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Cleita

(75,480 posts)
8. Two names come to mind, Congressman Alan Grayson and
Fri Dec 28, 2012, 03:00 PM
Dec 2012

I'm beginning to warm to Senator Tom Harkin, but I need to know more about him right now.

I don't think I would put Obama and liberal in the same sentence. He is so far from liberal, it's LoisB Dec 2012 #1
he characterizes his policies as "liberal republican" - does that count? nt msongs Dec 2012 #5
He's more liberal than the DLClintons. leftlibdem420 Dec 2012 #9
Yes, he is. He's more liberal than any of his fellow Dems in the primiaries BlueCaliDem Dec 2012 #14
Agreed Sherman A1 Dec 2012 #15
I wasn't disappointed in Obama nor would I have been disappointed in Hillary. Cleita Dec 2012 #2
Then you better get busy finding one for 2016. JoePhilly Dec 2012 #3
+1,000 nt MADem Dec 2012 #7
Two names come to mind, Congressman Alan Grayson and Cleita Dec 2012 #8
Grayson would be great nt newfie11 Dec 2012 #10
Well said... SidDithers Dec 2012 #17
'k. n/t Chan790 Dec 2012 #4
obama is not a liberal datasuspect Dec 2012 #6
better than the repug alternatives samsingh Dec 2012 #11
You mean liberal like the Jill Stein Party, The Roseanne Barr Party, The Rocky Anderson Party? Tarheel_Dem Dec 2012 #12
Obama called himself the equivalent of a 1980s moderate Republican RainDog Dec 2012 #13
Whatever... SidDithers Dec 2012 #16
Exactly ... obnoxiousdrunk Dec 2012 #18
Obama's no liberal! bluethruandthru Dec 2012 #19
Obama is a Democrat, and the Democratic Party courts liberals as major constituency but, Agnosticsherbet Dec 2012 #20
We need an economic liberal to fight the fight for Main Street. We elected a Wall Street employee. Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #21
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