Center/Right Country

[GDoyle]

This idiot, Michael Felger, was just on Boston radio claiming "this is a center/right country." Said it repeatedly. The sad thing is, he is supposedly the "Democrat" voice on his station, WEEI. But he is one of those pathetic fools who are too meek to really defend the Democrats and usually either can't think of the correct arguments or misstates them or just sadly agrees. Sorta a local version of Colmes. With friends like him, who needs enemies?

Anyways, if its a "center/right" country, why does polling on most issues (if you take out party labels and just ask positions) whether it be on the environment, tax policy, education, worker rights, etc. usually have a majority on the "liberal" side of the position?

And most important, do people realize that in FOUR OUT OF THE LAST FIVE ELECTIONS the DEMOCRAT has received more votes from Americans then the Republican candidate.

FOUR OUT OF FIVE!!!! Think about that. That will be a 20 year period before we test it again. FOUR OUT OF FIVE!!!

And I am willing to bet it will be FIVE OUT OF SIX in 2012.

[GreenPartyVoter]

1. Obama is a center politician. In fact, although I am a very left progressive, I think that

he was the perfect guy for the job because half the country can only handle so much change at a time. He'll win them over as time goes by, and then maybe then we'll be ready to move the nation further to the left.

[TZ]

2. We are *technically* center right

compared to Europe and Australia..but its much closer to them now than we used to be.

[GDoyle]

3. Disagree

In the sense that isn't what they mean. They don't mean in the context of Australia, world or European politics.

They mean in the context of AMERICAN politics. And, no, I do not think we're Center/Right in that context, when you consider the positions of the Republican party. Perhaps some parts of the country are, but on the whole? Obviously not.

[GreenPartyVoter]

4. Yeah, I was referring to this when I made my post.

I think for all the heart attacks we are seeing out there right now, imagine if the jump had been from ** territory to the green quadrant on the lower left? I would have loved it, myself, but I dunno how my conservative friends could have handled it. Heck, they are already acting as if that is what really happened.