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13. Obama

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Wed Feb 12, 2020, 03:57 PM

Feb 2020

Yes, we liked to have elected a black. But he was, still is, a centrist. He selected former Clinton - yes, a centrist - staff members to be his staff. As a matter of fact, I remember grumbling on these pages immediately after his nomination because he was not "pure" enough.

Don't we just love "pure" candidates. Here, put this one in quotation marks.

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

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Who was the last non "centrist" Democrat to be elected president? [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2020 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author bluewater Feb 2020 #1

Jackson? Right winger. Kaleva Feb 2020 #2

LOL honest.abe Feb 2020 #3

Was Old Hickory a right winger for his time? DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2020 #6

Post removed Post removed Feb 2020 #4

Mike Gravel and Dennis Kucinich were to the left of PBO. DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2020 #8

Post removed Post removed Feb 2020 #22

I agree with the person above on Teddy Roosevelt el_bryanto Feb 2020 #5

TR was a Republican DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2020 #7

yeah, I misread the question, so self-deleted. bluewater Feb 2020 #10

Iit was a great answer till I thought "Waaaaaiiit a minute here!". Kaleva Feb 2020 #16

TR was not a republican. He started a progressive party which ultimately was named the in2herbs Feb 2020 #11

Roosevelt was a Republican when he was president. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #19

Teddy was a Republican bluescribbler Feb 2020 #9

How is this even in dispute?! InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2020 #39

LBJ denem Feb 2020 #12

Not on Vietnam. DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2020 #20

"centrist" generally refers to economic policy denem Feb 2020 #24

If you're calling him a conservative, he did pass major civil rights legislation Clash City Rocker Feb 2020 #30

The opposite - I'm call him a 'non centrist' denem Feb 2020 #33

LBJ was elected once wryter2000 Feb 2020 #41

Obama question everything Feb 2020 #13

Kennedy was progressive for his day. bluewater Feb 2020 #14

Adlai Stevenson was to the left of JFK. He was also a cold warrior. DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2020 #15

Lyndon Johnson was very progressive on social issues. bluewater Feb 2020 #17

yeah - I'd go with Johnson rurallib Feb 2020 #18

He wasn't seen that way before he took office. marybourg Feb 2020 #35

exactly right Voltaire2 Feb 2020 #36

since 1980 a centrist is anyone slighty left of Reagan jg10003 Feb 2020 #21

It depends how you define centrist democrattotheend Feb 2020 #23

FDR customerserviceguy Feb 2020 #25

Agree. 33taw Feb 2020 #34

Probably Obama, honestly. bearsfootball516 Feb 2020 #26

But it's not uncommon to see some groups on the left label Obama as centrist or even conservative Sapient Donkey Feb 2020 #31

re: "The ACA, bank bailouts were all considered extremely progressive." Not really. thesquanderer Feb 2020 #38

George McGovern...... still_one Feb 2020 #27

I'd say Obama in 2008 ran as a progressive but governed as a centrist if we are using " Nanjeanne Feb 2020 #28

Obama. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2020 #29

none. TrunKated Feb 2020 #32

OTOH, Dems have often lost when running a centrist. We haven't lost with a liberal since 1972. n/t thesquanderer Feb 2020 #37

actually Bill Clinton MFM008 Feb 2020 #40