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George II

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41. Just about everyone I know, progressives or Democrats, even some republicans....

Mon Jul 24, 2017, 06:24 PM

Jul 2017

...feels that "single payer" is best but most admit that it's impractical to implement at this time.

As to your last point, if the Democratic Party candidates have been losing to opposing candidates who to the right of them, how can we win more local/state/federal seats if we adopt policies that are even further left?

FDR won the Presidency 85 years ago in completely different times and under unprecedented economic and global conditions. As much as I consider him one of the greatest presidents we ever had, I seriously doubt that he'd be able to get elected today.

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Gore: Progressive ideas 'gaining ground' among Democrats [View all] Trial_By_Fire Jul 2017 OP

And if Gore had not had his election stolen by W and team , as it was, Eliot Rosewater Jul 2017 #1

I believe Gore's message is "time to get on board with progressive solutions'... Trial_By_Fire Jul 2017 #2

+1 Kathy M Jul 2017 #22

Have to disagreee a bit ...... Healthcare whether you cal it universal or Kathy M Jul 2017 #3

Good points leftstreet Jul 2017 #4

Thats right ..... thanks for reminding Kathy M Jul 2017 #23

Good to know history. But today... Trial_By_Fire Jul 2017 #6

Agree .... Guess I should have written this topic should not be one party or another..... Kathy M Jul 2017 #15

Excellent Post Me. Jul 2017 #20

I hope so. Clearly the centrist appeasement approach hasn't worked. WoonTars Jul 2017 #5

Agreed. Trial_By_Fire Jul 2017 #19

it's really funny to see the so called left bring up Gore to bolster their argument La Lioness Priyanka Jul 2017 #7

Ironic huh? workinclasszero Jul 2017 #8

'it's really funny to see the so called left bring up Gore to bolster their argument' Trial_By_Fire Jul 2017 #9

i dont know you, it wasn't a personal attack. La Lioness Priyanka Jul 2017 #10

You have to know someone to make a personal attack? WoonTars Jul 2017 #25

Correct. H2O Man Jul 2017 #14

+1 Kathy M Jul 2017 #24

Thank you...Gore's problem was that he ran away from the Clinton record... WoonTars Jul 2017 #26

Gore lost because he ran as a centrist leftstreet Jul 2017 #11

They lied about him in 2000 and they lied about her in 2016 La Lioness Priyanka Jul 2017 #12

Exactly, it was the lies. Vile lies, and now R B Garr Jul 2017 #16

+1 betsuni Jul 2017 #18

Yup ismnotwasm Jul 2017 #32

What lies did "they" make about Gore? WoonTars Jul 2017 #27

That he was in any way equivalent to bush La Lioness Priyanka Jul 2017 #29

Who on "the left" said that? WoonTars Jul 2017 #30

Don't expect an answer... Trial_By_Fire Jul 2017 #34

Absurd. A whole election campaign was run. R B Garr Jul 2017 #37

You want me to find quotes from 17 years ago? La Lioness Priyanka Jul 2017 #40

That's exactly what happened BannonsLiver Jul 2017 #33

Yup. People denying it now are also lying La Lioness Priyanka Jul 2017 #39

The other result of this was believing Bush isn't so bad if he is like Gore JI7 Jul 2017 #36

Agreed. And now labeling people is bad, except for corporatists R B Garr Jul 2017 #17

Like calling people 'Bernie bros'? Cute little labels like that? WoonTars Jul 2017 #28

Sigh. The post I responded to expressed offense, R B Garr Jul 2017 #35

Talking about the two issues, Healthcare (Clinton), Climate change (Gore). pirateshipdude Jul 2017 #21

Recommended. H2O Man Jul 2017 #13

Al Gore is a rock solid Democrat ornotna Jul 2017 #31

It's very telling how this thread was hijacked and degraded to Gore's 2000 election... Trial_By_Fire Jul 2017 #38

Just about everyone I know, progressives or Democrats, even some republicans.... George II Jul 2017 #41