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I kept telling the complainers that President Biden was going to be a big surprise
yellowdogintexas
Mar 2021
#36
That graphing system needs a rework, because Trump was populist, Libertarians self-affecting.
TheBlackAdder
Mar 2021
#78
those charts (that specific site) are useless, I have seen them trotted out so often, they are way
Celerity
Mar 2021
#97
Voters who "perceive" Hillary Clinton, Barak Obama, Joe Biden, and Kamala Harris as "centrist" and
lapucelle
Mar 2021
#23
It's an obsession... quite the compulsion for many on the far left who hate him.
NurseJackie
Mar 2021
#8
That lacks illustrative clarity and precision with regard to making contrasts and comparisons...
NurseJackie
Mar 2021
#24
If "far left" is deemed to be offensive, then "moderate" or "centrist" are offensive, too....
George II
Mar 2021
#32
Who other than you mentioned her? And who are these "conservative Democrats who hate progressives"?
George II
Mar 2021
#45
For contrast, here are Tom Cotton and Mitch McConnell...based on their voting records.
lapucelle
Mar 2021
#21
I often see people with about the same voting records, yet one is progressive, the other centrist
betsuni
Mar 2021
#61
When the far left can get elected in WVA or Arizona then I will listen until then...we need a
Demsrule86
Mar 2021
#43
Harris is more progressive than Sanders. HRC is much more left than Biden and Obama. And
LizBeth
Mar 2021
#10
I am not going to pretend their lack of fact is a reality. I know there are far left with an
LizBeth
Mar 2021
#33
That is what I told folks during the primary. Biden was more left than Pres. Obama.
Demsrule86
Mar 2021
#44
I don't know what your definition is, but Manchin is definitely centrist -- in the middle.
pnwmom
Mar 2021
#55
2016, 2017, 2019 I think. Sanders ranked 11th. 10 other Democratic Leaders ranked more progressive.
LizBeth
Mar 2021
#60
What exactly was the basis for this ranking, out of curiosity? Sanders is a democratic socialist.
DTomlinson
Mar 2021
#64
You gotta educate yourself. The info is out there. I did the reading. I am not going to go out
LizBeth
Mar 2021
#67
You can look up the voting records of individual representatives and senators here.
lapucelle
Mar 2021
#89
They just voted for the most progressive piece of legislation in generations.
Johnny2X2X
Mar 2021
#13
interesting to me is how their phrasing seeks to define them apart from other Democrats
bigtree
Mar 2021
#27
The most important thing about both Sinema and Manchin is that they're DEMOCRATS!
George II
Mar 2021
#35
Progressive Punch ranks Manchin overall at #50 in the Senate, voting with us 62% of the time.
pnwmom
Mar 2021
#40
They voted for the Covid bill exactly what have they done wrong...the minimum wage? It
Demsrule86
Mar 2021
#47
Manchin and Sinema weren't the only ones who voted against the $15 minimum wage
LeftInTX
Mar 2021
#56
They are the mid point between a party of mostly sociopathic politicians and a party of moderates
Bonn1997
Mar 2021
#63
They are in the middle of two parties who are largely skewed to the left and the right. nt
pnwmom
Mar 2021
#75
Joe Manchin is literally defying gravity, and is as "blue" as anything Dems will get from West Virg
LetMyPeopleVote
Mar 2021
#90