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In reply to the discussion: The imminent backlash of the Democratic Left. [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)for Democrats in 2008 that their 'ideas are retarded'. And no one in a leadership position in the party asked him to apologize for that. He was forced to apologize for his ignorant use of the word 'retarded' but not for the content of his remark. He was fighting hard for the Third Way candidates he was pushing at the time.
He was not the only one, Axelrod apparently shares his opinion of the 'minority' who won that election for them. Among others.
But if you are correct and the party doesn't need Liberal votes, but are, as you pointed out, going to attract Republican votes by running Third Way candidates, why do they care what Liberals do? That juist proves my point. The Party has left the voters and will be completely responsible if they lose.
Attracting Republican votes is exactly the problem. We HAVE a Republican Party. In order to attract Republican votes, the Democratic Party has to change doesn't it? Drive out Progressives, which appears to be happening, and bring in Republicans.
So what party represents the MAJORITY, because despite your supposition, it WAS a majority of Americans who elected Democrats in 2008 most of whom ran on a Democratic, not a Republican platform. That would seem to contradict your assumption that 'left' policies are only popular with a minority.
What is a 'hard core leftist'?