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2016 Postmortem

floriduck

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4. I don't disagree with your claim about the media.

Reply to hollysmom (Reply #1)

Wed Feb 10, 2016, 01:57 PM

Feb 2016

But how do you reconcile the large swing from centrist to more progressive voting now versus 2008? The media didn't do it by themselves. They are symptomatic of the corporate greed that plagues us. How do you explain the Democrats voting for the TPA and TPP? My own senators Murray and Cantwell voted for the TPP due to Boeing, Microsoft and other corporations in the state. Murray got a $57000 contribution for her support.

And the banks lost whatever regulations they should have had during the Clinton 1990s. As much as I'd like to blame the Tea Party alone, our elected officials have moved further right while the electorate has moved left. Do you still disagree with that?

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Why didn't more people see this coming? [View all] floriduck Feb 2016 OP

I disagree. Some of the country has gone bonkers, they just didn't take everyone with them hollysmom Feb 2016 #1

I don't disagree with your claim about the media. floriduck Feb 2016 #4

what swing to progressive from moderate? certainly not in the house or senate hollysmom Feb 2016 #15

You have really misunderstood my posts. floriduck Feb 2016 #16

I took it you thought that the left moved far left and I don't think it has moved at all, but the hollysmom Feb 2016 #19

I'm interested in seeing how the horse gets maneuvered back into the barn. TwilightGardener Feb 2016 #2

I used to be more centrist casperthegm Feb 2016 #3

There is no Center anymore. HooptieWagon Feb 2016 #8

Congress's single digit approval rating should have been a clue. HooptieWagon Feb 2016 #5

The don't care Old Codger Feb 2016 #7

George W..."Passionate Conservative"??? hedda_foil Feb 2016 #6

Author probably meant 'Compassionate Conservative' HooptieWagon Feb 2016 #9

compassionate virtualobserver Feb 2016 #10

Yes, compassionate. My bad. nm floriduck Feb 2016 #14

Yeah, that one gave me a spontaneous laugh (& then a skerry mental picture)! ebayfool Feb 2016 #20

LBJ would have never let anybody get away with saying that. longship Feb 2016 #11

As recently as a year ago, I predicted a Clinton waltz to the nomination. Orsino Feb 2016 #12

Yes and that is one reason Trump does well, aside from his race baiting his supporters believe Jefferson23 Feb 2016 #13

It's not about being more left than right. It's about a govt that works for the corp and 1% Skwmom Feb 2016 #17

A lot of these people are in a bubble of privilege and delusion. Arugula Latte Feb 2016 #18

Kind of crazy isn't it, how much of a surprise it seems to some people. Shandris Feb 2016 #21