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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]Docreed2003
(17,502 posts)103. Nice post Warpy, well said. Hope you'll continue to grace us with your voice here!
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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