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Ok Somebody please clearly explain what is meant by "Third Way" and "Third-wayers" nt [View all] kelliekat44 Nov 2014 OP

Wiki it. Bill Clinton was a third-wayer. eom BP2 Nov 2014 #1

Third Way Marr Nov 2014 #2

ThirdWay.org /nt think Nov 2014 #3

It's become a sort of meaningless label here at this point Recursion Nov 2014 #4

Bullshit. hootinholler Nov 2014 #6

Yeah, you're confusing a think tank with a philosophy Recursion Nov 2014 #10

I don't think that I'm the one confused here. hootinholler Nov 2014 #16

Seriously? Recursion Nov 2014 #21

Yes seriously hootinholler Nov 2014 #41

Seems you are the confused one here, we are talking about the think tank. Rex Nov 2014 #17

Nope. The think tank doesn't have any democrats in it. EDIT: Nope, I was wrong Recursion Nov 2014 #23

It doesn't? I guess you don't know what we are talking about then. Rex Nov 2014 #26

I think you're conversing with people who were either very young or political naifs during the MADem Nov 2014 #59

+1 Segami Nov 2014 #13

Bullshit think Nov 2014 #7

Wishful thinking. Rex Nov 2014 #9

No, that's actually what "third way" has meant for decades Recursion Nov 2014 #12

Again, nice try. Rex Nov 2014 #15

But they aren't Democrats, so that's not who people are talking about kicking out of the party Recursion Nov 2014 #18

Nope. They are talking about getting rid of the Third Way group that supports Rex Nov 2014 #20

Looking back I see that Clyburn did something with it, so I guess there's him. Recursion Nov 2014 #25

You can pretend I am talking about politicians until you are blue in the face. Rex Nov 2014 #28

No, I actually don't know who you are talking about Recursion Nov 2014 #29

I don't want our Dem politicians taking money from a group that embraces libertarianism. Rex Nov 2014 #31

Does Third Way even have a PAC? Recursion Nov 2014 #35

Well they supported Clyburn and Giffords Rex Nov 2014 #42

As a PAC or as an individual contributer? And how much? (nt) Recursion Nov 2014 #44

Let's start over: I honestly haven't been sure whether people meant the specific org or Recursion Nov 2014 #30

#31 Rex Nov 2014 #32

#35 Recursion Nov 2014 #37

I agree. tammywammy Nov 2014 #11

Indeed, as with most labels cheapdate Nov 2014 #50

Basically, they are the remnants of the DLC hootinholler Nov 2014 #5

No former members of the DLC are in "The Third Way" Recursion Nov 2014 #8

Please wish them well and please invite the unions to the TPP proceedings think Nov 2014 #19

Do you have a list? adirondacker Nov 2014 #27

Of course not hootinholler Nov 2014 #33

And McConnell's web site has a lot of pictures of African American women Recursion Nov 2014 #36

I will castigate any politician who advances their policies hootinholler Nov 2014 #47

its a front for democrats who want to implement republican policies nt msongs Nov 2014 #14

. Baitball Blogger Nov 2014 #24

What is meant, generally, is don't bother to vote bhikkhu Nov 2014 #22

Keep digging. GeorgeGist Nov 2014 #60

Here's a little about it. madfloridian Nov 2014 #34

Hey Mad, I think you should post that again as a fresh OP, wait til morning tho. NYC_SKP Nov 2014 #39

I did, give a rec. madfloridian Nov 2014 #64

66 recs, nice! NYC_SKP Nov 2014 #67

+1 Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2014 #40

Let me second SKP's suggestion! n/t hootinholler Nov 2014 #43

I did just now. madfloridian Nov 2014 #65

Here's something about the Turd Way I found on Daily Kos Jackpine Radical Nov 2014 #46

They aren't even trying to look like the care about us. Fuck Them. NYC_SKP Nov 2014 #66

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ blkmusclmachine Nov 2014 #38

Third Way not fond of liberals or the left. madfloridian Nov 2014 #45

Bookmarking. TY /nt think Nov 2014 #48

+1 great post as always! wavesofeuphoria Nov 2014 #58

.."why we lost bigtime in 2010 and 2014. Our leaders pretended not to be Democrats." Bingo! RiverLover Nov 2014 #70

Third Way = To the Right and then Down. Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2014 #49

They claim that they represent a "third way" between New Deal liberalism and conservatives... JHB Nov 2014 #51

Here is a link that describes the Third Way from the inception of that term Samantha Nov 2014 #52

Thom Hartmann explains 3rd Way simply and clearly. lob1 Nov 2014 #53

It's a cult. BeanMusical Nov 2014 #54

You'll understand soon enough ... NanceGreggs Nov 2014 #55

Keep digging. GeorgeGist Nov 2014 #62

Did you have a point? n/t NanceGreggs Nov 2014 #68

It's code for "we hate Democrats who get elected" Major Hogwash Nov 2014 #56

+1 nt MADem Nov 2014 #61

In another era, they would have been called collaborators SoCalDem Nov 2014 #57

Something that "Third Way Manny" is always railing about? Tommy_Carcetti Nov 2014 #63

Have you figured it out yet? There's good info in this thread. (n/t) WorseBeforeBetter Nov 2014 #69

The latest in the series of liberal/left penis-length measuring labels. stevenleser Nov 2014 #71

And the worst are full of passionate intensity ucrdem Nov 2014 #72

It's a losing strategy. 2010 and 2014 are not something to cheer about. WorseBeforeBetter Nov 2014 #73

Read up on Nancy Jacobson to learn more about DLC/Third Way/No Labels. WorseBeforeBetter Nov 2014 #74