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Dem4Life1102

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11. Maybe by today's standards

Reply to hedda_foil (Reply #10)

Fri Oct 25, 2019, 04:08 PM

Oct 2019

Not so 30 years ago

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Warren and Sanders race to out-left each other -- and moderates are terrified [View all] JoeOtterbein Oct 2019 OP

by terrified moderates do they really mean rich republicans and corporations? bluewater Oct 2019 #1

No there are many moderate democrats Dem4Life1102 Oct 2019 #5

Dukakis was no leftie. He was a proto neo-liberal technocrat. hedda_foil Oct 2019 #10

Maybe by today's standards Dem4Life1102 Oct 2019 #11

Yes 30 years ago. And most of all a dreadful campaigner. hedda_foil Oct 2019 #17

It was a passion-free, curb your enthusiasm, Lee Atwater-infected kind of deal BeyondGeography Oct 2019 #19

Yes he was a bad campaigner Dem4Life1102 Oct 2019 #22

You haven't been around here long. hedda_foil Oct 2019 #23

So? Dem4Life1102 Oct 2019 #24

boom Celerity Oct 2019 #69

Ummmmm no they don't. There are plenty right here who agree with this, including me. nt UniteFightBack Oct 2019 #32

Pragmatists terrified - rw'ers jubilant empedocles Oct 2019 #2

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Oct 2019 #3

There's the old saying customerserviceguy Oct 2019 #4

The key is their base won't leave them. Blue_true Oct 2019 #20

I have to disagree with your daughter on this one. TexasTowelie Oct 2019 #6

the moderates I know aren't terrified at all, as america is a center-left country and beachbumbob Oct 2019 #7

What is so called Title I funding? griffi94 Oct 2019 #8

NEW POLL: Nearly half of Americans think Democrats have moved too far to the left Gothmog Oct 2019 #9

About your poll... "however, most of those voters identified as Republicans." Autumn Oct 2019 #18

Yes. My understanding of arithmetic (not even math yet) says that 53% beats 47%, Blue_true Oct 2019 #21

Why public opinion polls don't include the same number of Republicans and Democrats Gothmog Oct 2019 #29

I liked that about 83% of Democrats approve of the Progressive shift in the party from your poll. Autumn Oct 2019 #30

There are more moderates and slightly liberals in the party than expreme liberals Gothmog Oct 2019 #37

i am kinda encouraged that 21% of repubs like the leftward thinking questionseverything Oct 2019 #51

From Nate Gothmog Oct 2019 #61

Baloney! YOHABLO Oct 2019 #26

This is a RW talking point manintheback Oct 2019 #38

If the people are really where you say they are, wouldn't there less "centrist" Democrats... George II Oct 2019 #44

Good point mcar Oct 2019 #48

There is a whole world out there. OldRed2450 Oct 2019 #64

79% registered reTHUGS believe this, only 17% Democrats. jcmaine72 Oct 2019 #56

Neoliberal Centrism; blandly packaged; equals Loss ritapria Oct 2019 #12

Are you saying everyone but Bernie is a neoliberal? Very strange. I recall comradebillyboy Oct 2019 #28

I happened to have just read the following about Hillary: betsuni Oct 2019 #46

Actually, Hillary won both the primary and the general. ehrnst Oct 2019 #41

Sanders is a self proclaimed democratic Socialist, give us a break RudyColludie Oct 2019 #43

"Bernie Sanders turned a state that had always Voted Republican.... George II Oct 2019 #45

+1 betsuni Oct 2019 #47

First time in the history of our nation... OldRed2450 Oct 2019 #65

sanders failed in his attempt to get a single payer law adopted in Vermont Gothmog Oct 2019 #66

You do realize that Vermont has a GOP governor Gothmog Oct 2019 #50

No. But thing is, Joe: If it's appropriate to be terrified of repeating Hortensis Oct 2019 #13

Where is the evidence for the 'terrified moderates'? redqueen Oct 2019 #14

Heck, where's the evidence for ANY moderates except moderate liberals? Hortensis Oct 2019 #15

I don't know how many Democrats qualify to be labeled "moderate" but I doubt that there are abqtommy Oct 2019 #16

I can't decide if it's good or bad that Warren is doing Sanders' 7 minute abs against him. betsuni Oct 2019 #25

Terrified? democratisphere Oct 2019 #27

Count me in as quite concerned. nt UniteFightBack Oct 2019 #33

Any evidence of "terror" on the part of moderates? And who are the moderates, anyway? yardwork Oct 2019 #31

Perhaps terrified is too strong an adjective but I am quite concerned and a little bit UniteFightBack Oct 2019 #34

Yep. I'm terrified that they are handing the election to Trump. LongtimeAZDem Oct 2019 #35

Meh. ismnotwasm Oct 2019 #36

The only thing moderate liberals-to-moderate Dems are terrified of? peggysue2 Oct 2019 #39

+1,000,000,000,000 WA-03 Democrat Oct 2019 #40

right on! RudyColludie Oct 2019 #42

They're Damn Right to be Terrified! Hunt 4 Blue November Oct 2019 #49

Sorry, but this sounds petty as if written to please the rightest wing of blm Oct 2019 #52

Rightest wing? I'm a lifelong liberal Democrat and I'm concerned redstateblues Oct 2019 #54

She's doing better there than most other candidates, yet she's the one blm Oct 2019 #55

She is still behind Joe if you average all polls redstateblues Oct 2019 #62

Which has nothing to do with what I posted. blm Oct 2019 #63

Well I certainly am not terrified. And I don't know anyone else who is either. totodeinhere Oct 2019 #53

BOO!!! still_one Oct 2019 #57

this is silly... myohmy2 Oct 2019 #58

These "moderates are terrified" headlines are ridiculous. betsuni Oct 2019 #59

I am one of those "moderate Democrats" who is not terrified... TreasonousBastard Oct 2019 #60

Yep, thank goodness. BeckyDem Oct 2019 #67

One can allege that 2+222, then simply cite it as an opinion piece. LanternWaste Oct 2019 #68

Florida Democrats want a moderate. Gothmog Oct 2019 #70