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Johonny

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10. It's not so much that liberals have moved to the left as society has moved to the left

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Wed Oct 28, 2015, 02:27 PM

Oct 2015

medicare, social security, abortion, civil rights -these are generally accept ideas with the majority of society. Most moderate democrats don't lose to "liberal" candidates from their own party. They lose to Republicans. On the other hand many moderate and liberal Republicans have lost to batshit crazy RW Republicans.

or to sum this article up in another way

A) Democrats are following general society trends

B) The middle has been lost in the Democratic party because batshit crazy Republicans have been able to win elections against conservative Democrats in conservative districts by labeling them "liberal" even if they were really moderate or conservative.

C) Liberal and moderate Republicans are losing to batshit crazy Republicans in Republican distracts by labeling them "liberal". This has gotten to the point where Paul D. Ryan is too liberal for many Republicans.

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538: "Maybe Republicans Really Are In Disarray" [View all] Attorney in Texas Oct 2015 OP

Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2015 #1

Agreed! Attorney in Texas Oct 2015 #3

This is the best possible news we can get in light of historical trends. Agnosticsherbet Oct 2015 #2

Technically, Gore won in 2000. That would have been 3 Dems in a row. yardwork Oct 2015 #4

Since Bush became President, Bush won. Agnosticsherbet Oct 2015 #15

My point is that the people elected a Democrat three times in a row. yardwork Oct 2015 #17

The "old rules" about the strength or weakness of an incumbent party no longer apply because the Attorney in Texas Oct 2015 #9

Gerrymandering only impacts the House. Agnosticsherbet Oct 2015 #16

I think the poster's point is that gerrymandering allowed the GOP to go extreme. yardwork Oct 2015 #18

I don't agree. Starting with Bush Sr. Agnosticsherbet Oct 2015 #19

First, the "Rockafeller Republicans" weren't really "fiscally conservative socially liberal"). They Attorney in Texas Oct 2015 #20

I take exception to the continued use of the word "conservative" to describe them IDemo Oct 2015 #5

Agreed. Students of government once understood the distinction between conservative and reactionary Attorney in Texas Oct 2015 #8

The have AM Radio, TV news, the WSJ, both houses of Congress, the SCOTUS, maxsolomon Oct 2015 #6

Exactly. Arugula Latte Oct 2015 #7

It's not so much that liberals have moved to the left as society has moved to the left Johonny Oct 2015 #10

It is spooky when Boehner and Ryan are considered too liberal by so many elected congressmonsters Attorney in Texas Oct 2015 #11

Yet this fucked up party controls both the House and Senate FLPanhandle Oct 2015 #12

And the Supreme Court. n/t tabasco Oct 2015 #14

They are good followers and will rally around whatever nutcase tabasco Oct 2015 #13