Mar 2014 #8

And it's ratified at the convention, by the delegates we select. joshcryer Mar 2014 #12

Delegates tend to be extremely diverse, too. joshcryer Mar 2014 #14

Ye, it has grown more liberal. Agnosticsherbet Mar 2014 #15

A fair point. davidthegnome Mar 2014 #17

Yes, the term Democrat is amorphous. DeSwiss Mar 2014 #21

The real and imaginary complex domain of politics polynomial Mar 2014 #22

She's not my "standard"... brooklynite Mar 2014 #28

What's your point? polichick Mar 2014 #29

I'm a Democrat because: lumberjack_jeff Mar 2014 #30