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67. Excellent, excellent post!

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Thu Jan 22, 2015, 05:41 PM

Jan 2015

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The US is a Center LEFT country! Broad Support for Progressive Proposals among 2016 Voters! [View all] sabrina 1 Jan 2015 OP

from obama down it is governed as a center right country. voters be damned nt msongs Jan 2015 #1

With these polls, and so many more, not a single member of Congress calling themselves a Democrat sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #2

I hope the "Tide is Turning" KoKo Jan 2015 #5

Well we saw that during OWS, the fear and viciousness of their response. And we saw them sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #7

Good Points... KoKo Jan 2015 #30

There's a well-cultivated myth that Americans are more conservative than they really are... Scuba Jan 2015 #3

Another excellent article on the fallacy that we are a Right leaning nation. Only thing I would sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #4

Agree, and if ever there was a time for a left progressive, like Bernie, it is now NoJusticeNoPeace Jan 2015 #51

Thank You, Scuba....More MSM Disinfo that we hear 24/7. KoKo Jan 2015 #11

But the oligarchs who own the nation and for whom the politicians work HereSince1628 Jan 2015 #6

People wonder why we are losing. We are losing because we have the Right of Center sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #15

Third way mantra is winning is everything... so they gotta serve the overlords, ya know? HereSince1628 Jan 2015 #16

so 62 percent of republicans are center left ? JI7 Jan 2015 #8

On issues that directly affect them and their families, yes. We have been sold a lie. In fact sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #12

Sabrina, I live in a very red district in Virginia Oilwellian Jan 2015 #38

That has been my experience also. And this poll confirms that across the country. sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #39

Yes, remember, Obama won because he went further left in his message in 2008. n/t Jefferson23 Jan 2015 #9

He did..... KoKo Jan 2015 #17

It's a struggle, KoKo, one you know all too well. Jefferson23 Jan 2015 #19

Back Attacha! KoKo Jan 2015 #27

Most important thing the defense dept can defend is oligarch-proof government HereSince1628 Jan 2015 #66

I like the way you think. Jefferson23 Jan 2015 #74

'What could have been'! That is what is so sad. We won it all in 2008! sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #35

If it is so CENTER-LEFT why do rightwing lunatics keep getting elected? hobbit709 Jan 2015 #10

They don't, we WON remember, in 2008 when Dems ran on a Dem agenda. sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #13

Because those are not the only issues people vote on. former9thward Jan 2015 #14

Are you suggesting "Guns and Freedom?" KoKo Jan 2015 #18

No, they are not. That is why you need to click the link to ALL the issues they voted on. sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #22

Not a single word about guns or abortion restrictions. former9thward Jan 2015 #24

And you discount all the Social issues that affect people's everyday lives. Okay, this is why we sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #25

A majority of Americans (58%) oppose abortion or want it legal former9thward Jan 2015 #26

Aren't you happy to discover that the country is on OUR side? You seem to be looking for sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #33

I like to win elections. former9thward Jan 2015 #40

Well, you're not winning elections, are you? You have to know what voters want in order to sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #41

Gerrymandering, voter suppression, Citizens United... Hissyspit Jan 2015 #42

Partly, the team mentality MFrohike Jan 2015 #77

Politicians Think Voters Are More Conservative than They Really Are pa28 Jan 2015 #20

I think politicians "think" voters are more conservative than they really are. stillwaiting Jan 2015 #55

'and the worst of it will be done on a bi-partisan basis'. Yes, but despite the attacks on voters sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #72

In all fairness, De Blasio did run on a progressive platform, but NYC isn't exactly a good hughee99 Jan 2015 #21

No one said it was. The link leads to the polls which represents people across the country sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #23

Huge K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Jan 2015 #28

We're supposed to BE the "Left" & "Progressives" as Democrats, you know, the choice other than RiverLover Jan 2015 #29

'Why isn't this good news here'? Lol, I just asked that same question above of someone who sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #36

Lol, love your enthusiasm Willy! sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #43

Why doesn't this post have 200 recs? MannyGoldstein Jan 2015 #31

Maybe because the truth is uncomfortable? It does kind of take away ALL the excuses for sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #34

CENTER left aspirant Jan 2015 #44

The 'Center' has been constantly moving, towards the Right. But nearly all polls show sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #50

I think that what is defined by the media as the "center" has been moving to the right: truebluegreen Jan 2015 #69

Exactly, thank you .... sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #73

Don't fall for the lie that DLC / Third Way is a "moderate" or "centrist" group. truebluegreen Jan 2015 #62

If we remove the word aspirant Jan 2015 #68

A blast of honesty. Thank you. woo me with science Jan 2015 #32

�Bold, progressive ideas win elections� = k&r ND-Dem Jan 2015 #37

Kickety kick kick. Scuba Jan 2015 #45

Kick back, Kick up and Kick it in gear aspirant Jan 2015 #84

du rec. xchrom Jan 2015 #46

k&r . . .n/t annabanana Jan 2015 #47

I agree that America is a Center Left Country. So are liberal eligible voters just lazy? MadDAsHell Jan 2015 #48

Liberal voters are far from lazy. Eg, in the mid terms they were very busy sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #53

Most Americans are just not very savvy politically. stillwaiting Jan 2015 #58

Well said. Especially this: 'And there is no good excuse for that. There can only be one good sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #75

Making the message aspirant Jan 2015 #78

knr nt slipslidingaway Jan 2015 #49

Kick. bravenak Jan 2015 #52

K&R! Phlem Jan 2015 #54

Question? Beowulf42 Jan 2015 #56

I absolutely agree with you. I hate that term and think it should be abolished. No doubt it sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #60

ok great... rtracey Jan 2015 #57

Better question which might help with the answer. Where were the Center Left candidates pushing sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #59

totally agree rtracey Jan 2015 #64

But as a progressive, I know my party need not search for its soul � but rather, its backbone. wavesofeuphoria Jan 2015 #61

Yes, that struck me also, they know what to do, all they need is the courage to do it. sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #71

Excellent OP! Utopian Leftist Jan 2015 #63

Excellent, excellent post! mvd Jan 2015 #67

That is one of the best posts I've ever seen on DU. It should be an OP on its own. sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #70

Thank you for the kind words, you are too kind. Utopian Leftist Jan 2015 #81

I'm glad you didn't keep quiet this time. That is very kind of you, but I know I would open it. sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #83

Very glad to kick and rec this suffragette Jan 2015 #65

AND 61% of us Support Hillary Clinton.... VanillaRhapsody Jan 2015 #76

Unless we have a choice, such as Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sander. Since numbers are the topic, sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #82

A thousand recs! Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2015 #79

K&R for the original post and subsequent informative posts and links. JEB Jan 2015 #80