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AZ Progressive

(3,411 posts) Mon May 4, 2015, 01:33 PM May 2015

When did being progressive equate to being unelectable? [View all]

Did it to FDR, to Kennedy, to Johnson?

This would be considered REALLY extremist and unelectable nowadays apparently...

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When did being progressive equate to being unelectable? [View all] AZ Progressive May 2015 OP

The American people tend to be Liberal/Progressive on issues; it's the labels that confuse them! LongTomH May 2015 #1

Exactly. It's a deliberately spread meme. Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2015 #5

Clinton is a progressive and has been elected. NCTraveler May 2015 #2

You mean Bill Clinton with NAFTA, DOMA, welfare reform, and repealing Glass Steagall? AZ Progressive May 2015 #6

Yes, Clinton and Obama did all of that on their own. NCTraveler May 2015 #10

They have the power to veto and not support legislation, don't absolve them of their responsibility AZ Progressive May 2015 #13

I don't absolve them of their responsibility. NCTraveler May 2015 #17

Oh BTW, Hillary is a wife of the Champion of the DLC, which is NOT progressive AZ Progressive May 2015 #15

Not selling you anything. NCTraveler May 2015 #18

Yep, having Goldman Sachs executives as your Treasury Secretary, staff, and consultants is really progressive... AZ Progressive May 2015 #20

I am a progressive on this forum. NCTraveler May 2015 #22

I see what you're doing there agent46 May 2015 #39

Thank you dreamnightwind May 2015 #68

It never did. I'm not sure what you're talking about. MineralMan May 2015 #3

Where are you getting your information from? giftedgirl77 May 2015 #4

Are you referring to Bernie? nt okaawhatever May 2015 #7

It's always been said by the far Right. It started to be a claim when the DLC began its takeover sabrina 1 May 2015 #8

The Third Way people are traitors as far as I'm concerned AZ Progressive May 2015 #12

WILL the TWAIN never meet? zappaman May 2015 #16

... greatauntoftriplets May 2015 #51

Given how poorly you utilize that Label-Maker ... NanceGreggs May 2015 #53

"Progressive" is a bad word with negative connotations... kentuck May 2015 #9

And it has a very elusive definition BrotherIvan May 2015 #25

Yes dreamnightwind May 2015 #69

"Liberal"is much clearer than "progressive"? HereSince1628 May 2015 #72

Correct Enthusiast May 2015 #34

1972. If you want a date. Smarmie Doofus May 2015 #11

Yep us tax and spend liberals. But hey we like all those programs you gave us. jwirr May 2015 #21

'68 debacle was followed by the rise of primaries. ieoeja May 2015 #31

You beat me to it. n/t Ms. Toad May 2015 #67

About the time the Turd Way took over the party Doctor_J May 2015 #14

It appeared to be a coordinated effort, in my opinion. Enthusiast May 2015 #35

Kennedy and FDR were both liberals. Agnosticsherbet May 2015 #19

Has this claim been made on DU? Orrex May 2015 #23

The clear statement is that Sanders can't win because of his liberal/progressive platform BrotherIvan May 2015 #26

Well... Orrex May 2015 #30

So you're saying that rebranded neoliberalism is what will get people flocking to the polls? BrotherIvan May 2015 #37

Show me where I said that. Otherwise, you should retract your dishonest misquote Orrex May 2015 #60

Quotation marks designate a quote. A question mark is the punctuation used for a question. BrotherIvan May 2015 #63

For future reference, you were attempting the strawman fallacy Orrex May 2015 #65

I'm fair game? BrotherIvan May 2015 #66

For future reference, you were attempting the strawman fallacy Orrex May 2015 #70

Your definitions are exclusive to yourself BrotherIvan May 2015 #75

Nice! Enthusiast May 2015 #36

So far all of the declared candidates on the Democratic side are progressives. onehandle May 2015 #24

Which of those two called himself a socialist? brooklynite May 2015 #27

^^^ THIS! ^^^ SoapBox May 2015 #33

I would like to hear your argument against my post #26 upthread BrotherIvan May 2015 #38

You call out Virginia as an example... brooklynite May 2015 #41

By forgetting about the areas you complain about. jeff47 May 2015 #44

Exactly so BrotherIvan May 2015 #58

So what about the other states mentioned BrotherIvan May 2015 #45

I'm saying money is an essential component of a national campaign brooklynite May 2015 #46

So we're pivoting away from the electoral map and talking about money? BrotherIvan May 2015 #62

What you think of Sanders chances BainsBane May 2015 #54

Not separate at all BrotherIvan May 2015 #57

It does not, there is a TINY group here that cries foul when it rains! Rex May 2015 #28

ever since corporations figured out how to corrupt the political process. unblock May 2015 #29

So what were the Palmer Raids BainsBane May 2015 #52

it's not only a recent problem. there's an ebb and flow to it. unblock May 2015 #55

Eugene V. Debs BainsBane May 2015 #59

great post! unblock May 2015 #71

When did it happen? SoapBox May 2015 #32

They've been smearing us since Vietnam. Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #40

1980s onwards, roughly. Donald Ian Rankin May 2015 #42

Somewhere between 1964 and 1968 theboss May 2015 #43

It doesn't. AzDar May 2015 #47

Since 24/7/365 TV news Populist_Prole May 2015 #48

What made the three you name 'progressives?' wyldwolf May 2015 #49

Are you talking about Sanders? BainsBane May 2015 #50

After Dukakis was defeated, Democrats stopped supporting progressive ideals on a national scale. Major Hogwash May 2015 #56

I think people never got over Reagan. nt Bonobo May 2015 #61

It is called, "Stockholm Syndrome" AgingAmerican May 2015 #64

Mid 80's. mmonk May 2015 #73

I think it was Carter? Jesus Malverde May 2015 #74

Oh, the 70s or early 80s or so Recursion May 2015 #76