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Jno_Gilmor_

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6. Yep...They say if we move left we will lose, yet we lost an election to Trump

Reply to TheMastersNemesis (Reply #4)

Sun May 14, 2017, 08:52 AM

May 2017

that should have been a cake walk. Conservatives used to attack moderate Republicans by saying that if voters are given the choice between Democrats and Democrats lite, voters will pick the real Democrat. They were right, the moderate Republicans got wiped out. Thsy went further Right and took over the Government.

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We Seem To Be Going The Wrong Direction On Every Thing. Trump Biggest Sign. [View all] TheMastersNemesis May 2017 OP

IMHO I'd trace a lot of it back to the 80s-90s when the Democratic Party began to move to the right Jno_Gilmor_ May 2017 #1

The "New Way" Clinton Style Really Worked Out Didn't It. TheMastersNemesis May 2017 #2

Me too. I think we are luckily quickly moving away from that unfortunate paradigm. Jno_Gilmor_ May 2017 #3

Still It Looks Like The DNC Is Still Clinging To That Meme. TheMastersNemesis May 2017 #4

Yep...They say if we move left we will lose, yet we lost an election to Trump Jno_Gilmor_ May 2017 #6

IMO the dem party basically caved into the GOP in many areas. I've been fed up for RKP5637 May 2017 #5