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2016 Postmortem

hollysmom

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

Reply to floriduck (Reply #16)

Thu Feb 11, 2016, 06:06 PM

Feb 2016

right has been dragging people further and further in the deep dark bushes.
If I came off too harsh it was because for the last two weeks, I have been fighting with conservatives who claim that the center has moved left. Apparently using actual examples annoys them and they ignore issues I bring up.

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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