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genxlib

(5,518 posts)

4. It's really not that complicated

Reply to HAB911 (Original post)

Wed Aug 29, 2018, 08:14 AM

Aug 2018

Party affiliation is declining while more and more people are declaring themselves Independent.

Without open primaries, the selection of the candidates is left to those who remain in the parties. Meanwhile, the independents complain that there are no moderate candidates. No kidding.

The shift to Independent is largely a ruse when it comes to the ultimate vote. Those people who leave the parties pretty well stay with the voting trends. But it certainly affects who gets nominated.

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The far right is meeting the far left in Florida, and it's going to be a doozy [View all] HAB911 Aug 2018 OP

Wow, what a biased headline. Andrew Gillum is NOT Hortensis Aug 2018 #1

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Me. Aug 2018 #28

:) Jonathan Capehart has an excellent op piece on Gillum Hortensis Sep 2018 #29

I Do Remember Me. Sep 2018 #30

The Repubs' and Russia's ongoing and un-rejected Hortensis Sep 2018 #31

SNAP Hortensis Me. Sep 2018 #32

You're right. Sanders had little to do with his success ... dawg Sep 2018 #33

I am getting so tired PatSeg Sep 2018 #35

Gillum is not the "far left." Sheesh. SunSeeker Aug 2018 #2

Don't consider Gillum "far left", he's left of center. I octoberlib Aug 2018 #3

leftwing means 'needs of the many' pretzel4gore Aug 2018 #6

You think Stalin cared about the needs of the many? mythology Aug 2018 #15

Post removed Post removed Aug 2018 #22

Are you seriously defending Stalin? yardwork Aug 2018 #17

Post removed Post removed Aug 2018 #18

that's some top tier whataboutism right there. JHan Aug 2018 #23

Stalin was a violent, cruel sociopath PatSeg Sep 2018 #36

It's really not that complicated genxlib Aug 2018 #4

Are Dem-leaning indies complaining there are no moderate candidates? Hortensis Aug 2018 #7

I haven't heard any specific complaints genxlib Aug 2018 #9

But moderate Dems have NOT been "removing themselves Hortensis Aug 2018 #10

Actually, the trend is towards Independants genxlib Aug 2018 #11

The figures presented are for Florida alone and do not address Hortensis Aug 2018 #12

I am not sure what you are disagreeing with genxlib Aug 2018 #16

What evidence do you have for the claim that primary voters are further left/right than average? Garrett78 Aug 2018 #20

... Me. Sep 2018 #34

Independents are neither moderate nor swing voters. Garrett78 Aug 2018 #13

If people really care about who a Democratic or republican candidate should be in an election..... George II Aug 2018 #24

70% Dem and 51% R support M4A, 61% Americans support legalizing marijuana, Nanjeanne Aug 2018 #5

"and it's the media who are far off." Spot on! Hortensis Aug 2018 #8

See post #14. The media lives for making false equivalencies. Garrett78 Aug 2018 #21

I started a thread a while back asking what constitutes "far left." Garrett78 Aug 2018 #14

Jesus Fucking Christ ismnotwasm Aug 2018 #19

I can imagine the meeting is going to be like this: Initech Aug 2018 #25

Far left? I heard Gillum the other day and his platform sounds like what a majority rurallib Aug 2018 #26

Geez, I was having a calm wind down Friday after a stressful week. Blue_true Aug 2018 #27