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Hard Left, like Hard Right, are extremes. democratisphere Aug 2019 #1
The hard left is a myth. JoeOtterbein Aug 2019 #2
Agree 110% n/t Greybnk48 Aug 2019 #3
We have to win elections first before we changes demosincebirth Aug 2019 #20
Many do, but others want to go far beyond that, and that's what scares the centre. The American OnDoutside Aug 2019 #24
Tell that to the 2016 election. nt UniteFightBack Aug 2019 #42
We wish that were true. You know, extremists on both Hortensis Aug 2019 #48
There is NO Hard Left or Far Left anymore. Farmer-Rick Aug 2019 #37
Leading question. You assume fear. And who are the "establishment" Dems? Those whose positions are emmaverybo Aug 2019 #4
Great question. I think it is people like me in our 60's redstatebluegirl Aug 2019 #40
If I may offer a definition ProfessorPlum Aug 2019 #41
If the Democrats do not win back the White House and Senate ... There won't be any left ...left Snake Plissken Aug 2019 #5
That's when we will forced to go truly UNDERGROUND Sucha NastyWoman Aug 2019 #33
If these predictions fail to factor in election fraud, then they are nothing more than lucky diva77 Aug 2019 #6
$$$$$$$ jalan48 Aug 2019 #7
who says so and which establishment dems? nt msongs Aug 2019 #8
Not Sure colsohlibgal Aug 2019 #9
As long as there's corruption in the voting process abqtommy Aug 2019 #10
A little over dramatic wasupaloopa Aug 2019 #14
Ya think tRUMP is "over dramatic"? abqtommy Aug 2019 #32
When you can unburden yourself from social causes, and even Baitball Blogger Aug 2019 #11
For many of us, it is from the Nixon-McCarthy election of 1972. Midnight Writer Aug 2019 #12
1972 George McGovern loses 520 to 17 grantcart Aug 2019 #13
fortunately it is 47 years later ProfessorPlum Aug 2019 #43
No such thing. This is fud. Joe941 Aug 2019 #15
If Bernie is the far left I am afraid if he got the nomination. wasupaloopa Aug 2019 #16
FDR wasn't a Democratic Socialist. He was a progressive Democrat and a capitalist, like Warren. n/t pnwmom Aug 2019 #17
FDR was forced by circumstance and expediency to adopt "progressive" policies. But he was emmaverybo Aug 2019 #18
I'm not "insisting" on "adulating FDR." I'm responding to this quote in the OP: pnwmom Aug 2019 #19
Obviously, you are making a positive comparison of Warren with FDR. Otherwise why bother to emmaverybo Aug 2019 #21
FDR was flawed. Who isn't? pnwmom Aug 2019 #22
He was fatally flawed. This op-Ed is not the only documented study to expose his role in the emmaverybo Aug 2019 #23
The OP isn't about FDR. It only has one throw-away reference to him. pnwmom Aug 2019 #25
I linked to an Op-Ed, which obviously you didn't read. I did not mention anything about an OP. emmaverybo Aug 2019 #26
This message was self-deleted by its author pnwmom Aug 2019 #27
The American people wanted no part of Europe's war. The American People did not care. nt UniteFightBack Aug 2019 #44
The American people did not know what FDR did at the time. And we did get involved. The article emmaverybo Aug 2019 #47
the comparison is neither consider themselves to be socialists . but would be examples of SAVING JI7 Aug 2019 #31
Recommended democrank Aug 2019 #28
K&R Kurt V. Aug 2019 #29
Beto O'Rourke and Stacey Abrams got incredible Turnout which helped lower ballot democrats win JI7 Aug 2019 #30
lol establishment Dems ! stonecutter357 Aug 2019 #34
The left exists, just not in America. pecosbob Aug 2019 #35
so hard left gets quotes but establishment Dems is mighty fine qazplm135 Aug 2019 #36
K&R n/t ChazII Aug 2019 #38
I'm frequently mystified about the double standard for the two parties Proud Liberal Dem Aug 2019 #39
Imo ananda Aug 2019 #45
Not fear....it's ANNOYANCE. nt UniteFightBack Aug 2019 #46
Estabilishment Dems!... SidDithers Aug 2019 #49
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