Reply #86: The transition actually began when Saint Ronnie was elected. [View All]

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Carter lost to Reagan due to the hostages in Iran and the Arab oil embargo. But our party leaders foolishly overreacted, thinking it was a sign the Democratic party brand needed a drastic shift to the right. Enter the neoliberal Democrats. Goodbye, party of working people. Hello, Republican lite.

You are correct to say that redefinition happened with Clinton, since he was our first neoliberal Democratic president. But it has been an evolution that began three decades ago, and continues to this day.