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In reply to the discussion: Why are establishment Dems afraid of the 'hard left'? [View all]UniteFightBack
(8,231 posts)46. Not fear....it's ANNOYANCE. nt
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Many do, but others want to go far beyond that, and that's what scares the centre. The American
OnDoutside
Aug 2019
#24
Leading question. You assume fear. And who are the "establishment" Dems? Those whose positions are
emmaverybo
Aug 2019
#4
If the Democrats do not win back the White House and Senate ... There won't be any left ...left
Snake Plissken
Aug 2019
#5
If these predictions fail to factor in election fraud, then they are nothing more than lucky
diva77
Aug 2019
#6
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
Obviously, you are making a positive comparison of Warren with FDR. Otherwise why bother to
emmaverybo
Aug 2019
#21
He was fatally flawed. This op-Ed is not the only documented study to expose his role in the
emmaverybo
Aug 2019
#23
I linked to an Op-Ed, which obviously you didn't read. I did not mention anything about an OP.
emmaverybo
Aug 2019
#26
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
Beto O'Rourke and Stacey Abrams got incredible Turnout which helped lower ballot democrats win
JI7
Aug 2019
#30
I'm frequently mystified about the double standard for the two parties
Proud Liberal Dem
Aug 2019
#39