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In reply to the discussion: For Democrats to recover, ALL left-of-center people should be made welcome in the party. [View all]jackssonjack
(79 posts)70. No, that isn't true.
There are several examples and all get waved off by his supporters as if he either doesn't ever make mistakes or there is some superior moral reason he did what he did, whether it be voting for the '94 crime bill or deregulation or using military intervention to topple Hussein in Iraq.
The constant adoration and idea that he has always fought for progressive values while implying the rest of the Democrats he caucused with were not fighting for them, the accusations that Democrats need to be pushed to the left by Sanders-it's all condescending and frankly, a total lie. Fact is Sen. Sanders had to be pushed toward Clinton's pragmatic and realistic plans. I'll use The Excelsior education bill in NY as an example.
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For Democrats to recover, ALL left-of-center people should be made welcome in the party. [View all]
Ken Burch
Apr 2017
OP
Ideological voters claim the center does not exist but in the real world it does.
hrmjustin
Apr 2017
#82
That's absurd. In the last election we ran the most progressive campaign in decades, maybe ever.
DanTex
Apr 2017
#84
The campaign was not based on distancing herself from progressive values in any way.
DanTex
Apr 2017
#88
and some of us life time party members simply don't agree with the Jill Stein/Nader members
Hamlette
Apr 2017
#12
How do you define "our right"? That could include moderate Democrats in key states.
pnwmom
Apr 2017
#5
Nice post Warpy, well said. Hope you'll continue to grace us with your voice here!
Docreed2003
Apr 2017
#103
I suspect there are far more than that ! However, as with many here in Europe, they call themselves
OnDoutside
Apr 2017
#89
Good answer. Though I think if those on the left who voted third party, wrote in Bernie
seaglass
Apr 2017
#23
they are . most of them vote for democrats and have no problem doing so. if you are talking about
JI7
Apr 2017
#16
Supposedly, a higher percentage of Bernie supporters voted for Hillary in the GE than...
Buckeye_Democrat
Apr 2017
#17
That wasn't really the right comparison in this instance. It should have been what
seaglass
Apr 2017
#21
You're probably right however if I am going to take something as fact I would want to see
seaglass
Apr 2017
#33
If, after the current debacle, any left of center person does not get off his or her ass and
Squinch
Apr 2017
#30
left of center have never been excluded....unfortunately these people think they have
beachbum bob
Apr 2017
#36
Please check your post for divisiveness... left of center Dems think they're superior?
JudyM
Apr 2017
#93
Nope. For Dems to recover, the GOPee has to stop breaking the law, plain and simple. nt
LaydeeBug
Apr 2017
#41
There isn't much direction when he supports us one day and badmouths us the next.
randome
Apr 2017
#59
Other Dems are saying the same thing, as observed earlier in this thread. It's a false and
JudyM
Apr 2017
#96