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2016 Postmortem

Kip Humphrey

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4. have you ever wondered where all these 3rd-Way Democrats came from? Most escaped the RNC

Reply to dreamnightwind (Reply #2)

Fri Feb 12, 2016, 12:09 PM

Feb 2016

in the late 80's, 90's, and 00's, recruited by conservative Democrats as the RNC slid to the far right. These refugees fleeing to the Democratic party are former republicons (most are moderates and corporatists), and they brought their penchant for authoritarianism with them.

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read it and weep olddots Feb 2016 #1

This is what makes DLC Democrats so dangerous dreamnightwind Feb 2016 #2

yes, same goes for so many policy disasters; the DLC is typically the advocate amborin Feb 2016 #3

have you ever wondered where all these 3rd-Way Democrats came from? Most escaped the RNC Kip Humphrey Feb 2016 #4

I think of them as beasts of no party dreamnightwind Feb 2016 #5

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So what! It had to be a democrat. eom Festivito Feb 2016 #10

I don't get your point MisterP Feb 2016 #11

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