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Indykatie

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1. Good Assessment of Political Environment

Reply to PennsylvaniaMatt (Original post)

Sun Dec 30, 2012, 11:26 PM

Dec 2012

Some folks forget that we can't maintain majorities solely with the votes of liberals. All of my friends and family are Democrats and only a handful of them are very liberal. Most would fall in the centrist camp and they all are pleased with the job PBO is doing. I don't think I am the exception to the rule on this either.

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President Obama's Centrist Actions/Rhetoric Now = Future Demise Of The GOP [View all] PennsylvaniaMatt Dec 2012 OP

Good Assessment of Political Environment Indykatie Dec 2012 #1

So those that fall into the "centrist" camp, please tell us what they stand for. rhett o rick Dec 2012 #11

In practice, it means they go along with Republican ideas, but a bit less so. Jim Lane Dec 2012 #20

Thank you and that's how I see it. I was trying once again to get a so-called centrist to admit rhett o rick Dec 2012 #21

I prefer to believe that GOP will manage to be inconsequential without assist by O. Tutonic Dec 2012 #2

If the Republicans were extinct but their ideology dominates then more is lost than gained TheKentuckian Dec 2012 #3

+100 truebluegreen Dec 2012 #6

The argument that Obama is playing the GOP has been stated ad nauseum. jerseyjack Dec 2012 #4

and speaking of "ad nauseum" .... Buzz Clik Dec 2012 #12

the problem has always been the message not the execution. .. the messaging is going to stink uponit7771 Dec 2012 #5

Barack Obama takes his marching orders from stumblnrose Dec 2012 #7

He's Smart But colsohlibgal Dec 2012 #8

I think the point of the OP was that he proposes center right compromises... Kablooie Dec 2012 #9

EXACTLY! PennsylvaniaMatt Dec 2012 #14

Yes but is that Democratic Party going to accept rhett o rick Dec 2012 #10

.... DeSwiss Dec 2012 #13

Political parties in the US change and evolve over time PennsylvaniaMatt Dec 2012 #16

And yet..... DeSwiss Dec 2012 #18

The reason, and impartiality he showed cbrer Dec 2012 #15

well that's nice. Flying Squirrel Dec 2012 #17

So he's helping the Democratic Party by abandoning everything it stands for? cui bono Dec 2012 #19

Very well put. :-/ n/t DeSwiss Dec 2012 #22