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In reply to the discussion: The war on the "far left" is an effort to move the Democratic Party to the right. [View all]pnwmom
(108,959 posts)8. He's pro marriage equality, pro-choice, and pro-Dream Act.
None of these are centrist positions.
And these days, neither are being pro-Social Security and pro-Medicare and pro-ACA.
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The war on the "far left" is an effort to move the Democratic Party to the right. [View all]
cthulu2016
Aug 2013
OP
+1 yes, whether it's done intentionally or not (and I don't think it always is intentional)...
Marr
Aug 2013
#1
Bankers. Wall St Bankers which is why we have seen no prosecutions since the Third Way
sabrina 1
Aug 2013
#78
Well HW the movement that is slowly brining actual equality to marriage has been one of the only
Bluenorthwest
Aug 2013
#107
If you want a viable left in the US, it can't be built by attempting to apply pressure at the top:
struggle4progress
Aug 2013
#6
Catastrophic failure of the system is a rightwinger's wet dream: it will have no good effects
struggle4progress
Aug 2013
#105
If you really believed that netroots pressure on the top was useless, you wouldn't be posting here.
leveymg
Aug 2013
#110
I consider DU a useful place to share info and perspectives, but not a form of political action
struggle4progress
Aug 2013
#118
The Committees probably engaged in less trawling for reactions than we see here
struggle4progress
Aug 2013
#121
Obama's position is that marriage equality should be up to the States, so no matter what the
Bluenorthwest
Aug 2013
#108
He's is to the right. Having a D after his name doesn't change his positions.
GoneFishin
Aug 2013
#76
This post supports what I'm saying. Black Democrats traditionally have supported
pnwmom
Aug 2013
#61
I respect Julian Bond but Obama has had a far greater influence on the opinions of
pnwmom
Aug 2013
#75
there is a world of difference between poll numbers and going out in the streets and experiencing
liberal_at_heart
Aug 2013
#60
You need to study up on the topic if you wish to discuss centrists issues. Because in fact those are
Dragonfli
Aug 2013
#35
The 'far left' as described by the attackers from the Third Way, IS the Democratic Party.
sabrina 1
Aug 2013
#83
your strawman would be declaring there's a war on the left by Democrats
Pretzel_Warrior
Aug 2013
#30
no. You seem to think there's an active effort to shut down liberal thought and activities by Dems
Pretzel_Warrior
Aug 2013
#37
they failed on their "libertarian right" meme - so they have returned to "far left" again
Douglas Carpenter
Aug 2013
#44
It should not be a surprise that agents of the Koch Brothers funded DLC are behind this campaign!...
cascadiance
Aug 2013
#46
because like it or not both parties belong to the corporations and the corporations don't think the
liberal_at_heart
Aug 2013
#57
exactly. Every time the democrats move to the center the republicans move more to the right.
liberal_at_heart
Aug 2013
#97
In general, the scorn directed at the 'far/extreme left' is not meant for those
geek tragedy
Aug 2013
#96
The war on Democrats is an effort to get people to not vote for Democrats...nt
SidDithers
Aug 2013
#98
It's preamble to big time Primary show down. The Centrists think they own it all but they are unable
Bluenorthwest
Aug 2013
#112