The Democratic Party should be....

[Stop_the_War]

LEFT-WING. I'M NOT LETTING THIS PARTY MOVE TO THE RIGHT!

[Mojambo]

1. You're about 10 years too late n/t

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

2. Three Senators make one vote in the interests of their constituents

and we're moving right now?

[bryant69]

4. That is the reasonable approach

The truth is we need to defeat the President's BS on the ground before we can expect the Senate or the House to do what we want.

It's a fine line, though; and I definately lost some respect for those three senators. There's such a thing as principle as well. Were I from those states I would definately back a challanger in the primary.

Bryant
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[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

14. I would back their primary opponents too.

And I don't like that they voted that way either and I lost some personal respect as well, but I'm willing to concede I understand why they did it. There were still only three of them. I somehow think the sky might stay in the air for a little while longer.

[Career Prole]

3. In power right now...

Oh...and left. :eyes:

[LSdemocrat]

5. Am I the only one who thinks these labels are way too simplistic?

Left-Center-Right ideology is no way to pick a position on issues. No one ideology always produces ideal solutions.

[tx_dem41]

6. Has the Democratic Party ever been "Left Wing"?....

I propose it hasn't when looking across the broad spectrum of issues.

[adwon]

8. Using what standard?

Judged by a particular time period or some type of absolute scale?

[tx_dem41]

9. I don't think it really matters...

but I have a feeling you do. :)

[adwon]

10. Heh

Maybe I should have asked 'What is left wing?' I'd bet it's pretty different today than 50 years ago.

[tx_dem41]

11. I don't think so generally....

at least domestically...pro-labor, pro-civil rights, pro-consumerism, etc.

Foreign policy is a wild card.

[adwon]

12. Hmm

You're right about the underlying principles. I meant in terms of specific policies and programs.

Foreign policy, hmm. Well, Democrats were almost always more internationalist and interventionist than Republicans. Maybe that was a function of the South, which was/is generally the home of the assertive foreign policy. Tough question.

[in_cog_ni_to]

7. LEFT. As far left as we can go! n/t

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

13. Should be renamed the Moderate wing of the Republican Party.

The only difference being that the corporations don't pay them as much.