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2016 Postmortem

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2. The main stream of the Dermocratic Party has already succeeded in redefining liberalism.

Wed Jan 23, 2013, 08:55 PM

Jan 2013

It is now more in common with the socially liberal business conservativism of Bismarck than the progressivism of Teddy Roosevelt.

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The Conservative Left. Obama is trying to seize conservatism from Republicans [View all] DonViejo Jan 2013 OP

I'll concede on the marijuana and Occupy, CheapShotArtist Jan 2013 #4

President Obama isn't trying to "seize" anything Proud Liberal Dem Jan 2013 #3

Aww...MAN! BlueDemKev Jan 2013 #5

Yo, folks: Saletan is NOT saying Obama is conservative ... frazzled Jan 2013 #7

Exactly!... DonViejo Jan 2013 #8

"conservative left"? That's stealing "moron" from "oxymoron". n/t winter is coming Jan 2013 #9