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RC

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36. Not voting Republican, is not good enough by far.

Reply to Ikonoklast (Reply #19)

Mon Aug 20, 2012, 04:09 PM

Aug 2012

Too many Democrats are Blue Dogs and/or DLC and even ex-Republicans, sleepers infiltrating the Democratic party.
You have to look at their political history.

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???What the bloodly hell are Centrists??? [View all] 6502 Aug 2012 OP

What they are really saying is Rincewind Aug 2012 #1

From what I've gathered... Drunken Irishman Aug 2012 #2

Well said. reflection Aug 2012 #31

right wingers & libertarians. HiPointDem Aug 2012 #3

What's the difference between Centrists and Independents? limpyhobbler Aug 2012 #4

Today's "Centrists" used to be called something else.... lapfog_1 Aug 2012 #5

What about the John Birch Society is "centrist"? pampango Aug 2012 #8

yup - you are correct lapfog_1 Aug 2012 #37

A centrist boomerbust Aug 2012 #6

What are you really saying here? hfojvt Aug 2012 #7

Thank you Madam Mossfern Aug 2012 #10

Which conservative/Republican arguments are you referring to? Which ones should we look at? JHB Aug 2012 #12

"Populism" can be good or bad depending on whether is based on the left or on the right. pampango Aug 2012 #18

Centralist now are Blue Dog, DLC types and moderate Republicans. RC Aug 2012 #32

The only question that needs answered, and you didn't address it, is this: Ikonoklast Aug 2012 #19

Not voting Republican, is not good enough by far. RC Aug 2012 #36

Centrists get money from RW sources Capt. Obvious Aug 2012 #9

you gotta stand for something datasuspect Aug 2012 #11

Largely a myth, it turns out IDemo Aug 2012 #13

'Centrists', 'Moderates' are the same thing TransitJohn Aug 2012 #14

As I'm sure you know there are segments of the population that are jp11 Aug 2012 #15

There may have been centrists once DonCoquixote Aug 2012 #16

I am reminded of what Jim Hightower said. Norrin Radd Aug 2012 #17

They are people who are either confused hifiguy Aug 2012 #20

You can't see the center kctim Aug 2012 #21

Sounds like republicanism shit to me. Autumn Aug 2012 #23

you just managed to illustrate how far to the right the "center" has migrated.. frylock Aug 2012 #25

More like kctim Aug 2012 #38

It's not that folks on the left have migrated that far from the "center"; Jamaal510 Aug 2012 #41

The majority define where the "center" is kctim Aug 2012 #42

Centrists or Independents seem to think republicans have a few ideas they like Autumn Aug 2012 #22

They are people who have committed their entire political ideology to a logical fallacy. white_wolf Aug 2012 #24

Anyone to the right of me is an evil idiot and anyone to the left of me is a delusional crackpot. Throd Aug 2012 #26

Fence sitters. Lint Head Aug 2012 #27

I'm not a centrist but ann--- Aug 2012 #28

It is A Seductive Fallacy, Sir, Known As The Fallacy Of the Golden Mean The Magistrate Aug 2012 #29

If the extremists are way out on very long limbs, then that leaves a vast space for centrists. randome Aug 2012 #30

I'm a centrist taught_me_patience Aug 2012 #33

Useless people. nt Comrade_McKenzie Aug 2012 #34

You need go no further than..... NCTraveler Aug 2012 #35

People who look to their left and to their right and ask LanternWaste Aug 2012 #39

A centrist is someone who agrees with every item on the Democratic platform... Ash_F Aug 2012 #40