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In reply to the discussion: Centrism... Is Basically Saying... You're A Reagan Democrat... [View all]myrna minx
(22,772 posts)65. I presented the evidence that demonstrated that the "left" didn't sit out the 2010 midterm.
In fact their turnout was the same as 2006 when Nancy Pelosi won the gavel. It was the centrist/moderate independents who decided the fate of the 2010 mid-term.
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I guess being against compulsory pregnancy and for a $9.00 minimum wage offsets the other stuff
Doctor_J
Nov 2013
#58
Eh, you're asking for evidence that you didn't bother to supply for your claim?
Fumesucker
Nov 2013
#32
"Sitting out an election ...The extremist Left have done this in recent years"
LondonReign2
Nov 2013
#43
From a thread by neverforget: 2010 midterm voter turnout: Who gets the blame? Independents
myrna minx
Nov 2013
#49
I presented the evidence that demonstrated that the "left" didn't sit out the 2010 midterm.
myrna minx
Nov 2013
#65
You said the "extremist left" sat out elections in recent years. The most recent contentious
myrna minx
Nov 2013
#67
The fact is people sometimes have a mix of views that are both left and right.
hrmjustin
Nov 2013
#8
Single payer insurance, fully funded education up to 16 years, cut the Defense Budget by half
libdem4life
Nov 2013
#19
It's a long way from a Reagan Democrat re OP and I see few of these values being supported these
libdem4life
Nov 2013
#22
Well, since I called BS on the OP definition, don't expect me to support or explain it.
riqster
Nov 2013
#24
Would you mind posting a clear list of the acceptable Democratic positions?
brooklynite
Nov 2013
#26
No, No... This Is Much Easier... Please Define The Republican Ideas/Policies You Embrace...
WillyT
Nov 2013
#27
Just a couple of years ago, the 'Centrist' postition on marriage equality was 'Civl Unions are the
Bluenorthwest
Nov 2013
#44
...and if Civil Unions had never been implemented, we might still be arguing about marriage equality
brooklynite
Nov 2013
#45
That's hilarious for so many reasons! First, we are still fighting for marriage equality, we are
Bluenorthwest
Nov 2013
#50
Isn't this *exactly* what centrists believe? We have a drone-killing apologist who posts frequently
Romulox
Nov 2013
#46
They did... It just doesn't happen to conform to your personal gold standard...
Decaffeinated
Nov 2013
#56