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In reply to the discussion: Party Loyalty [View all]Rex
(65,616 posts)and never reciprocate. When called on it, they say it is the liberals that do that and it turns off centrists. Okay, which group votes more often, in larger numbers and at higher percentages out of all the groups in the Big Tent? Progressives. Then moderates. Then conservatives. So who is the group that is the most disloyal again?
When I see a Reagan Democrat or Bush Democrat (bet you will never get that one out of posters) complaining about the issues you so eloquently discuss, I am remind that their view of the world is vastly different than mine. My view is of one that supports reason and fiscal responsibility over emotions and single issues voters. Worry over social issues and not monetary issues. Not that I don't worry about money, but I worry more about the labor force not making enough to survive on and raise a family. Also, I know I can survive. Not so sure about the family down the street. They are still trying to recover from the economic collapse in 2008.
For whatever reason I don't care - centrists can live in that world, whatever, but when they shout out lies (like low 'left' turnout in 2014, nope just the opposite as usual or just seem to forget every time that Al Gore did win) I'm going to say something about it. Every single time. The people that voted for Nader, I am not mad at them...the ones that voted for Reagan and Bush are the ones I am wary of. I was never impressed with Nader as a politician, he should have stayed in the ecology realm.
It is always my hope that people can learn from past mistakes. Have to stay optimistic about some issues. No doubt people can change in 2, 5 or 10 years time. We all do to a degree in some way. However, they have to want to change and some have it easy enough to where a simple inconvenience becomes a dire threat to their livelihood.