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Thu Dec 8, 2011, 11:01 AM

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1. Up to?? He's only feeding his attention monkey.

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Why does Ralph Nader seem to target liberal Democrats for a primary challenge? [View all]	LoZoccolo	Dec 2011	OP
Up to?? He's only feeding his attention monkey.	comipinko	Dec 2011	#1
Easier for him to peel those off than a few conservative Republicans. nt	greyl	Dec 2011	#2
He isn't up to anything.	HappyMe	Dec 2011	#3
Desperate man in need of attention	JNelson6563	Dec 2011	#4
Do you consider President Obama a liberal Democrat?	Scuba	Dec 2011	#5
Yes, I do.	LoZoccolo	Dec 2011	#6
Yeah, but it's not about finding one person left or right of the President...	Scuba	Dec 2011	#7
Why do you think that he's a moderate Republican, if he's a Democrat?	LoZoccolo	Dec 2011	#8
Because, in my world, Democrats hold true to Democratic values....	Scuba	Dec 2011	#9
Which registered moderate Republican has positions that are just like President Obama's?	LoZoccolo	Dec 2011	#12
Do you know any liberal Democrats who aren't willing to fight for Medicare for All? Who ...	Scuba	Dec 2011	#14
But what moderate Republican is he like?	LoZoccolo	Dec 2011	#15
The actions he has taken fit him neatly into my definition of "moderate Republican".....	Scuba	Dec 2011	#16
Is there another moderate Republican who is like him?	LoZoccolo	Dec 2011	#18
You're confusing being a Republican or Democrat with acting like one. n/t	Scuba	Dec 2011	#20
Which moderate Republican is President Obama acting like?	LoZoccolo	Dec 2011	#21
Barry Goldwater. n/t	Scuba	Dec 2011	#22
What "states rights" positions does Barack Obama support?	LoZoccolo	Dec 2011	#23
What "liberal Democrat" positions does President Obama support?	Scuba	Dec 2011	#24
I saw this really good list of lists.	LoZoccolo	Dec 2011	#25
This is the one I usually use when defending him, which is often....	Scuba	Dec 2011	#26
I think that the liberal Democrats have decided that they like him.	LoZoccolo	Dec 2011	#27
The like him a lot more than the alternatives, that's for sure....	Scuba	Dec 2011	#28
I am and always have been a liberal. I like him better than any Republican but..	Little Star	Dec 2011	#30
He says Civil Rights should be up to the States	Bluenorthwest	Dec 2011	#58
He doesn't because he is Republican regular ala Bob Dole, Condeleeza Rice, Poppy Bush,	TheKentuckian	Dec 2011	#42
I believe he is speaking historically	kenfrequed	Dec 2011	#75
Liberalism is not defined by one issue. And you don't get to define the standards for what...	phleshdef	Dec 2011	#66
Sorry, but a healthcare plan that requires Americans to purchase....	Scuba	Dec 2011	#67
Like I said, its not up to you. You can tell yourself white means black if you'd like.	phleshdef	Dec 2011	#68
And you can tell yourself that Obama is a liberal, but he's not. n /t	Scuba	Dec 2011	#69
The vast majority of Americans disagree with you on that and likely as does he.	phleshdef	Dec 2011	#70
You're right of course. I'm afraid I'm too old school....	Scuba	Dec 2011	#71
Doing things your way would mean rejecting unemployment extensions and letting Medicare be killed...	phleshdef	Dec 2011	#72
You know nothing of what I think or care about. n/t	Scuba	Dec 2011	#73
The idea of medicare being killed under its own weight is absurd	kenfrequed	Dec 2011	#76
No, its not absurd. Its math. Though I think we both agree on the right solution.	phleshdef	Dec 2011	#78
I noticed	kenfrequed	Dec 2011	#82
"Profit" is not illegal. And I don't think the American public is ideologically ready to make it so.	phleshdef	Dec 2011	#84
Strawman	kenfrequed	Dec 2011	#85
"The cases where public-private mixes function are rather tightly regulated markets" = Exactly...	phleshdef	Dec 2011	#86
Because he is to the right of Richard Nixon.	ozone_man	Dec 2011	#47
That wouldn't make him a Republican, though.	LoZoccolo	Dec 2011	#52
Correct by modern definition.	ozone_man	Dec 2011	#88
Erm, a post-partisan?	joshcryer	Dec 2011	#53
I think so. n/t	ozone_man	Dec 2011	#89
Not only do you consider the president a liberal, but so do the majority of Americans	Number23	Dec 2011	#79
I'm not sure that he does...	freshwest	Dec 2011	#10
man aint that the truth	SwampG8r	Dec 2011	#54
In 2008 he targeted a centrist Democrat who has proven to be a...centrist Democrat.	Tierra_y_Libertad	Dec 2011	#11
My impression was that Ralph Nader was going to support a progressive Democrat.	LoZoccolo	Dec 2011	#13
So? If none appear, should he support a centrist?	Tierra_y_Libertad	Dec 2011	#17
He can support who he wants to.	LoZoccolo	Dec 2011	#19
and how	DonCoquixote	Dec 2011	#31
Why would I want to get mushy independents to vote for a mushy centrist?	Tierra_y_Libertad	Dec 2011	#48
You miss the question	DonCoquixote	Dec 2011	#49
You miss the point. I don't vote for centrists of either of the establishment parties.	Tierra_y_Libertad	Dec 2011	#56
Florida was decided	DonCoquixote	Dec 2011	#91
Seriously, who knows?	Rex	Dec 2011	#29
I believe the problem is with your definition of "Liberal Democrat".	Edweird	Dec 2011	#32
It's not mine, it's Gallup's.	LoZoccolo	Dec 2011	#34
Ok, soooo what's the question again?	Edweird	Dec 2011	#35
Ralph Nader want to put up a primary challenger who appeals to liberal Democrats.	LoZoccolo	Dec 2011	#38
Again, we're back to the definition of "Liberal Democrat".	Edweird	Dec 2011	#39
Welcome to DU3...sigh. nt	Romulox	Dec 2011	#33
Because he is a Republican. n/t	BlueToTheBone	Dec 2011	#36
Obama is a center-right dem	themadstork	Dec 2011	#37
Because he saw his shadow as we enter the next election season.	JoePhilly	Dec 2011	#40
He just received the income reports from the last quarter.	Ikonoklast	Dec 2011	#55
Obama is not a liberal Democrat.	Beacool	Dec 2011	#41
neither was Hillary	DonCoquixote	Dec 2011	#50
If Nader runs, GOP election officials can siphon more votes from the Dem to him	McCamy Taylor	Dec 2011	#43
Funny how Grover gets around	DonCoquixote	Dec 2011	#51
How can he challenge in a primary?	mmonk	Dec 2011	#44
Your definition of "Liberal Democrat" is busted.	Odin2005	Dec 2011	#45
What is my definition of "liberal Democrat"?	LoZoccolo	Dec 2011	#46
You say the President is 'liberal' yet he opposes equal rights	Bluenorthwest	Dec 2011	#57
What minorities are you thinking of?	brooklynite	Dec 2011	#59
If you have to ask that question, man.....	Bluenorthwest	Dec 2011	#61
That's what I thought you meant, but I wanted to be sure...	brooklynite	Dec 2011	#74
The original post is about Nader targeting liberal Democratic voters.	LoZoccolo	Dec 2011	#62
You're saying this to defend Nader? Nader who called the fight for gay rights "Gonad politics?!?!"	stevenleser	Dec 2011	#94
Are there other minority groups you think one can	Bluenorthwest	Dec 2011	#60
What I always say	libodem	Dec 2011	#63
Obama isn't a liberal because he supports equal rights to do conservative things, not liberal things	saras	Dec 2011	#64
I clarified the original post.	LoZoccolo	Dec 2011	#65
I'll take because he's a narcissistic douchebag for $1000, Alex.	11 Bravo	Dec 2011	#77
I think Nader, as always, is concerned about the direction of the country	slay	Dec 2011	#80
he's a spoiler	pitohui	Dec 2011	#81
If by 'paying him under the table'	kenfrequed	Dec 2011	#83
Obama is NOW a liberal democrat?!?!?!? Just in time for the election, right	fascisthunter	Dec 2011	#87
Since 'the majority of liberal Dems support Obama', I assume you'll blame centrists if he loses?	Marr	Dec 2011	#90
Because his ideas are liberal!	Uranus Needs Men	Dec 2011	#92
Because the Republicans pay him to challenge Democrats?	AtomicKitten	Dec 2011	#93
Ooh more Nader. Thanks, if it weren't for you I'd forget he was alive...	SomethingFishy	Dec 2011	#95

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