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In reply to the discussion: Why are people saying "conservative Democrats lost and liberals won"? [View all]Recursion
(56,582 posts)24. If Adolf Koch Cheney would vote for Pelosi as Speaker, and his R opponent was to his right
then I would support Adolf Koch Cheney.
Now, if a Republican were to the left of the Democratic candidate (this used to happen sometimes) it gets more complicated. But if the Democratic nominee is to the left of the Republican, then that's what it takes to get that district. You may not care about caucuses and committee chairs, but that is what really matters.
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Why are people saying "conservative Democrats lost and liberals won"? [View all]
Recursion
Dec 2014
OP
Because people start from conclusions and then look for evidence. N.T.
Donald Ian Rankin
Dec 2014
#1
If Adolf Koch Cheney would vote for Pelosi as Speaker, and his R opponent was to his right
Recursion
Dec 2014
#24
We also lost 5 of 6 presidential elections until Clinton moved the party to the right
BeyondGeography
Dec 2014
#6
She could explain that she was a Republican while her Party refused to act on AIDS while thousands
Bluenorthwest
Dec 2014
#19
Her background would cost her in the primaries, not in the general, imo
BeyondGeography
Dec 2014
#21
She can't make it to a general because she has not been honest about her past at all.
Bluenorthwest
Dec 2014
#22
Right. And painting anyone who wants the Dems to win as a "3rd way con" isn't fearmongering.
baldguy
Dec 2014
#39
It's only fear mongering when you have been following the right ward march for 40 + years
Phlem
Dec 2014
#42
Because my State had large turnout, elected a Senator, 4 Reps, a governor, and the next morning on
Bluenorthwest
Dec 2014
#18
Bishop was in my former district. He wasn't very responsive to voters, often called his office
sabrina 1
Dec 2014
#30
Which speaks to the need for a moderate (aka centrist) party, a Liberal (aka progresse or leftist)
Tierra_y_Libertad
Dec 2014
#36
That would be a catastrophe, because the first and third would alternate in power. N.T.
Donald Ian Rankin
Dec 2014
#48