INDY500 said:
Do you really think the far left has taken over the Democratic Party?
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Do you really think the far left has taken over the Democratic Party?
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Moonlit_Angel
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Yeah, if the far left has taken over, they've done a pretty lame job of enacting their far left "agenda" so far.
Same here. I was really excited to get one of those registration slips in high school.
Same here. I was really excited to get one of those registration slips in high school.
PhilsFan
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The Democratic Party in the United States is center-right.
coolian2
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given the rather right leaning party in power in new zealand is working on free contraception for unemployed women (a start, at least), you'd be nuts to suggest the democrats are far left.
not really a comparison, just saying.
not really a comparison, just saying.
Moonlit_Angel
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I think the country's nasty earthquakes are about the only thing I DON'T find attractive about New Zealand so far
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Popmartijn
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Yep, they are.
It's one of the reasons why I always find it ridiculous when someone is accusing them of being (far) lefties.
Yes, the fact that Kucinich got bounced in the primary is excellent proof of the far left taking over.
BVS
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I wish certain posters were made to back up their statements, because I find such observations to be so out of tune...
deep
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I could have put this in any of 3 threads,
I put it here because I believe it pertains to Romney's much improved chances for election in November.
the 51% approval sounds good, but it is very misleading
polls in NC showed a majority was not in favor of outlawing all gay relationships, so what happened?
about 30% showed up to vote, it passed by 22% - 61 for 39 against
ask someone, how do you feel about gays marrying?
"I don't care" are you likely to vote, "Nah, who cares".
also quite a bit of support is in larger states, that push the number up.
I'd like to see a poll in the 'undecided states'. I don't believe the numbers would be as good.
regardless, at this point, I am still inclined to vote for Obama, my vote does and does not matter. It won't change the outcome. CA will go for Obama by a wide margin. But it will be added to the national total, like the one that said the American people spoke in 2000 and the majority of them chose Al Gore to be the President. That is one reason I feel strongly about voting, I want there to be a record for all to see what really is the desire of the American people that took the time to vote. Not some asshat unAmerican vote system, where one person's vote can have 8? times the weight of another person vote.
I put it here because I believe it pertains to Romney's much improved chances for election in November.
the 51% approval sounds good, but it is very misleading
polls in NC showed a majority was not in favor of outlawing all gay relationships, so what happened?
about 30% showed up to vote, it passed by 22% - 61 for 39 against
ask someone, how do you feel about gays marrying?
"I don't care" are you likely to vote, "Nah, who cares".
also quite a bit of support is in larger states, that push the number up.
I'd like to see a poll in the 'undecided states'. I don't believe the numbers would be as good.
regardless, at this point, I am still inclined to vote for Obama, my vote does and does not matter. It won't change the outcome. CA will go for Obama by a wide margin. But it will be added to the national total, like the one that said the American people spoke in 2000 and the majority of them chose Al Gore to be the President. That is one reason I feel strongly about voting, I want there to be a record for all to see what really is the desire of the American people that took the time to vote. Not some asshat unAmerican vote system, where one person's vote can have 8? times the weight of another person vote.
deep
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Mitt passes the test, and picks up the mantle.
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* in a manner of speaking
Onward Christian* Soldiers
* in a manner of speaking
Popmartijn
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It looks like he didn't get the memo.
Bush '04 pollster: Change in attitudes on gay marriage across the board - POLITICO.com
Bush '04 pollster: Change in attitudes on gay marriage across the board - POLITICO.com
Irvine511
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does Mitt know most of those non-interracial coupling students without countercultural hairstyles (it's in their rulebook) think he's a cultist?
deep
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of course he knows, he is not stupid
but he is counting on taking their votes all the way to the (swiss) bank.
but he is counting on taking their votes all the way to the (swiss) bank.
MrsSpringsteen
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Yes they think his religion is a cult but he has to kiss their butts anyway. I guess that's why he threw in the one man one woman thing. I'm Mitt and I only have ONE wife. Don't confuse me with that Cody annoying-as-hell Sister Wives guy.
deep
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Ron Paul to stop spending money on primaries
Ron Paul's ardent supporters are not likely to line up behind Romney.
I do think the Libertarian movement is making some inroads with younger voters.
Ron Paul's ardent supporters are not likely to line up behind Romney.
I do think the Libertarian movement is making some inroads with younger voters.
BVS
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Well the true supporters still believe he's going to win:
(From one of the posters on that link)
LuckyNumber7
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Yeah, just goes to show you that no matter where you look, stupid people will always exist.
INDY500
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Sure by American standards.
What turned generational Democrats into Reagan Democrats?
What was the creation of the DNC in the 90's in response to?
What happened to Southern Democrats?
Where are the Catholic pro-life Democrats in national politics?
How many Blue Dog Democrats are left in the House? 20?
Who replaced Scoop Jackson as a Democratic Hawk? Joe Lieberman, oh wait he was primaried out of the party and is now an independent.
Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi... yes, the far-left is running the Democratic Party.
BVS
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But where are all the examples of far left policy?
You mean the universal health care program that was deemed acceptable by Republicans in the early 1990s, or the series of bailouts started under the Bush Administration?
I think it's fair to say that there aren't really many right-wing Democrats left, although there are a lot of pro-life Democrats. But left-wing Republicans, like Lincoln Chafee and Jim Jeffords, are also gone. And I also don't think it's fair to say that the core of the Democratic party has shifted particularly far to the left in recent years.
I think it's fair to say that there aren't really many right-wing Democrats left, although there are a lot of pro-life Democrats. But left-wing Republicans, like Lincoln Chafee and Jim Jeffords, are also gone. And I also don't think it's fair to say that the core of the Democratic party has shifted particularly far to the left in recent years.
Irvine511
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Obama runs to the right of Reagan on many things.
deep
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A lot of people do these comparisons with politicians from different eras. It is kind of pointless.
The right/ left and conservative/ liberal are defined by the times they are in.
The right/ left and conservative/ liberal are defined by the times they are in.
BVS
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Some things yes, but to deny that their are universal definitions and to deny the fact that one's own extreme right or left placement will skew these things is ignoring the whole picture.
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I get that America is 'conservative' (whatever that means), but you gotta ask yourself how far right the window can shift before you're talking real damage. If Obama is a socialist, you're in a world of trouble.
PhilsFan
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I love that Obama and Pelosi's names are evidence in and of themselves that the far left has taken over. That's great debate, right there with the word "ramifications."
deep
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It's funny how the one thing that unites left and right wing voters in Australia and New Zealand is that, every four years, a considerable majority of them cross their fingers and hope the Democrats win in the US.
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