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dmosh42

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22. And much more DUMB!

Reply to BlueDemKev (Reply #19)

Tue Jun 5, 2012, 10:00 AM

Jun 2012

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Pew Poll: republicans-older, whiter more conservative; Democrats-more liberal than ever and diverse [View all] pampango Jun 2012 OP

So if our party is so much more liberal than ever Pab Sungenis Jun 2012 #1

Yes. If we're so liberal... JHB Jun 2012 #2

The breakdown of congressional democrats is precisely as the poll says. joshcryer Jun 2012 #3

Yeah, and 98% of congressional Republicans.... BlueDemKev Jun 2012 #18

Which conservatives are you referring to? Skinner Jun 2012 #4

"Which conservatives are you referring to?" Pab Sungenis Jun 2012 #8

Oh. Skinner Jun 2012 #9

It's been a trend since 1988. Pab Sungenis Jun 2012 #14

Even after a quarter-century.... BlueDemKev Jun 2012 #30

My problem is not with Dukakis, who was an absolute failure, yes. Pab Sungenis Jun 2012 #32

Dukakis should have fired back "Yeah, I'm liberal and damn proud of it!" BlueDemKev Jun 2012 #35

Exactly. Pab Sungenis Jun 2012 #37

Well... BlueDemKev Jun 2012 #39

That's My Congress rates Reid as a moderate. joshcryer Jun 2012 #10

Folks like McCaskill, DiFi, Jim Webb, and Baucus. If they are even soft liberals then no wonder TheKentuckian Jun 2012 #24

Obama, Pelosi, Reid, & Wasserman-Shultz? BlueDemKev Jun 2012 #20

You see, this is the kind of shit that drives people out of the party. Pab Sungenis Jun 2012 #27

I understand, however... BlueDemKev Jun 2012 #28

If you understand, you won't drop that "would you rather" stuff on people. Pab Sungenis Jun 2012 #31

Even so, BlueDemKev Jun 2012 #36

Ummm... Pab Sungenis Jun 2012 #38

Pretty much. Pelosi excluded and she can wax limousine at times. TheKentuckian Jun 2012 #25

Because "we" don't get to choose. Party leadership determines who will be allowed to run, Egalitarian Thug Jun 2012 #5

Tell that to the Progressive Caucus, why don't ya. joshcryer Jun 2012 #7

And its durn conservatives... pinboy3niner Jun 2012 #11

Don't get me started about that muslin Keith Ellison! joshcryer Jun 2012 #12

You mean the 15% of House members that are universally ignored by the people that matter? Egalitarian Thug Jun 2012 #16

Apparently, there was no "ever" before the year 2000. surrealAmerican Jun 2012 #23

excellent point Blue_Tires Jun 2012 #33

Thankfully they'll all die off soon. joshcryer Jun 2012 #6

One big demographic is missing shawn703 Jun 2012 #13

I think the "older" thing is a bit misleading nxylas Jun 2012 #15

That, and most people tend to become more conservative as they get older... BlueDemKev Jun 2012 #21

That doesn't necessarily translate to Teabaggerism, though nxylas Jun 2012 #34

Maybe an interesting parallel in the global economy The2ndWheel Jun 2012 #40

I think they meant older than before, not older than Democrats. ieoeja Jun 2012 #41

This does not mean that people are becoming more conservative or liberal. harmonicon Jun 2012 #17

Conservative Coalition.... BlueDemKev Jun 2012 #19

And much more DUMB! dmosh42 Jun 2012 #22

maybe could term them the 're uneducated'- or -'reactives'- to fit with the 3 r's lunasun Jun 2012 #26

Okay, add "Retards" to the list of R's BlueDemKev Jun 2012 #29

Not cool nxylas Jun 2012 #42

Just speaking their language.... BlueDemKev Jun 2012 #43