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[ConservativeDemocrat]

197. "the last two Dem presidents, both of whom enacted centrist/Republican policies"

You're obviously unfamiliar with Republican policies. And again, you don't represent the liberal wing of the party. You represent an angry fringe who looks at the world and sees basically everyone real as being to their right (while at the same time imagines that there are hundreds of millions of phantoms who completely agree with them). Anyone who thinks that Obama is really Republican (his rhetoric of the way pro-labor 1950s Republicans were, notwithstanding), is either being deliberately disingenuous or truly is delusional.

In general, the response you are going to get from the people you bash "discouragement". At best, they'll just ignore you, more normally, they'll mock you just like people mock the extreme right wing teabaggers. And at worst, they'll be driven away from voting for the democratic party..... which is what purity trolls clearly want.

The irony is that I've almost certainly helped your cause more than you have, even in places where I disagree with your positions. Specifically, I know Senators Wyden and Merkley, and have worked and contributed to both their elections, despite my disagreement with them that the NSA monitoring is such a big deal.

But you? You write in a safe haven where the same 100 people can upvote all your screeds, not realizing that most people are turned off by it. So meh - enjoy your irrelevance.

- C.D. Proud Member of the Reality Based Community