2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumWhy do many Democrats call a steady move to the right
on most issues like the last 30 to 40 years "incrementalism" or "pragmatic"? What direction are they speaking?
Warren Stupidity
(48,181 posts)was only after their candidate realized that she had a viable threat on her left flank and that her prior position of claiming to be a centrist was failing.
It's what happens when a candidate's reason for running is "bucket list".
mmonk
(52,589 posts)It forced the party normally on the right into madness and the people to lower standards of living with no ladders. Must be one hell of a bucket list.
whatchamacallit
(15,558 posts)is the way we're been going.
LondonReign2
(5,213 posts)They escaped the cesspool that was the Republican party, but they want to implement the same disastrous economic policies while occasionally allowing a moderate social position to get through. "Pragmatic"
Lorien
(31,935 posts)this is the kind of "progress" that they have in mind:
tk2kewl
(18,133 posts)Lorien
(31,935 posts)The tar sands. They would be bringing that toxic sludge through our backyards and over our fresh water sources. And Hillary is a big supporter (no matter what her position is this week).
tk2kewl
(18,133 posts)never saw that particular before/after