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11 Bravo

(23,926 posts) Fri Apr 5, 2013, 07:34 PM Apr 2013

I'm curious as to where DUers feel that this website stands.

15 votes, 0 passes \| Time left: Unlimited
	Lefty loons
	0 (0%)
	Hard left
	4 (27%)
	Left of center
	7 (47%)
	Centrist
	2 (13%)
	Right of center
	1 (7%)
	Hard right
	1 (7%)
	Right-wing lunatics
	0 (0%)
	0 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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Where does DU fall on the political spectrum? [View all] 11 Bravo Apr 2013 OP

I would say left on social issues, but right of center on economic issues. liberal_at_heart Apr 2013 #1

From hard left to moderate right... Demo_Chris Apr 2013 #2

Who's defining "center"? n/t winter is coming Apr 2013 #3

Whomever decides to respond to the poll. 11 Bravo Apr 2013 #4

Says right there in the lower left corner, it is an Internet Poll siligut Apr 2013 #14

It doesn't stand anywhere. CJCRANE Apr 2013 #5

actually center leaning left... oldhippydude Apr 2013 #6

Ask the admins. MineralMan Apr 2013 #7

Back in DU 1.0 liberals and progressives including greens that didn't HereSince1628 Apr 2013 #8

I hear you, but I give them a lot more credit than you appear to do. 11 Bravo Apr 2013 #10

Yes they do. MineralMan Apr 2013 #12

Actually, I think they do a terrific job. MineralMan Apr 2013 #24

What do you mean by "lefty loons"? forestpath Apr 2013 #9

Center left.......... socialist_n_TN Apr 2013 #11

I guess I didn't state it clearly. PERSONALLY........ socialist_n_TN Apr 2013 #27

left of center-ish TeamPooka Apr 2013 #13

Where is cult? kentuck Apr 2013 #16

"When a mirror speaks, the reflection lies" petronius Apr 2013 #23

In what context? Socially? Economically? Spider Jerusalem Apr 2013 #18

Everyone here is sarisataka Apr 2013 #19

Other- a spectrum n/t TexasProgresive Apr 2013 #21

"Lefty Loons" whatchamacallit Apr 2013 #22

When? LWolf Apr 2013 #25

Kinda like the bell curve showing up there so far Posteritatis Apr 2013 #26

So far to the left it can't even see the centre with a telescope, I'm afraid. Donald Ian Rankin Apr 2013 #28

Disagree. I'm WAY to the left of DU and......... socialist_n_TN Apr 2013 #29

Yeah, I vacillated between the one I picked and "centrist"..... socialist_n_TN Apr 2013 #35

I'm afraid I don't buy that. Donald Ian Rankin Apr 2013 #33

Revealed preference has a couple of factors surrounding those choices...... socialist_n_TN Apr 2013 #34

Based on my reading of the posts, I picked "centrist" byeya Apr 2013 #31