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2016 Postmortem

Art_from_Ark

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8. Yup-- and '60s mainstream liberal (like JFK, RFK, Frank Church, Mike Mansfield)

Reply to BillZBubb (Reply #7)

Tue Feb 23, 2016, 12:40 AM

Feb 2016

is the new "left fringe"

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Progressives, we have a problem... [View all] MellowDem Feb 2016 OP

Maybe this election Iol59 Feb 2016 #1

Post removed Post removed Feb 2016 #2

whoa, dude RobertEarl Feb 2016 #6

I'm not sure about that poll. For example, I think most Dems will vote for Sanders if he gets Hoyt Feb 2016 #3

There is no poll that says they wouldn't, you are making that up. Fact is any LGBT Democrat can tell Bluenorthwest Feb 2016 #13

Hey Blue, not to be argumentative but BillZBubb Feb 2016 #16

Whoo. I'm responding to lines like 41% of Dems would no vote for a socialist. Hoyt Feb 2016 #17

we Old Codger Feb 2016 #4

Only 44% of Democrats identify as "liberal". Dem2 Feb 2016 #5

Or perhaps the meaning of liberal has been totally degraded by the move to the right? BillZBubb Feb 2016 #7

Yup-- and '60s mainstream liberal (like JFK, RFK, Frank Church, Mike Mansfield) Art_from_Ark Feb 2016 #8

Ahhh, so liberal means "march in lockstep" Dem2 Feb 2016 #12

No, liberal means, you know, supporting a real liberal candidate. BillZBubb Feb 2016 #15

The Democratic party has always been a very diverse party. More so than the Republicans and most... yawnmaster Feb 2016 #9

IMO, it's because the many of the people who care about those issues were forced out of the party Hydra Feb 2016 #10

Start a new one. This one is beyond salvaging. n/t VulgarPoet Feb 2016 #14

I think we have an even worse divide on economic and corporate issues dreamnightwind Feb 2016 #11

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