You are viewing an obsolete version of the DU website which is no longer supported by the Administrators. Visit The New DU.

Latest

Greatest

Lobby

Journals

Options

Help

Reply #65: Before Reagan [View All]

Printer-friendly format

Email this thread to a friend

Bookmark this thread

This topic is archived.

Home » Discuss » Archives » General Discussion: Presidential (Through Nov 2009)

IronLionZion

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Mon Apr-04-05 07:55 PM
Response to Reply #11

65. Before Reagan

The Democrats controlled everything for a long time by being liberal on social programs that help people (FDR, Truman, Kennedy, Johnson) And Republicans tended to be moderate (Eisenhower, Nixon) Hell, even George H.W. Bush tried to balance the budget to appease Democrats! Dems even held Congress until Hillary-care in the early 90's.

But during that time the Republicans were building up their party to be a clear alternative to the Democrats. Reagan is widely considered to be the turning point, he was like the quintessential Republican.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

Home » Discuss » Archives » General Discussion: Presidential (Through Nov 2009)

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators

Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.

Home | Discussion Forums | Journals | Store | Donate

About DU | Contact Us | Privacy Policy

Got a message for Democratic Underground? Click here to send us a message.