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In reply to the discussion: Is "liberal washing" at the heart of discord in the Dem party? [View all]nashville_brook
(20,958 posts)32. there's definitely a cultural liberal vs economic liberal tension emerging
it's just not okay to be culturally conservative anymore and call yourself a Dem. We need to make it just as toxic to be economically out-of-step with the party.
we simply don't have the capacity to bleed $$ anymore. middle class families are a dying breed.
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nashville_brook
Nov 2013
OP
Because they're not Cruz/Bachmann/Palin speaking in tongues & waving the Rebel flag ...
Myrina
Nov 2013
#7
there's definitely a cultural liberal vs economic liberal tension emerging
nashville_brook
Nov 2013
#32
at the end of the day it's the votes that count rather than the TV appearances
nashville_brook
Nov 2013
#35
The result of "liberal washing" was the gradual death of the middle class.
Democrats_win
Nov 2013
#3
i hope not too. i think we've got lots of real liberals who wouldn't sell us out.
nashville_brook
Nov 2013
#6
I'm not sure the party has "lots of real liberals who wouldn't sell us out"...
polichick
Nov 2013
#10
Yeah, the progressive caucus is awesome - but mostly sidelined in the party...
polichick
Nov 2013
#21
There is no widespread discord in the Democratic party. This is fictional bullshit
geek tragedy
Nov 2013
#13
you realize he was poking a stick at loyalists... and your reading of that column is
nashville_brook
Nov 2013
#28
Sirota has leveled criticisms at loyalists --> does not equal support for Ron Paul
nashville_brook
Nov 2013
#30
If you oppose drones and federal drug laws, you're like Frederick Douglas apparently nt
geek tragedy
Nov 2013
#59
Seems ironic, doesn't it? But I don't think it is. I think it is exactly the pattern
GoneFishin
Nov 2013
#52
unless we push back -- it's up to us to make sure they don't get away with it!
nashville_brook
Nov 2013
#93
"veal-pen" the libs, then "bluewash" Pub policy to make it seem lefty, then have the Pubs
MisterP
Nov 2013
#23
There was a shocking amount of liberal-washing for the Citizen's United decision...
Blue_Tires
Nov 2013
#42
our biggest funders at the state level tend also to be DLC-y (not surprising)
nashville_brook
Nov 2013
#45
no one is saying that, though, are they? we're talking about identity theft...
nashville_brook
Nov 2013
#50
i think it's safe to assume that DU is the "inside baseball" conversation
nashville_brook
Nov 2013
#83
you never get a better government that whose campaigns are fully-funded.
nashville_brook
Nov 2013
#94
Perhaps it would make more sense if people looked up what "liberal" means
Cal Carpenter
Nov 2013
#63
i like that his approach is to be anti-beltway, and write from Colorado
nashville_brook
Nov 2013
#76
That's why we can't vote for just any democrat. They must have a proven track record of working for
liberal_at_heart
Nov 2013
#68
i didn't actually have class in mind on this, but i think that's the root of it...
nashville_brook
Nov 2013
#91
with both Clinton and Obama, the constant/absurd attacks from the right
nashville_brook
Nov 2013
#81
if we had a functioning Overton Window we'd have actual policy victories
nashville_brook
Nov 2013
#88
I hope so. 40 yrs. ago, activists knew when they were making concerted efforts.
Eleanors38
Nov 2013
#108
as president, Bill Clinton was adept at blurring the interests of 1% vs 99%
nashville_brook
Nov 2013
#100
i'm actually heartened by how many grok what's wrong with liberal washing
nashville_brook
Nov 2013
#106