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In reply to the discussion: Pew Poll: republicans-older, whiter more conservative; Democrats-more liberal than ever and diverse [View all]TheKentuckian
(25,026 posts)24. Folks like McCaskill, DiFi, Jim Webb, and Baucus. If they are even soft liberals then no wonder
the train is off the tracks. More problematic for me is that the little system seems wholly dependent on what males it to the Senate floor for votes, which is seldom going to be liberal anyway so the whole deal gets skewed to start and I'm not sure with how financial issues are evaluated.
Seriously, when DeMint and Rand Paul are on your approaching the middle list and Wall Street's Senator is pretty solidly liberal it makes me think we are focused on the same things. Fiscal issues were not a major piece of the puzzle in these evaluations.
I see this primarily as a measurement of support for civil liberties within the context of the Senate and secondly on a diplomacy/military outlook on the world stage.
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Pew Poll: republicans-older, whiter more conservative; Democrats-more liberal than ever and diverse [View all]
pampango
Jun 2012
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Folks like McCaskill, DiFi, Jim Webb, and Baucus. If they are even soft liberals then no wonder
TheKentuckian
Jun 2012
#24
If you understand, you won't drop that "would you rather" stuff on people.
Pab Sungenis
Jun 2012
#31
Because "we" don't get to choose. Party leadership determines who will be allowed to run,
Egalitarian Thug
Jun 2012
#5
You mean the 15% of House members that are universally ignored by the people that matter?
Egalitarian Thug
Jun 2012
#16
maybe could term them the 're uneducated'- or -'reactives'- to fit with the 3 r's
lunasun
Jun 2012
#26