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In reply to the discussion: At what point is a self-proclaimed "Democrat" not a Democrat? [View all]LostOne4Ever
(9,290 posts)Democrats are a political party with all the pros and cons that comes with that. Nothing more.
At one time the Democratic party was the conservative party and the Republican (Whig) party was the liberal party. Times changed and so have the parties. It can happened again.
Currently they are the more liberal party. They could be become the more conservative party in the future.
In some ways politics is nothing more than a "color war" especially with partisans who will vote for their party no matter what. But to be completely honest politics is more than a color war in that people can vote against their own party or leave their party at any time for any reason. Sometimes they agree with their party completely, others they might have disagreements that might change their vote.
A more interesting question would be to ask at what point a self proclaimed liberal/leftist/progressive stops being a liberal/leftist/progressive. At what point should someone like that abandon their party and how much they should be willing to compromise for the greater good.