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Democratic Primaries

NRaleighLiberal

(61,111 posts) Tue Mar 12, 2019, 03:57 PM Mar 2019

Based on the 538 Six Wings of the Democratic Party thing - a poll [View all]

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-six-wings-of-the-democratic-party/?ex_cid=story-twitter

Interested about the relative population here at DU - Given that none of us care much for labels, I suspect...which category do you best fit (trying to get a sense of how the DU community spreads out across these categories...and not posted for mind-changing or fighting!)

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	Super Progressive - eg Ocasio-Cortez
	4 (29%)
	Very Progressive - eg Merkley
	3 (21%)
	Progressive New Guard - eg Beto
	3 (21%)
	Progressive Old Guard - eg Biden
	1 (7%)
	Moderates - eg Lamb
	0 (0%)
	Conservative Democrats - eg Manchin
	0 (0%)
	I hate labels
	2 (14%)
	but I love chocolate layer cake
	1 (7%)
	other
	0 (0%)
	0 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Based on the 538 Six Wings of the Democratic Party thing - a poll [View all] NRaleighLiberal Mar 2019 OP

Labels belong on food and drugs and not people. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2019 #1

I think that depends - I am 63 and have always been what I consider super progressive NRaleighLiberal Mar 2019 #3

If you put a gun to my head I would say I am a liberal democrat and a Liberal Democrat. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2019 #5

(I hate guns!) NRaleighLiberal Mar 2019 #6

If I'm looking for inspiration I look to FDR and JFK and RFK. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2019 #9

we are very much aligned. NRaleighLiberal Mar 2019 #10

"gender fluid" is also a label, as is "unlabeled." marylandblue Mar 2019 #17

Not only do I hate these labels, this is one of the reasons why we're in the position we're in today SFnomad Mar 2019 #2

Like I said - it was a poll I posted out of curiosity - but all points - and yours, very much so- NRaleighLiberal Mar 2019 #4

I'm a member of Democratic Socialists of America so I'm with AOC ZeroSomeBrains Mar 2019 #7

well put. Paradigm shifting is never going to be fast and easy, but it has to begin NRaleighLiberal Mar 2019 #8

I really like Nate's analysis in this article Gothmog Mar 2019 #11

I'm a combination crazycatlady Mar 2019 #12

In a lot of ways I'm super progressive - but - OhZone Mar 2019 #13

Why isn't coconut cake an option? brooklynite Mar 2019 #14

I believe that is a very valid question Sherman A1 Mar 2019 #15

Indeed...apologies. and lemon, and red velvet NRaleighLiberal Mar 2019 #16

DNC rules prohibit nuts from running in the primary marylandblue Mar 2019 #18

Nice spread of stances shown so far. DU big tent! NRaleighLiberal Mar 2019 #19