Reply #12: I Find These Intramural Battles Quite Perplexing

[DemocratSinceBirth]

As I understand it the DLC is trying to position the Democratic party as the centrist alternative to those on the far left and the far right. The so called Third Way.

Last night I watched Howard Dean in an interview with Bill Press and he specifically rejected the liberal label and embraced the centrist label. He touted his pro gun record and emphasis on balancing budgets to bolster his conservative credentials while touting his commitment to gay rights and univeral health care to bolster his liberal credentials.


Is there as much room between Howard Dean and the DLC as his supporters would have you believe and is this more a battle over turf than policy.