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Blue_true

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46. FDR was a great President, but he largely left Blacks out of the deal.

Tue Jan 7, 2020, 06:29 PM

Jan 2020

As he did Native Americans. He didn't do the bold racial equality moves of Truman (integrated the armed forces), or LBJ (pushed through civil rights legistlation knowing that would alienate some Whites).

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

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Morning Consult replies to AOC's comments on the Democratic party being too big a tent [View all] highplainsdem Jan 2020 OP

The best reply to an absolutely divisive, offensive, and insular comment backed up by erroneous emmaverybo Jan 2020 #1

Yes, half identify as moderate, until you ask them about policy, and then a major majority of them vsrazdem Jan 2020 #2

Only boomer_wv Jan 2020 #3

True to a good extent. But they want policy proposals that they can feel are doable, Blue_true Jan 2020 #7

Regarding FDR, dware Jan 2020 #8

FDR was a great President, but he largely left Blacks out of the deal. Blue_true Jan 2020 #46

Yes! rainy Jan 2020 #52

The problem is everytime we get in there, we have to clean up some mess made by the republicans and vsrazdem Jan 2020 #11

But who helped create the situation to begin with? Blue_true Jan 2020 #47

So. your basically saying we have to clean up their mess because we didn't win, because people vsrazdem Jan 2020 #48

A modification of that is exactly what I am saying. Blue_true Jan 2020 #49

Sit down and STFU while more serious people vote. WTF. As much as you migh like that, vsrazdem Jan 2020 #50

Today's elections are won or lost on the margins. Blue_true Jan 2020 #55

Also, Bush True Blue American Jan 2020 #81

+ 80 million gazillion treestar Jan 2020 #83

True!!! rainy Jan 2020 #53

That's the truth!!!! You said it right! rainy Jan 2020 #51

I like the tent I'm in. If we have to make it smaller I know who I'd ask to leave first. George II Jan 2020 #4

Yes, and 30% or more of the party leaves, and then its a toss up over who wins elections. You vsrazdem Jan 2020 #13

If BS were to some how win the nomination, unlikely, dware Jan 2020 #14

Yea, that is why he won Kentucky, LOL. vsrazdem Jan 2020 #15

Wow!!!! dware Jan 2020 #17

He didn't even win KY. He only came close because of conservative DINO voters maximusveritas Jan 2020 #24

Russian Republicans, who are they? vsrazdem Jan 2020 #33

Response to the quote. Don't think Kentucky is center left. vsrazdem Jan 2020 #32

Don't get me wrong, dware Jan 2020 #18

Won Kentucky???? Wawannabe Jan 2020 #67

I'm not calling for the contraction of our tent, but someone else is. If we do, I say we institute.. George II Jan 2020 #16

The absolute best would have real representation rainy Jan 2020 #54

This fact is lost on the "movement" or "revolution" or whatever they call it today NYMinute Jan 2020 #5

Short memories!! Thekaspervote Jan 2020 #9

I view Obama as a liberal. pnwmom Jan 2020 #22

Absolutly right Obama was and is a liberal. I am also happy to see that you comradebillyboy Jan 2020 #40

He votes with progressives about 60% of the time, pnwmom Jan 2020 #43

Couldn't they get a comment from HarrisX? crazytown Jan 2020 #6

Better a tent big enough that they can achieve compromise within the tent pnwmom Jan 2020 #10

Very true. dware Jan 2020 #12

Ayanna Pressley has broken from the squad. sheshe2 Jan 2020 #19

I'm hoping that AOC and others from the squad dware Jan 2020 #20

Agree and we will always be a big tent. sheshe2 Jan 2020 #21

"She's in the farthest left 1/9 of the party." Well, all right then. Hekate Jan 2020 #23

AOC is a Lioness peoli Jan 2020 #25

They call themselves the squad...what are you talking about? nt UniteFightBack Jan 2020 #28

Um, she's the one that came up with the name LongtimeAZDem Jan 2020 #30

Trump or Fox came up with it peoli Jan 2020 #58

No, she did, when she posted the picture of them on Instagram. I gave you a link. LongtimeAZDem Jan 2020 #60

OT but it seems to me that Pressley is keeping her distance from the rest of the comradebillyboy Jan 2020 #74

She is also a Freshman member of Congress. MineralMan Jan 2020 #41

HRC, Harris and Warren are all three Liberal. AOC's Democratic socialist seems to be the outlier. Bummfuzzle Jan 2020 #26

If she doesn't want to be in the same party then she can gets to getting. nt UniteFightBack Jan 2020 #27

Please stop with the if you don't like it here just leave. We hear enough of that already. vsrazdem Jan 2020 #34

It's not nearly as odious as "I don't like you here. Get out." lapucelle Jan 2020 #57

My question is True Blue American Jan 2020 #82

AOC is still young and her instant celebrity / lightening rod status, summer_in_TX Jan 2020 #29

K&R betsuni Jan 2020 #31

"liberal" is more like "moderate" than "socialist" mathematic Jan 2020 #35

I am surprised that democratic socialist is 11% Gothmog Jan 2020 #36

Her party would be a small one!! UncleNoel Jan 2020 #37

What she said was so ignorant of the larger party.. this is a national election.. not Peacetrain Jan 2020 #38

The labels in this and other polls are very dishonest -- to the grave Hortensis Jan 2020 #39

And all of those Democratic House members, save just a couple, MineralMan Jan 2020 #42

Yes. No surprise at all for most. Very interesting how Hortensis Jan 2020 #45

All of that, x1000000000 redqueen Jan 2020 #44

This shit is worth crying over. Kurt V. Jan 2020 #56

No one is "crying".. are you crying? Cha Jan 2020 #70

yes. all the damn time. half of the party identifies as *not liberal* Kurt V. Jan 2020 #71

Buck up.. as long as people adhere to the truth Cha Jan 2020 #72

+1 i try Kurt V. Jan 2020 #73

Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2020 #59

Why will Bernie draw moderates and how does AOC play into your equation? marble falls Jan 2020 #62

Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2020 #68

Odd sort of question, do you mean "is the tent too small for moderates?" marble falls Jan 2020 #69

Our nominee period will need moderates no matter who ii is. totodeinhere Jan 2020 #63

Exactly.. she didn't think this through. Cha Jan 2020 #75

So, those of us who are farther left should just Bettie Jan 2020 #61

The two party system is a cancer. We need proportional representation. nt redqueen Jan 2020 #64

Yeah, she's in NO position AT ALL. Cha Jan 2020 #65

Didn't we get our blue wave bc of white suburban women? i mean i'll take it... Kurt V. Jan 2020 #76

We got it because of Moderates and Nancy Pelosi Cha Jan 2020 #77

policy had almost no impact on the group i identified. these policy debates have been around forever Kurt V. Jan 2020 #78

No, you're wrong. Nancy advised Healthcare and Cha Jan 2020 #79

that doesn't explain the voter surge for left leaning indies. their hc is fine. Kurt V. Jan 2020 #80

... Wawannabe Jan 2020 #66