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Thu Mar-15-07 01:46 PM
Response to Reply #16 |
| 23. even if that were the case, why did they vote for him AGAIN in 84? |
| -Did "Reagen Democrats" really exist? |
Dawgs |
Mar-15-07 01:24 PM |
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Yes, I'm afraid they did. |
WI_DEM |
Mar-15-07 01:25 PM |
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gotta love the description. "Working class, fiscally responsible, family values" |
ComerPerro |
Mar-15-07 01:27 PM |
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I think it's helpful to look at how Carter looked in 1980 |
bryant69 |
Mar-15-07 01:39 PM |
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even if that were the case, why did they vote for him AGAIN in 84? |
ComerPerro |
Mar-15-07 01:46 PM |
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I think your disdain for Reagan, well justified though it is, |
bryant69 |
Mar-15-07 01:50 PM |
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his most successful speeches were based on lies, that was the "strength" |
ComerPerro |
Mar-15-07 02:35 PM |
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I can see that your mind is made up |
bryant69 |
Mar-15-07 02:44 PM |
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lol, if you wanna worhip at the Church of Reagan, you might try watching Hannity |
ComerPerro |
Mar-15-07 02:46 PM |
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Mar-15-07 03:07 PM |
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insult me all you want. I'm not the one still delusional enough to think he was a great man. |
ComerPerro |
Mar-15-07 03:49 PM |
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OK let me run this down again. |
bryant69 |
Mar-15-07 06:18 PM |
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Yeah, they did exist: |
damntexdem |
Mar-15-07 03:47 PM |
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well, someone voted for that asshole, and it wasn't just Repigs |
ComerPerro |
Mar-15-07 01:25 PM |
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It was a term that was coined in the early 80's after Reagan's election. |
madinmaryland |
Mar-15-07 01:27 PM |
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many were also from industrialized blue collar/ethnic areas of the MW |
WI_DEM |
Mar-15-07 01:29 PM |
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So that explains Regean's wins in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, etc. |
Clark2008 |
Mar-15-07 01:43 PM |
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Sure they existed |
new_beawr |
Mar-15-07 01:28 PM |
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You bet there were. |
GregD |
Mar-15-07 01:29 PM |
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Yes my father was one... |
liberaliraqvet26 |
Mar-15-07 01:29 PM |
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Yup... |
Sammy Pepys |
Mar-15-07 01:30 PM |
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It goes back before Carter. It certainly was in effect in '72 with so-called "Nixon Democrats" |
WI_DEM |
Mar-15-07 01:36 PM |
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I was thinking of "Reagan Democrats" in their purest form... |
Sammy Pepys |
Mar-15-07 01:50 PM |
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Oh they did exist: Working class people who ordinarily voted Democratic |
kenny blankenship |
Mar-15-07 01:32 PM |
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Yes. |
baldguy |
Mar-15-07 01:34 PM |
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The same 'Dems' |
realpolitik |
Mar-15-07 01:34 PM |
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I'm a Reagan Democrat ... |
Drifter |
Mar-15-07 01:35 PM |
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Oh, snap! |
gatorboy |
Mar-15-07 01:46 PM |
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Yes, but I think it's more accurate to call them "Nixon Democrats"... |
SteppingRazor |
Mar-15-07 01:36 PM |
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So, the Southern Strategy was used for Reagan's wins in Michigan |
Clark2008 |
Mar-15-07 01:46 PM |
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Clinton would've won without a single southern state -- both times |
SteppingRazor |
Mar-15-07 01:58 PM |
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We called my dad a reagan Democrat because Reagan turned him into a dem |
Hamlette |
Mar-15-07 01:40 PM |
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Yes - my Dad was one. Mom stuck with Carter. |
Clark2008 |
Mar-15-07 01:41 PM |
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Yes, but many gradually realized that the GOP worked against |
BlueManDude |
Mar-15-07 01:41 PM |
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Reagan was a simple guy with simple answers for simpletons. |
Tierra_y_Libertad |
Mar-15-07 01:43 PM |
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alas yes |
leftofthedial |
Mar-15-07 01:45 PM |
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My siblings claimed to be "Democrats for Bush" when |
Rabbit of Caerbannog |
Mar-15-07 01:52 PM |
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Unfortunately yes. Lots of them in my area |
Strawman |
Mar-15-07 01:52 PM |
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My husband even voted for him... |
Blue_In_AK |
Mar-15-07 01:54 PM |
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Yes - my dad was one |
gollygee |
Mar-15-07 01:56 PM |
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I hail from Macomb County Michigan .... |
etherealtruth |
Mar-15-07 01:57 PM |
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Oh yeah, they existed.. |
mohinoaklawnillinois |
Mar-15-07 02:04 PM |
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Many people bought the "image". |
Old and In the Way |
Mar-15-07 02:15 PM |
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The economy was AWFUL in 1980 |
sandnsea |
Mar-15-07 02:29 PM |
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