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Marr

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10. I think it's fairly representative of the activist base. Maybe an 8 there.

Tue Oct 14, 2014, 11:38 AM

Oct 2014

It's not at all a reflection of the party establishment, and perhaps a 4 when it comes to Democratic voters in general. That's not to say that Democratic voters in general would disagree with the positions taken on DU-- just that, for whatever reason, they aren't priorities for them or they aren't aware of those issues.

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On a scale of 1 to 10, how representative of the Democratic Party is DU? [View all] YoungDemCA Oct 2014 OP

4. i think we are what the party would be if elections were publicly funded. unblock Oct 2014 #1

Maybe a two or a three Fumesucker Oct 2014 #2

+1. I no longer get bothered by topics here that once did. closeupready Oct 2014 #9

Very representative. antiquie Oct 2014 #3

This is an interesting question el_bryanto Oct 2014 #4

7. JaneyVee Oct 2014 #5

Ideologically, probably 6-7 n2doc Oct 2014 #6

A rather complicated question, actually. Jackpine Radical Oct 2014 #7

A mirror image of my experience here in the east central part of the state. Scuba Oct 2014 #17

That's quite interesting. Jackpine Radical Oct 2014 #25

Yes, the right is well represented here, but I find those on the left to be far left ... Scuba Oct 2014 #50

Then I totally misunderstood what you meant by a "mirror image." Jackpine Radical Oct 2014 #62

I'm more experienced in the former than the latter whatthehey Oct 2014 #8

+1,001 ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #23

Wouldn't fixing income inequality most help Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2014 #28

No ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #57

I actually have no idea what Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2014 #68

IOW = In Other Words ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #73

Hm Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2014 #79

It's changing a bit for me. whatthehey Oct 2014 #63

That's honest and I suspect, to a degree, valid. eom. 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #66

I think it's fairly representative of the activist base. Maybe an 8 there. Marr Oct 2014 #10

depends on where you are from. du is somewhat right of my friends but probably far left La Lioness Priyanka Oct 2014 #11

Most Democrats in the general population are largely out of touch with reality. Zorra Oct 2014 #12

6.48317 gopiscrap Oct 2014 #13

Exactly Dirty Socialist Oct 2014 #61

I got 6.4832, but I rounded up. Arugula Latte Oct 2014 #67

Nothing like a bunch of smart asses on DU gopiscrap Oct 2014 #80

Guilty as charged. Arugula Latte Oct 2014 #81

3 - absolutely no higher (n/t) leftynyc Oct 2014 #14

I like pi tk2kewl Oct 2014 #15

Mmmmm..... Pi! FrodosPet Oct 2014 #44

If you mean rank and file consistent Democratic voters - probably about 5-6. Just look around Douglas Carpenter Oct 2014 #16

A fair number of DUers advocate government ownership/control of the means of production? merrily Oct 2014 #20

Tony Blair calls himself a socialist and so do the leaders of most left parties in the rest of the Douglas Carpenter Oct 2014 #24

It's bad enough when the right uses the word incorrectly. The left should use it correctly. merrily Oct 2014 #31

that is not what the word has meant all over the world to the vast majority of people who call Douglas Carpenter Oct 2014 #33

Dictionaries are updated just about yearly; wiki just about daily, maybe even hourly. merrily Oct 2014 #34

I call myself a socialist the same way the leaders of most left parties in the western democratic Douglas Carpenter Oct 2014 #36

What you call yourself does not tell me what you think the correct definition of the word is. merrily Oct 2014 #37

Oxford Dictionary: Douglas Carpenter Oct 2014 #40

Again, how do you think it benefits the left to equate regulation with socialism? merrily Oct 2014 #41

I use the term that is used by leftwing people and even most center-left people in almost Douglas Carpenter Oct 2014 #43

Again, how you use the word does not answer the questions I asked. merrily Oct 2014 #45

I do (advocate such), but I don't see a lot of others advocating such. nt Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2014 #30

Thanks, Erich. I don't see a lot of it on DU, either. merrily Oct 2014 #42

Depends on the balance of power in Congress. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2014 #47

That is a good point about starting with the military. merrily Oct 2014 #49

I Give it a "2" Stallion Oct 2014 #18

Are you sure? Tweedy Oct 2014 #71

That's why they come here. Puzzledtraveller Oct 2014 #77

Hmmm. nt merrily Oct 2014 #19

10 RussBLib Oct 2014 #21

Yep. 10. nt tblue Oct 2014 #26

On what issue or issues? merrily Oct 2014 #22

There are hundreds of issues and thousands of positions on how to address those issues. FLPanhandle Oct 2014 #27

The party platform.... NCTraveler Oct 2014 #29

Party labels are becoming more and more irrelevant to the way people vote. Tierra_y_Libertad Oct 2014 #32

1 or 2, I suspect. DU is a fringe of a fringe. Donald Ian Rankin Oct 2014 #35

depends on what you compare with as your universe dembotoz Oct 2014 #38

Today's "Democratic Party" needs to be defined before I NRaleighLiberal Oct 2014 #39

My sentiments exactly. As far as I can tell, these days it is just a "D" after a name. djean111 Oct 2014 #52

2/3 brooklynite Oct 2014 #46

if the 2008 primaries were any indication then <4 Egnever Oct 2014 #48

Depends entirely on your ignore list n/t hootinholler Oct 2014 #51

10 - just like the Democratic Party DU is wide open to all liberal N proud Oct 2014 #53

Which part-the rank and file of the party or the DC clowns? hobbit709 Oct 2014 #54

8 real Democratic Party. 1 DLC turd way fake democratic republican party on point Oct 2014 #55

2 DrDan Oct 2014 #56

1/2 CK_John Oct 2014 #58

1 and that's a maybe. GOLGO 13 Oct 2014 #59

DU runs pretty damn old too.. Fumesucker Oct 2014 #70

Somewhere between 2 and 3 0rganism Oct 2014 #60

Depends in what way... stevenleser Oct 2014 #64

I think a more important question would be, woo me with science Oct 2014 #65

3 or 4 LittleBlue Oct 2014 #69

I would say a 6. nt Quackers Oct 2014 #72

With more folks from the conservative end of the spectrum more than it was HereSince1628 Oct 2014 #74

Hardly at all eridani Oct 2014 #75

3 Puzzledtraveller Oct 2014 #76

a better question is "how well does the Democratic Party represent members of DU" corkhead Oct 2014 #78