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2016 Postmortem

arely staircase

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42. yeah the conservatives made liberal a bad word in the 80s

Reply to jberryhill (Reply #11)

Mon Nov 7, 2016, 06:52 PM

Nov 2016

now they have done the same for 'conservative'. and now liberal and progessive are respectable.

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We need a sane moderate conservative party. Seriously. [View all] arely staircase Nov 2016 OP

You're describing the Democratic Party. We need something to challenge it from the left. nt Xipe Totec Nov 2016 #1

Rockefeller repulicans zipplewrath Nov 2016 #3

All they have to do is join the Democratic Party Xipe Totec Nov 2016 #7

There is? When only 11% think Obama, hardly the most liberal Dem, is too far to the right? whatthehey Nov 2016 #16

Mmmm ah... Xipe Totec Nov 2016 #18

On what grounds? whatthehey Nov 2016 #19

You first. Support your position. nt Xipe Totec Nov 2016 #20

OK. It's the average of the times the question has ben asked on this poll. Your turn. whatthehey Nov 2016 #24

Here's a specific example: health care Jim Lane Nov 2016 #47

Oh, I agree zipplewrath Nov 2016 #27

lol. nt arely staircase Nov 2016 #4

Yep. stopbush Nov 2016 #12

There are no sane conservatives. Demsrule86 Nov 2016 #2

There are in other countries and we used to have them here. arely staircase Nov 2016 #5

He also signed the bill creating OSHA. Imagine a repubican doing something like madinmaryland Nov 2016 #37

+1 nt arely staircase Nov 2016 #41

Well, the word has been tainted, that's for sure jberryhill Nov 2016 #11

yeah the conservatives made liberal a bad word in the 80s arely staircase Nov 2016 #42

OTOH, if the Republican party got more sane and moderate... thesquanderer Nov 2016 #15

well sure arely staircase Nov 2016 #22

Talk to the Republicans. Tell them to get sane and moderate, pronto. (n/t) Iggo Nov 2016 #25

There will more than likely never be another Repulican president ever again inwiththenew Nov 2016 #28

I don't see how they elect another president in their current ideological form. arely staircase Nov 2016 #31

Suits me. Let us know if one ever shows up. (nt) Paladin Nov 2016 #29

Might not be in our lifetimes. nt arely staircase Nov 2016 #33

I doubt it, as well. Paladin Nov 2016 #36

Sounds like a "Third Way". nt JustABozoOnThisBus Nov 2016 #30

I doubt the right wing of the Democratic Party is sufficiently conservative arely staircase Nov 2016 #32

Maybe the Third Way, Libertarians and Greens can get together and form their own party. Rex Nov 2016 #34

I don't see Humpty Dumpty being reasembled ever. nt arely staircase Nov 2016 #39

As I see it, with an unstable GOP or a GOP that moves to the right, those who are conservative... yawnmaster Nov 2016 #35

I agree. All democracies need a SANE LOYAL opposition. LAS14 Nov 2016 #38

and that is my point. not that I would ever vote for even the sane, science accepting GOPers arely staircase Nov 2016 #40

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