Reply #55: I'm saying it doesn't make him "liberal" [View All]

[WildEyedLiberal]

Hackett's willingness to talk tough doesn't make him a liberal, which is what you argued. I pointed out his immigration stance because it's a demonstrably NON-LIBERAL position he holds. I wouldn't have supported him over Brown, no. Whether or not Reid and Schumer were right to butt in is a completely different issue than whether Hackett is a liberal, which is what you argued and what I responded to. I said nothing in respect to a primary. I don't think Reid and Schumer should have butted in, but that doesn't mean I prefer Hackett or think he was a very good candidate. I also find it interesting that most pro-Hackett arguments seem to be centered around the "he is conservative on guns and immigration, so he can win in a red state" meme. Isn't this the very so-called "DLC" logic that most of Hackett's supporters would reject in any other race? The same people, largely, who support Hackett are also those who loudly crusade against "centrists" and "DINOs." I find the cognitive dissonance curious and amusing.