2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Why do Bernie/his supporters get to decide what a Democrat stands for? [View all]restorefreedom
(12,655 posts)as some see it, has drifted so far to the center/center right, some policies approximate policies of centrist leaning or more "liberal" republicans.
one example that is important to me...the death penalty. i think it should be a basic plank of the dem platform that this just is not the way to handle criminals in a civilized society. unfortunately, the dem platform does not have that position. i know many dems support it, but i would like to see the party as a whole come out against it. individual dems can do what they want if they want to hold a different position. and we know that repubs are all for it.
many feel that centrist positions are better because most people are neither very left not very right. i think with the popularity of sanders and trump, we are seeing people drift more to the "pure" party philosophy on both sides. so clinton, who tends to inhabit the more center area of the party, might be seen as closer to some republican ideals than left leaning progressive dems.
personally, i am not a big fan of party labels anyway.what people stand for matters most.
just my two cents.