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el_bryanto

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14. It would be interesting to compare those who are satisfied with the current system

Reply to Tom Rinaldo (Original post)

Mon Mar 12, 2018, 11:15 AM

Mar 2018

with those who generally favor a middle of the road, moderate conservative approach that many Democratic candidates favor. Certainly it's correct that as long as we have a hard line- two party system we should support the moderate conservative Democratic candidate over the far right extremists that the Republicans tend to put up.

That said we can't can't be all that surprised when moderate conservative Democrats forward and support moderately conservative policies. And I can certainly understand why that might frustrate those who favor a liberal approach to solving America's problems.

Bryant

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Independents and Our Binary Political System [View all] Tom Rinaldo Mar 2018 OP

This isn't that complicated. Adrahil Mar 2018 #1

Repugs are masters at falling in line Freddie Mar 2018 #3

This isn't that complicated either Tom Rinaldo Mar 2018 #4

FFS... it's not a lecture. Adrahil Mar 2018 #6

"The winner here are going to be those who figure out how to win in this system" Tom Rinaldo Mar 2018 #7

The first step is easy. Adrahil Mar 2018 #9

People who are not members of your party do not typically act 100% as if they were Tom Rinaldo Mar 2018 #21

Our system is not set up for third parties Freddie Mar 2018 #2

Yes, that is the shape of longer term fixes. Not on the immediate horizon. Tom Rinaldo Mar 2018 #5

Not blasting Bernie Freddie Mar 2018 #8

We're on the same page. I battled against that mindset you speak of during the 2016 General Election Tom Rinaldo Mar 2018 #10

That's a recurring theme of your messaging in this thread. LanternWaste Mar 2018 #28

Just found an OP I wrote last year where I had done some research on this Tom Rinaldo Mar 2018 #29

Recommended. H2O Man Mar 2018 #11

Bernie did excite students NewJeffCT Mar 2018 #12

In many world democracies a leading politial party primarily sets the national agenda Tom Rinaldo Mar 2018 #13

It would be interesting to compare those who are satisfied with the current system el_bryanto Mar 2018 #14

Case in point - How the GOP controls Texas dalton99a Mar 2018 #15

Yep. And the question remains... Tom Rinaldo Mar 2018 #16

Wow Proud Liberal Dem Mar 2018 #18

DURec leftstreet Mar 2018 #17

So. ismnotwasm Mar 2018 #19

My points were basic Tom Rinaldo Mar 2018 #20

The system isn't strictly binary because of primaries. Jim Lane Mar 2018 #22

Primaries are becoming the only place where we can choose between candidates Tom Rinaldo Mar 2018 #23

I don't see "closed" primaries as a big problem. Jim Lane Mar 2018 #25

Well I do in fact live in NY, so that might color my views... Tom Rinaldo Mar 2018 #26

Party identification continues to fall. alarimer Mar 2018 #24

And that is why I chose to write about it. Tom Rinaldo Mar 2018 #27

I think the sheer number of nonvoters is also important. alarimer Mar 2018 #30