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In reply to the discussion: What percentage of lefties buy into the.... [View all]Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)50. I said nothing of mainstream Democrats, nor of mainstream Republicans. Where do you get that?
I was talking about centrists and you translate that into 'mainstream'? And accuse me of lumping the mainstream together? I don't think of Third Way and Centrists folks as mainstream Democrats, Third Way exists aside from the mainstream, that's why they are the Third Way in a two party system. Centrists, half of each Party. Not the mainstream of either Party.
Mainstream is your term, not my own. If you wish to take issue with a person's words, you need to use their actual words, not your own revision of those words. Basic honesty calls for that. When you use your words and then calling them over the top and illogical, that is over the top and illogical.
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While of course they are not the same it's disingenuous not to note how far right dem's have gone
Exultant Democracy
Feb 2013
#1
Yes that pragmatic let the bankers do what they will approach the Dems and Reps both agreed on.
Exultant Democracy
Feb 2013
#5
The Gramm–Leach–Bliley Act cut off a lot more then our nose. Deregulating the Bankers was a scam
Exultant Democracy
Feb 2013
#9
Obama is a pragmatist, not necessarily a partisan or ideologue. The good news is that the
Liberal_Stalwart71
Feb 2013
#18
The blue dogs were essentially wiped out in 2010, and nobody's pushing another 50 state strategy...
Recursion
Feb 2013
#40
Blue Dogs are not wiped out. There are fewer of them, though. Th 50 state strategy was
Liberal_Stalwart71
Feb 2013
#58
I disagree with you and think your posts are often drenched in hyperbole, but I respect your opinion
Liberal_Stalwart71
Feb 2013
#71
They are not the same, but money DOES make it more difficult to choose.
Liberal_Stalwart71
Feb 2013
#19
Most democratic voters on the outside of this board are 93%plus with President Obama
graham4anything
Feb 2013
#44
Isn't it the centrist, Third Way types that see both Parties as alike enough that they take
Bluenorthwest
Feb 2013
#15
I said nothing of mainstream Democrats, nor of mainstream Republicans. Where do you get that?
Bluenorthwest
Feb 2013
#50
Those were not my words, they were words you wrote to argue with because you did not
Bluenorthwest
Feb 2013
#55