What does America need more? A Conservative Dem or Liberal Republican?

[Tiggeroshii]

If Mark Warner ran, he would be the model conservative Democrat for most issues. It has been a while since a real liberal REpublican ever got close to being President. If you had the choice between a liberal candidate(ie Bloomberg, Snowe, maybe Chaffee) and a conservative Democrat, who would you choose?

I personally think our nation would do really well if a Republican President helped move our country much farther to the left, rather than a Democrat who would oppose most progressive policies. Remember, TR was a Republican, at first. Name only means so much....

[Monkeyman]

1. Progressive Dem's would be nice

[MadMaddie]

2. Whoever the leader is I want them to enforce the seperation

church and state..he/she can worship whomever they want...I don't want to hear about it...I don't want to hear about them making their decisions based on their religion....I want their decisions to be based on "for the good of all of the American people....

rant off...:rant:

[Stinky The Clown]

3. I see the logic in your thinking in this, but we're not ready for a liberal Repub or a Cons, Dem ...

We need a liberal Democrat to move us back with PRESSURE.

On the other hand, the country is in in such deep, deep shit, that maybe a Liberal Republican is a good thing for 08. Let them take the heat for the hard work it will take to get our country back on at least the peth to recovery. But that's the politically pragmatic side of things.

My gut wants a true lefty in the top job. Someone who will work toward making progress in moving the country back from the cliff at the right margin, and a little closer to the similar cliff that exists over there at the left margin.

[KingFlorez]

4. A conservative Democrat

I think a conservative Democrat is a better consensus builder, whereas a liberal Republican can be overly partisan and bow to the far right-wing.

[stonecoldsober]

5. We have scads of conservative democrats

I would love to see just ONE liberal republican.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

6. Liberal Republicans are a vanishing species

and have been marginalized by their own party. It would be near impossible for one to even be nominated, much less elected, unless they were willing to do business with the Dark Side of the GOP-in other words, they would be a front for a conservative/fascist agenda.

[mike_c]

7. neither-- and I would not support either....

eom

[aquart]

8. Neither. That's what they think they want.

What they NEED is a gungho trustbusting liberal who will reshape the financial and social framework so that the nation is FOR THE PEOPLE, not for the corporations which MIGHT be for the people on occasion.

[bigriver]

9. Horrifying responses. This is DEMOCRATIC underground, is it?

[elocs]

10. I prefer a conservative Democrat who is open to some Liberal ideas.

A conservative Democrat has one great advantage over a Liberal one--that person is far more likely to actually be elected President as opposed to losing 40 states. I prefer to face reality as opposed to living in Never-Neverland.

[Zorra]

11. More of the same class of fools that got us into Iraq?

You left out the "None of the Above" option.

[valerief]

12. Independent socialists! nt

[Tiggeroshii]

13. I can't argue with you there..

:applause:

[LeftishBrit]

14. That would be GREAT!!!

Until that happens - and it may be sooner than anyone thinks!, I'd assume it would be best to get the most liberal of the candidates, regardless of party. That being said, I would guess that any Republican who could win a national primary would be to the right of any Democrat who could win a national primary; so that the dilemma wouldn't arise.

[sandyd921]

15. I'm with you!

We definitely don't need more of the same that got us into the current mess (which is where the choices posed in this poll would lead us). If only we could clone more Bernie Sanders.

[TankLV]

19. I like your thinking...

[Lydia Leftcoast]

16. I am going to do my best during the primaries to make sure that

doesn't happen.

We need "a choice, not an echo."

[leftofthedial]

17. we need a liberal Democrat

[TankLV]

18. Neither! - America needs more PROGRESSIVE/LIBERAL DEMOCRATS

in positions of power.

We have ENOUGH/TOO MANY Conservatives AND repukes as it is now!

I for one would like to see the END of the TRAITOROUS VICIOUS repuke party once and for all...

[baldguy]

20. The last three Dem presidents we've had have been conservatives.

And the liberal Republicans were hunted to extinction in the '70s and '80s.

[LWolf]

21. Neither. A liberal Democrat, or a 3rd party president. n/t

[BrokenBeyondRepair]

22. 300 million anarchists