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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 07:34 AM

wilt the stilt (3,225 posts)

We are a center right country

I heard this last night while I was enjoying the whining on Fox. WE ARE A CENTER LEFT COUNTRY. We have won the popular vote in 5 of the last 6 elections. Anytime I get into a political discussion with any repub, I will remind them of that and watch their head explode.

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We are a center right country (Original post)	wilt the stilt	Nov 2012	OP
Excellent point.	LisaLynne	Nov 2012	#1
Just look at the percentage of people that now support marriage equality nationally	justiceischeap	Nov 2012	#2
If only our politicians really believed it	Anthony McCarthy	Nov 2012	#3
+1	Scuba	Nov 2012	#4
I think, partly, it's our jobs to convince them	justiceischeap	Nov 2012	#6
That is just one of the many lies the right tells themselves. n/t	Little Star	Nov 2012	#5
And that's why their	Jawja	Nov 2012	#7
A Center Left Country with a Far Right Media and a Right Wing Government...	Junkdrawer	Nov 2012	#8
our country is a center-left population with a center-right power structure	unblock	Nov 2012	#9
Left of center candidates are filtered by the party controlled primaries...	Junkdrawer	Nov 2012	#11
We are governed from the right. But that doesn't mean	mmonk	Nov 2012	#10
Center right would be a darn treat compared to the raving right loons they thrust upon us	cherish44	Nov 2012	#12
So right!! This gets under my craw every time I hear it.	Lint Head	Nov 2012	#13
If we had proportional races instead of winner-take-all, it would be obvious to all	byeya	Nov 2012	#14
yes...Fox is still a propaganda channel	KurtNYC	Nov 2012	#15

Response to wilt the stilt (Original post)

Fri Nov 9, 2012, 07:42 AM

LisaLynne (13,263 posts)

1. Excellent point.

They keep saying that, hoping it is true. But it's not. Especially when the issues are presented clearly instead of under the crazy-spin of wingnuts.

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 07:43 AM

justiceischeap (9,833 posts)

2. Just look at the percentage of people that now support marriage equality nationally

It's over 50% now... I think that's a pretty good indicator that we are a center left nation.

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 07:45 AM

Anthony McCarthy (507 posts)

3. If only our politicians really believed it

they might be more likely to carry out popular programs and win more elections.

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 07:48 AM

Scuba (26,789 posts)

4. +1

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 07:50 AM

justiceischeap (9,833 posts)

6. I think, partly, it's our jobs to convince them

and it's slowly happening within the Democratic party. Adding LGBTQ rights to their plank this year, finally, is a step in the right direction. It means they're getting it and I think leaving God out was an intentional step in the right direction as well. I don't think the Democratic party overlooked that, I think it was their way of trying to remove religion from politics as it has no place there.

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 07:48 AM

Little Star (11,655 posts)

5. That is just one of the many lies the right tells themselves. n/t

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 07:51 AM

Jawja (3,188 posts)

7. And that's why their

Viewers in the Fox bubble are delusional.

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 07:54 AM

Junkdrawer (26,061 posts)

8. A Center Left Country with a Far Right Media and a Right Wing Government...

Moderate Republicans of the 70s would be trashed as left wing ideologues.

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 07:56 AM

unblock (23,779 posts)

9. our country is a center-left population with a center-right power structure

the electoral college favors republicans beyond their numbers.
the corrosive effect of money in elections favors republicans and keeps democrats dependent on moneyed interests.
this helps them win key state elections which lets them gerrymander and get an edge in congress.

the PEOPLE are center-left, but their voice is rather small by the time it gets to washington.

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 08:01 AM

Junkdrawer (26,061 posts)

11. Left of center candidates are filtered by the party controlled primaries...

If the PTB were smart, THAT'S where they would use e-voting election fraud.

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 07:59 AM

mmonk (47,307 posts)

10. We are governed from the right. But that doesn't mean

we, the people, are center right. The concept we live in a representative type of republic is a joke.

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 08:03 AM

cherish44 (2,460 posts)

12. Center right would be a darn treat compared to the raving right loons they thrust upon us

There's nothing "center" about the GOP

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 08:51 AM

Lint Head (10,443 posts)

13. So right!! This gets under my craw every time I hear it.

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 08:59 AM

byeya (2,029 posts)

14. If we had proportional races instead of winner-take-all, it would be obvious to all

that the USA is a left of center country.

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 09:00 AM

KurtNYC (12,078 posts)

15. yes...Fox is still a propaganda channel

the more you watch the less you know

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