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In reply to the discussion: Caroline Kennedy Says She Will Back Hillary Clinton, Warren camp says NY Post article... [View all]billhicks76
(5,082 posts)I can see why you would think that. But think again. There was a culture war then and McGovern got labeled a hippie. And there was lots of internal turmoil and the country was Whiter than ever. Also remember Democrats got us into Vietnam and people bought into the idea of Nixon getting us out. This is 2014 and things are not only much more fluid now the country actually is more liberal and progressive. The Anti-Progressive haters are holding us back and the same people who bought into the fake "compassionate conservative" narrative. I would rather have us define ourselves than be defined by others after squandering the biggest opportunity in history after electing Obama. After Bush people would've voted for Kucinich, Feingold, Wellstone had he been alive, Bill Ayers...Anyone but a Republican...even a ham sandwich. We need to stop setting our goals so low because of the imaginary notion that we have to win over the 30% of conservatives who don't ever compromise just because some right wing out of touch pundits tell us so. The fact is most right wing opposition is due to racism and they still lost. Warren could EASILY win and I predict by a landslide.